Domaine Chiroulet - Terra Nostra 2008
14,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
“The estate’s most accomplished wine, luxuriously aged, displays initial notes of vanilla that fade with aeration. The overall impression is pleasant, with rounded tannins and a supple, juicy structure. Decant and serve with red meat.” (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France 2014)
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Eye
deep color
Nose
complex, with notes of vanilla and spices
Palate
a supple, juicy body with well-rounded tannins
Serve
decant at 15-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink starting at
2015
Drink before
2018
Food and Wine Pairings
to be served with a nice cut of red meat...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2014 guide) 14,5/20 (Good wine)
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 wine:
The estate’s most accomplished wine, luxuriously aged, displays initial notes of vanilla that fade with aeration. The overall impression is pleasant, with rounded tannins and a supple, juicy structure. Decant and serve with red meat.
About the estate:
Philippe Fezas has been tending his vineyards since 1995, the year he took the plunge and added the role of winemaker to his position as a consultant for Seguin-Moreau. Committed to producing expressive wines—distributed to wine shops and fine restaurants—he takes great care in planning his vineyard layout, in contrast to production practices in the surrounding area. His two slopes face the Pyrenees and feature a variety of soils ranging from fine clay (the Côte d’Heux) to more calcareous soils (terres blanches).
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
As the heir to four generations of winemakers who have been based here since 1893, Philippe Fezas looks out from his 50-hectare estate at the small 13th-century church in the nearby hamlet of Heux. A gentle breeze known as the chiroula blows through the vineyard rows, drying the grapes that will yield exceptional flocs, Armagnacs, and Côtes de Gascogne wines. A sure bet.