"Beautiful dark color with purple highlights. Appealing nose, delicately toasted, spicy, blackcurrant, plum, woody background. Supple attack, structured, dense, full-bodied, shy, vegetal presence still disjointed, a beautiful structure to be left to refine quietly." (Le Guide des Vins 2017 - Gilbert & Gaillard)
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Eye
Dark black cherry dress
Nose
Refined and elegant with notes of undergrowth and ripe black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry, cooked prunes).
Mouth
Balanced by a beautiful structure and round tannins. Pleasant freshness. Notes of black fruit and a woody finish. Good length.
Serve
Decant at 18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2018
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with duck breast, wild boar stew, rib of beef, flavorful red meats, beef stew...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2018 guide) 14,5/20 (Good wine)
3-star rating (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About wine:
A powerful, concentrated, rich, and mature Montravel, to be kept for a few years, a fine bottle in the making.
About the estate:
Since 1981, Sylvie and Jean-François Deffarge have spared no effort in flying the flag for Montravel on this estate inherited from Jean-François's father. Today, it covers 52 hectares located on the hillsides and plateau of Vélines. The estate has not yet made the leap to organic farming but strives to do its best. The next generation is already in the starting blocks: Quentin and Benjamin are now involved in the life of the estate and are taking it over. The extensive and well-structured range allows them to offer wines suitable for all occasions. The new winery will enable them to take their vision even further, notably with the development of a few experimental 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:
A very old family property (1749) located on the heights of Montravel, this vast estate is now one of the benchmarks in the Bergerac region, thanks to the work carried out since 1990 (when it left the cooperative) by Jean-François Deffarge, a "self-taught oenologist," who is now handing over the reins to his sons Benjamin and Quentin. The vineyard (50 hectares) covers two very distinct terroirs: clay-limestone slopes and a high plateau of boulbène. In conversion to organic farming.
Gilbert & Gaillard
Wine rated (2017 guide) 89/100
About wine:
Beautiful dark color with purple highlights. Appealing nose, delicately toasted, spicy, blackcurrant, plum, woody background. Supple attack, structured, dense, full-bodied, shy, vegetal presence still disjointed, a beautiful structure to be left to refine quietly.
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