Description
Domaine l’Aiguelière produces some of the most profound Syrah-based wines in all of Southern France. Indeed, Aimé Commeyras and his team are making some of the most spicy, earthy, concentrated Syrah in the world, at prices that shame California and Australia. These are wines that will floor you – they are unrivalled in the Languedoc for their nobility, complexity, and plushness. Lend us an ear while we spin this yarn. Domaine L’Aigueliere is located near Mont Peyroux, at the northwestern limit of wine production in the Languedoc. Here on the Larzac Plateau, the warming influence of the Mediterranean begins to wane, and cool winds blow down from the Cevennes Mountains at night. With the estate’s vines planted at just under 1000 feet of elevation, the region shares a climate similar to the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range. The soils here are well-drained argilo-calcaire, or chalky clay, gravel, and sandstone. The altitude of the vines, combined with these very deep, well-drained soils, produces eloquent wines from the Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, and Mourvedre varieties.
COTE ROUSSE 2013
“Majority blend of wines from old vines (> 30 years) Syrah on clay-limestone soils. slow and careful winemaking 27 days.
Aging in oak barrels of Nièvre for about 12 months. fine aromas racy and licorice, black fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant) and red (cherry black, raspberry), spices (pepper, bay leaf), vanilla and coffee. Final concentrated on small black fruit, licorice and spices explode mouth harmoniously. Stuck, unfiltered. Excellent aging.
Robert Parker 96+ / 100 for the 1995;
Bronze medal Macon 2011;
Gold Medal CGA Paris 2016 for the 2013 vintage “
