Domaine les Chemins de Carabote - Languedoc - Red - 2022

Wine:

Driven by Syrah at its most expressive—making up the majority of the blend—the 2022 Red Languedoc Les Rives-Prés opens with delicate smoky aromas, all wrapped in lovely purity and finesse. On the palate, it’s just as juicy and precise, aged exclusively in tanks with no oak influence whatsoever. That means you get pure, ripe fruit flavours in all their glory, supported by soft, supple tannins. A wine that’s ready to enjoy right now. A favourite of the Selection Committee, rated 93/100.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Traditional vinification. Daily pumping over, 2 to 3 weeks of fermentation. Aged in vats.

Color:

Intense red with vermilion undertones.

Nose:

The nose expresses Syrah in all its nobility, with notes of fireplace ash, great purity, and finesse.

Palate:

The palate charms with its precision—ripe, unadulterated fruit flavours, silky tannins, and not a hint of overbearing oak. A wine that’s all set to drink now.

Temperature:

Serve at 14–16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Thick beef ribs, duck breast with candied figs, sautéed veal with black olives, roast free-range chicken.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028

Former RTL star columnist and passionate wine lover, Jean-Yves Chaperon took over the estate Les Chemins de Carabote in 2006, right in the heart of the Terrasses du Larzac’s blessed vineyards.

Committed to organic farming, painstaking vineyard work, and ageing that adds just the right touch of polish without masking the grape, he crafts Red wines with serious presence.