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Domaine Dambrun - Ventoux La Dame Brune 2017

Domaine Dambrun - Ventoux La Dame Brune 2017

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3/5 (2 customers)

16,5/20

Jancis Robinson

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(2016 Vintage Notes)
spicy
complex
elegant
lamb shanks
organic & good

"A wonderful person"

Aged primarily in demi-muids and large oak casks for nearly twenty-three months, La Dame Brune embodies the traditional elegance of the estate’s wines. This cuvée exhibits beautiful concentration and a tannic structure that is light on the palate, suggesting a promising evolution toward more spicy and exotic notes. A selection from the estate’s finest plots.

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Estate

Domaine Dambrun

Vintage

La Dame Brune

Vintage

2017

Designation

Ventoux

Region

Rhône

Grape Varieties

Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise

Regions

Mostly clay-limestone and sandy-silt soils, at an elevation of 100 to 450 meters, with a southwestern exposure

Viticulture

Certified Organic

Grape Harvest

Hand-harvested into baskets and small crates, triple sorting: during picking, in the rows, and at the winery

Wine Production

Natural fermentation (no additives) in truncated cone-shaped wooden vats, gravity-fed transfer, low-intensity pneumatic press

Livestock Farming

23 months, mostly in wood (demi-muids and casks)

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Eye

Deep garnet color

Nose

Complex and intense, with animal notes and hints of black fruit and garrigue, underscored by spices, truffle, tobacco, and leather...

Palate

Beautiful concentration; a powerful and complex wine with a full-bodied texture that is not at all heavy; a smooth palate with fine tannins that lend body and length

Serve

At 16-18°C

Open

1 hour in advance

Drink before

2037

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with a lamb shank cooked in wine and confit garlic, a duck breast with apricots and rosemary, or a wild boar terrine with thyme...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2020 guide) 16/20 (2016 vintage) (Very good wine)

Rated 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though a bit more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

Mont Ventoux marks a new chapter in the professional lives of Laurence and Patrick Chêne. This labor of love, which began some twenty years ago, is based in an 18th-century farmhouse at the foot of this famous mountain in the Vaucluse. With deep-rooted convictions and unwavering faith, this couple—passionate about rural life and Provence—has brought together the region’s native grape varieties, which had been all too quickly neglected. Century-old vines, a winery that honors tradition while embracing innovation—all under the expert guidance of Jérome Bressy: the result is evident in the glass, a wine that has been both distinctive and insightful for the past four vintages. In addition to the usual varieties, a touch of Cinsault and the delicate Counoise round out a successful blend, aged in cement and wood.

Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Wine rated 16.5/20 (2016 vintage)

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