Domaine La Tour Vieille - Collioure La Pinède 2020

Collioure|Red wine

4.2/5 (6 customers)

90/100

Robert Parker

88/100

RVF

(2018 Vintage Notes)

Grenache

generous

round and supple

foodie

La Pinède is a wine made primarily from Grenache (65%), which gives it a rich, full-bodied, and generous character. Mourvèdre adds structure, yet the wine remains supple, with silky tannins. This wine is approachable even when young, featuring vibrant fruit concentration and a hint of mintiness that adds complexity and a long finish. A must-try!

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Estate

Domaine La Tour Vieille

Vintage

La Pinède

Vintage

2020

Designation

Collioure

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

65% Grenache Noir, 25% Mourvèdre, 10% Carignan

Terroirs

Schist soils on the steep slopes of the Côte Vermeille

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

Destemming, temperature-controlled fermentation to extract the finest aromas, and structure developed through a 5-week maceration

Livestock farming

A few months in the tank

Alcohol content

14.5%

Nose

Fruity, with notes of fresh red berries and a hint of mint

Palate

Round, with a rich texture, silky tannins, and a beautiful array of aromas: garrigue, thyme, and minty notes, with a lovely balance

Serve

Decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairings

Pairs well with meat and cold cuts, and even fish such as red mullet...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2020 guide) 1*Star (A high-quality, recommendable wine that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

Divided into a dozen plots covering an equal number of hectares, this estate’s spectacular vineyard is primarily planted on steep clay and schist slopes overlooking the Mediterranean. It is an estate with a long tradition, but one that seems to have lost its momentum in recent vintages.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

Founded in 1982, this 13-hectare estate brings together the vineyards of Vincent Cantié (in Collioure) and Christine Campadieu (in Banyuls), both of whom come from long-established winemaking families. The estate overlooks the sea from the hills above Collioure. It produces consistently high-quality wines, both natural sweet wines and dry wines.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated wine (2021 guide) 90/100 (2018 vintage) (An outstanding wine)

Rated estate (2015 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2021 guide) 88/100 (2018 vintage)

Rated estate (2022 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the estate:

Vincent Cantié is fully committed to the demanding art of winemaking on the Côte Vermeille. He strives to capture, in both dry and fortified wines, the character of the grapes—primarily Black Grenache—grown on clay and schist soils. The dry wines are now remarkably consistent, and the Banyuls are always excellent.

Customer rating

4.2/5

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