Domaine les Eminades - Saint-Chinian - Sortilège - Rouge - 2021

Wine:

The 2021 red Saint-Chinian Sortilège unveils itself with finesse and a delicate fruitiness. Aromas of rose, spices, potpourri, and flowers mark both the nose and the palate, creating a complex and voluptuous texture! A truly elegant red wine, best enjoyed in good company with poultry. A favorite of the Committee, rated 93/100.

Vinification:

Hand-harvested, totally de-stemmed, vinified with indigenous yeasts, aged 18 months in 3, 4 and 5-wine oak barrels, then one year in vats.

Certified organic and biodynamic wine.

Color:

Very dark, almost black glossy red.

Nose:

Beautiful aromatic bouquet with scents of rose, flowers, spices and pot pourri.

Palate:

This wine is dense and elegant, with a beautiful aromatic complexity and voluptuousness!

Temperature:

Decant before serving, between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Simmered meat, pâté de campagne, stuffed capon, pork tenderloin with sage.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2031

Tucked away in a stunning landscape of garrigue and truffle oaks, Domaine Les Éminades is one of Saint-Chinian’s true hidden gems—a rock-solid reference point in the region. On this wild, sun-drenched land, Patricia and Luc Bettoni craft their wines like artists, working biodynamically to shape deep, delicate creations with pinpoint precision.

Their vineyard—rooted in limestone, sandstone, and rolled pebbles, and planted with old vines—produces some of the brightest stars of the southern Mediterranean. These are wines that are vibrant, complex, and irresistibly generous, always putting the fruit front and center. No surprise they’ve earned a star in the French wine guide RVF.