Marestel is also a favorite hillside for Mondeuse grapes. Made from the estate's oldest vines, it has produced a truly passionate wine. The nose offers spicy and peppery notes combined with aromas of blackcurrant and black fruit. On the palate, the wine is fresh, invigorating, rustic, and dense, typical of this emblematic Savoie grape variety. A wine of character that can be aged for up to 15 years and enjoyed with game, for example.
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Eye
Clear and sustained appearance, garnet color, with tawny and violet highlights.
Nose
Spicy and peppery notes combined with aromas of blackcurrant and black fruit
Mouth
A fresh, invigorating, and rustic mouthfeel
Serve
Between 16-18°C
Drink from
2024
Drink before
2035
Guard
Up to 15 years old
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
In the Jongieux region, the Château de la Mar stands out against the rolling hills. It is a former 13th-century fortified house that belonged to the Count of Mareste, who gave his name to the prized Marestel wine. In 2009, the property was taken over by Jean-Paul Richard, a businessman and entrepreneur, who revived the vineyard; since 2013, he has added a guesthouse with five rooms. This specialist in Roussette (5 of the 6.5 hectares of vineyards are planted with Marestel grapes) produces several single-vineyard wines for fine dining, which build in intensity on the palate, carried by rich maturity and a generous profile. Special mention goes to the new Pinot Noir cuvée, the pleasant surprise of the year!
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Jean-Paul Richard purchased this splendid 13th-century building in 2009 and renovated it until 2013. It was falling into ruin at the foot of the Marestel hillside, formerly owned by Count Humbert de Mareste, a famous crusader who brought the first Altesse grapevines back from Cyprus. He cultivates his 7-hectare vineyard using biodynamic methods (uncertified) and entrusts the winemaking to Olivier Turlais, a renowned oenologist in the region.
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