Inspiration Marine 2020 opens with a rich bouquet, featuring intense notes of candied cherry and licorice. On the palate, it reveals aromas of sour cherry jam, fig, and cocoa beans, leading to a briny finish with plenty of freshness—a hallmark of this vintage.
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Nose
Full-bodied with intense notes of candied cherry and licorice
Palate
Notes of sour cherry jam, cocoa beans, and figs, with a fresh, salty finish
Serve
At 14-16°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with tapenade, lamb skewers, truffade, or walnut cake...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 93/100 (2020 vintage)
Rated estate (2023 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)
About the estate:
Recently taken over, this estate spans some twenty hectares and presents a very modern image, both in the winemaking process and in its marketing approach, featuring “inspired” packaging and, above all, a boutique-bistro on the port of Banyuls where visitors can sample the wines in their natural setting. Nestled in the heart of the Roume Valley, the winery receives grapes from seven plots spread across different terroirs within the appellation, allowing for complementary interactions during winemaking. While their marketing is very savvy, in the vineyard, traditional cultivation methods are preserved, with the vines primarily trained in the gobelet or échalas styles.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Jacques Piriou and Romuald Peronne—the winemaker—joined forces to purchase Dom. Saint-Sébastien in 2008, renaming it Clos Saint-Sébastien in 2014 following the acquisition of Clos Xatard. They made a grand entrance into the Guide with their Collioure wines. In Banyuls, they run a terrace restaurant facing the harbor, Le Jardin de Saint-Sébastien, and offer a boat tour to explore their 20-hectare terraced vineyard from the sea. Their menu features exclusively Collioure and Banyuls wines.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2024 guide) Cité
Wine Enthusiast
Rated estate (2019 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)