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L'Ostal Cazes - Minervois - Estibals Rouge 2007
COUNTRY/REGION: Languedoc L'Ostal Cazes - Minervois - Estibals Rouge 2007
DESIGNATION: AOP Minervois
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2007
GRAPE VARIETY: 30% Syrah, 35% Grenache, 35% Carignan
ALCOHOL: 14.5 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Dense, crimson-coloured wine
Nose Intense and powerful on the nose, delicate aromas of candied fruit, morello cherries, black fruit and Garrigue scrubland.
Palate Powerful on the palate, absolutely delicious. Attractive oaky touch, some tannin but well blended into a rich, refreshing substance.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 16 and 18°C
Food Grilled meats, veal with olives, Provençal cuisine
Cellar ageing Enjoy up to and including 2015
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine With this estate, Jean-Michel Cazes has scored another hit within the galaxy of his wines. Since the fabulous destiny of Lynch Bages, the intuition of this man has been unfailing. In the late 90's, he anticipated the coming move towards the high potential terroirs in the Languedoc region. He bought this estate and transferred all his knowhow. The wines that had until then been technically very well made are, with the 2007 vintage, wines of real emotion.
Wine Estibals 2007 is just the right balance of power and freshness. It develops aromas of candied fruit, figs and Garrigue scrubland. Micro-oxygenation from the 12 months in barrel has enabled an extremely beneficial aeration of the fruit within a substance of great richness.
Vinification Traditional vinification, aging for 12 months in oak casks.
AWARDS
AWARDS Parker : 90/100
Mentioned in Bettane & Desseauve (Grand Guide des Vins de France 2011)