Domaine de CÉBÈNE
Les Bancèls red
- 2019
- Faugères
Ten years after she settled (2007) at Domaine de Cébène (11 ha), Brigitte Chevalier has fully succeeded in her wager: to reveal the purity, complexity and tannic finesse of her schist terraces in the northern part of the Faugères appellation, through a gentle and attentive viticulture without artifice. "Like Clos Manou in the Médoc" as M. Quarin wrote.
Rated one star in the Revue du Vin de France guide, "the estate is now part of the Faugères elite".
"Les Bancèls" is a blend of the 4 grape varieties of the estate: syrah/grenache/carignan/mourvèdre, on schist. A melting wine, with an intense and racy fruitiness, bravo !
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2022-2030
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Ten years after she settled (2007) at Domaine de Cébène (11 ha), Brigitte Chevalier has fully succeeded in her wager: to reveal the purity, complexity and tannic finesse of her schist terraces in the northern part of the Faugères appellation, through a gentle and attentive viticulture without artifice. "Like Clos Manou in the Médoc" as M. Quarin wrote.
Rated one star in the Revue du Vin de France guide, "the estate is now part of the Faugères elite".
"Felgaria" is the estate's top-of-the-range cuvée: 50% mourvèdre on the south-facing heights, supplemented with north-facing syrah and grenache, matured in 500-litre barrels. Pulpy, silky, magnificent balance between richness and softness, a cuvée of great class, "one of the best southern wines I know" for Mr. Quarin.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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Ten years after she settled (2007) at Domaine de Cébène (11 ha), Brigitte Chevalier has fully succeeded in her wager: to reveal the purity, complexity and tannic finesse of her schist terraces in the northern part of the Faugères appellation, through a gentle and attentive viticulture without artifice. "Like Clos Manou in the Médoc" as M. Quarin wrote.
Rated one star in the Revue du Vin de France guide, "the estate is now part of the Faugères elite".
"Felgaria" is the estate's top-of-the-range cuvée: 50% mourvèdre on the south-facing heights, supplemented with north-facing syrah and grenache, matured in 500-litre barrels. Pulpy, silky, magnificent balance between richness and softness, a cuvée of great class, "one of the best southern wines I know" for Mr. Quarin.
Rated 93/100 by the Revue du Vin de France « Saluons ce vin aux notes délicatement fumées, à la finale équilibrée et salivante ! » (April 2021)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035