Domaine La Casenove - La Garrigue 2011
90/100
Robert Parker
14,5/20
RVF
"Heady yet loose, with lovely balsamic notes, evoking incense and dry garrigue, this carignan-dominated blend gives a beautiful image of a fragrant landscape, crushed by the sun." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2017 - RVF)
Buy your Casenove wines at the best private sale price!
from €99 on your 1st order
Eye
dark color with ruby highlights
Nose
Scents of red and black fruits, licorice and pepper. Notes of cinchona, smoke and mushroom.
Mouth
serious and deep with tight tannins
Serve
at 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2022
Food and wine pairing
is ideal with grilled or roasted red meats, or more complex dishes such as duck breast, lamb or stews. Mediterranean vegetables such as peppers and eggplants, along with spices, are always delicious...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
A former press photographer, Étienne Montès took over the family estates, Casenove and Saint-Luc. The La Garrigue and Torrespeyres cuvées form an easily accessible core range. The Commandant-Jaubert cuvée is made when the vintage lends itself to it. It bears the name of a sailor, Etienne's great-great-uncle, who built the estate.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated ( 2015 guide) 90/100 (Great wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2017 guide) 14,5/20 (Good wine)
Domaine noté Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the wine:
Full-bodied yet delicate, with beautiful balsamic notes evoking incense and dry garrigue, this blend dominated by carignan gives a beautiful image of a fragrant landscape, crushed by the sun.
About the domain :
Etienne Montès, a former press photographer, has been at the head of the family estate since the late 1980s. With a thorough understanding of his terroirs and their potential, he produces a fine range of IGP Côtes Catalanes, from simple fruit wines to large-scale cuvées - such as the famous Commandant Jaubert. The VDNs are very serious, but sometimes find it hard to moderate their warm character. The whole range is sincere and of a high standard. Enthusiasts will find fine, authentic wines capable of ageing very well in the cellar. However, alcoholic heaviness is recurrent, hindering the finesse of expression and leading us to withdraw the star from the domaine. A few technical and stylistic adjustments would undoubtedly suffice to dust off the style of these materials, whose depth of taste is undeniable.
Customer rating
3.5/5
on 2 reviews
Note and review by M. JOSE R. Published on 29/09/2024
See all reviews from this customer
Note and review by M. GORGE H. Published on 29/12/2017
See all reviews from this customer
Discover other domaine wines
