Domaine Bardi d'Alquier Faugères "Les Bastides" red 2018

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Domaine Bardi d'Alquier Faugères "Les Bastides" red 2018

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2022 (Sept. 2021). 92/100. More firm, structured, and refined, Les Bastides is centered around a syrah marked by notes of santolina.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

The vineyard : the vineyard is planted at 340 meters above sea level, sheltered to the North by 5 hectares of green oak woods, but it is exposed to the tramontane winds from the West. From the southeast-facing slopes, one can see the mountain of Sète at sunrise, to the south Mont Saint Loup of Cap d'Agde, and finally to the west Mont Canigou, often snow-capped. This unusual location remains a very special site. The beautiful and wild countryside, with its many varieties of flowers and plants of the garrigues, delights the eye in spring and intoxicates the senses in summer with its multiple scents. Thyme, Bay laurel, Wild mint, extraordinary fragrant broom.

Grape variety: 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache noir. The dominant grape in the blends is syrah. Remarkably aromatic on our schists, structured and colored with often animalistic notes. Grenache noir will bring finesse and elegance, while the small percentage of mourvèdre adds complexity.

Soils: Hard, undecomposed gray schists with a parent rock present at very shallow depth, outcropping in places; High slopes 300 to 350m. On this parcel, part of the vines is planted against the slope, with earthing up at the base to contain soil erosion.

Age of the vines: 67 years, sustainable farming, bottled at the Domaine without filtration.

Yield: 25 hl/ha.

Vinification: Grape by grape. Partial destemming, long maceration, pumping over.

Aging: 16 to 18 months in partially new barrels (40%). Bottled at the domaine without filtration.

Tasting:
 - Nose: A warm and balanced wine, expressing notes of black fruits, toasted, and smoky.
 - Palate: Round, silky with soft tannins. Beautiful harmony of licorice and coffee.

Cellaring: between 8 and 15 years.

Pairing: Duck breast with orange zest, hare saddle à la royale, veal rack with tomato, stuffed lamb leg in garlic crust, beef steak with coffee sauce, ribeye and sarladaise potatoes; pot-au-feu with marrow bones.