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2009 L'Argentier (Elisabeth & François Jourdan) Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Vieilles Vignes de Cinsault (France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays de l'Hérault)  $$ FIND THIS WINE on WINE-SEARCHER.COM $$
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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2014 (based on 6 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.4 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ncjordan on 2/11/2014 & rated 77 points: At first this wine displayed a distinctive slightly rotten vegetal character on the nose that then transferred to the palate. Perhaps I got used to it as I continued to drink, but the off putting taste neutralized, after 40 min or so, and allowed the very lovely nose of red roses, flowers and berry red/purple fruit. Quite sensual bouquet. Still slightly downtrodden in the mouth compared to the beautiful aromas from the wine. Good acidity, mild tannin, short finish. Interesting varietal. Can see why it's used for blending... (1518 views) | | | Tasted by Chateau du Fey 1994 on 11/16/2013 & rated 90 points: nice but perhaps a little simple. Short finish. not overly fruity. good balance. Spice, pine, and sage. Smells like a Christmas tree! (1630 views) | | | Tasted by snarfglk on 9/6/2013 & rated 87 points: Kind of flat and boring; not much pizazz. (1674 views) | | | Tasted by nlassow on 12/7/2012: Agree with JDK. Bright crisp coloring, great acidity, and not overwhelming on the palate. We drank it with pizza and regret not having a 2nd bottle. (2064 views) | | | Tasted by JDKWines on 9/11/2012 & rated 90 points: Bright purple, clean and sharp all around. Nose was rich with bread, wild spice and mixed berry. Dry, medium to high acidity, completely alive with sage, sour cherry, spice. Very nice finish. Good with almost anything. Superb value. (2092 views) |
| L'Argentier (Elisabeth & François Jourdan) Producer website
From the web page producer has about 24 hectacres under cultivation in Sommières, South of France between Nimes & Montpelier,just on the border of Gard & Hérault regions in the Languedoc.
The Chateau produces terroir-driven wines from Languedoc indigenous grapes such as Cinsault, Carignan, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah & Aramon. Produced from old vines planted on flinty soils, all the wines are fermented in concrete vats; released after ageing in bottles. The winery produces Languedoc red blends as well as 100% Cinsault, 100% Carignan, and 100% Aramon (Rosé) wines.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLanguedoc Roussillon Inter Sud de France | Vins Languedoc-Roussillon
Wine-Searcher.com: http://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-languedoc-roussillon
Financial Times Article (June 19th 2010 Andrew Jefford):http://bit.ly/bLDytg
Financial Times Article (June 5 2010 Jancis Robinson): http://bit.ly/8ZerX2
David Schildknecht (7th June 2010) Languedoc-Roussillon Best Producers:http://bit.ly/do0LQa Languedoc Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Languedoc (Official site)Vin de Pays de l'HéraultThaïs wine si now in the appelation « igp pays de l’Hérault » |
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