Mas Cal Demoura "Les Combariolles" red 2021

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Mas Cal Demoura Terrasses du Larzac Les Combariolles 2021 signed by Isabelle and Vincent Goumard.

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2024 (August 2023): 94/100. "Darker, smoky nose, with aromatic herbs and garrigue for the Combariolles. The palate is still a bit compact, but the tension and length are there. It benefits from aeration; those who are patient will be rewarded."

Comment from the domaine: Very beautiful reds 2021, which overcame the terrible frost of April to display a
superb balance, very much in line with the 2020s: Les Combariolles is dense, deep, with a mineral vibration, and a superb juicy black fruit. The magic of this terroir managing to dominate the conditions of the vintage to offer us this balance speaks volumes about the exceptional potential of these plots.

Bettane + Desseauve Guide 2024: 95/100. The minerality and crunchiness of the fruit are enhanced in this intense finish of flavors, close to the limestone perceptible in the finish. 2021 sees the cuvée a bit less dense than in previous vintages, which benefits its digestibility.

Technical Sheet written by the domaine:

This cuvée is the result of a parcel selection from the terroir of Combariolles (very high-quality limestone gravel) which gives it the depth and complexity typical of great reds from the South with a distinctive mineral vibration. The blend gives it a classic and very refined profile.

Grapes: Syrah 40% - Mourvèdre 30% - Carignan 20% - Grenache 10%

Yield: 24 hl/ha

Terroir: The plots used for this cuvée cover 2 ha on limestone soils. The average age of the vines is 40 years. The climate is refreshed by northern winds from the Causse du Larzac, which contribute to the freshness of the wines and balance its Languedoc generosity.

Farming & Harvest: Organic farming (Quality France Certification - Bureau Véritas). Plowing, organic amendments, controlled cover cropping, mechanical weeding (intercep), short pruning (gobelet for the carignans and part of the cinsaults, gobelet palissé for the other plots except for one Grenache in cordon de Royat), green work (de-budding, leaf removal), no treatments based on synthetic molecules, biodynamic treatments. Manual harvesting, selection of grapes in the vineyard and on the sorting table in the cellar.

Vinification & Aging: Vinification with indigenous yeasts, destemmed harvest, fermentation in stainless steel and concrete tanks. Control of fermentation temperatures (starting around 15°C then gradually rising to 25°C). Long macerations (30 to 45 days), punching down, and pumping over. Malolactic fermentation on indigenous bacteria in stainless steel tanks. Aging by grape variety and by plot, 12 months in demi-muids of 500 and 600 liters (25% new and 75% from 1 to 10 wines) and in oval foudres of 24 and 30 hl. Blending followed by an additional 7 months of aging in stainless steel tanks before bottling. Stabilization and clarification through time and cold.

Tasting: The Combariolles show their full measure in this superb vintage. The balance between the vibrational depth and the mineral delicacy offered by the limestone gravel suits it perfectly. It is already very tempting, with an intense nose of black fruits, silky, mineral, and a very dynamic palate, all in finesse. But time will reveal it in all its complexity, for the more patient...

Gastronomy: Leg of lamb with sautéed girolles, wild duck with celery and truffles, pork tenderloin, veal confit in goose fat.