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Mas Amiel - 2017 Vintage

Mas Amiel - Origine 2017

Côtes du Roussillon Villages|Red wine
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3/5 (3 customers)

15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

90+/100

Robert Parker

“Aged in large oak barrels, this dense and rather tight wine needs to breathe to fully develop. It offers plenty of fruit and freshness, along with spices and aromatic herbs. Made to be served with a meal, it pairs wonderfully with hearty dishes, including game.” (The Bettane & Desseauve Wine Guide)

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Estate

Mas Amiel

Vintage

Origine

Vintage

2017

Designation

Côtes du Roussillon Villages

Region

Roussillon

Grape Varieties

Grenache noir, Carignan, Syrah

Regions

Slopes composed of pure schist and highly permeable calcoschist

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Complete destemming, fermentation in concrete tanks, each terroir separately

Livestock Farming

14 months in 40-hl casks

Alcohol content

15.5%

Nose

With intense notes of plums and black cherries

Palate

Well-defined and lively, with great smoothness, delicate tannins, and a long, aromatic finish with a fresh, vibrant aftertaste

Serve

At 16-18°C

Drink before

2025

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

It pairs very well with a stew, a tournedos Rossini, a rib of beef...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated 15/20 (Very good wine)

4-Star-Rated Estate (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)

About the wine:

Aged in large oak barrels, this dense and rather tight wine needs to breathe to fully develop its character. It offers plenty of fruit and freshness, along with spices and aromatic herbs. Made to be served with a meal, it pairs wonderfully with hearty dishes, including game.

About the estate:

In Maury, Mas Amiel comprises 150 hectares of vineyards in production, spread across 132 plots, overlooked by the Cathar castle of Quéribus. Olivier Decelle (also owner of Château Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion) has acted as a patron, gradually restoring it to peak production condition, assisted in this effort since 2007 by Nicolas Raffy, who is deeply passionate about these lands. With the transition to biodynamic farming, the character of the wines will certainly continue to evolve in the years to come. While natural sweet wines have by no means been neglected, the focus has shifted toward the production of very modern dry wines, with a broad range covering all styles. A must-visit estate!
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2019 guide) 90+/100 (Outstanding wine)

Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The 2017 Côtes du Roussillon Villages Origine blends equal parts Grenache (planted in 1914), Carignan (1952), and Syrah (1995). It spent over a year in large oak casks but still seems a bit harsh and tight. It is full-bodied, with lovely notes of garrigue and black cherry, along with crisp, dried fruit and dry, schist-like tannins on the finish. Give it another year in the bottle to mellow.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Rated Estate (2024 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)

About the estate:

In the heart of the Maury region, at the foot of the hillside, stands a large estate with rows of demi-jeannes in which the wines age for a year in the sun before being transferred to the barrel cellar for decades. Mas Amiel, the first estate in the Olivier Decelle portfolio, is a chapter in the history of Roussillon. An estate that celebrates the tradition of great natural sweet wines, while also innovating with dry wines, featuring a refined, full-bodied, and perfectly balanced style, rooted in a heritage of old vines. Nicolas Raffy, a talented Catalan winemaker, proudly champions wines made from calcoschist, black marl, and granite soils. He has identified steeply sloped plots and adapted his blends, aging methods, and harvest dates so that the dry Maury wines can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the VDNs at the very top. The estate is now undeniably one of the leading names in the region. In recent years, the progress made with the dry wines has been spectacular. The third star is on the horizon.
James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated winery (2023 guide) Recommended

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