Domaine de Courbissac Minervois Les Traverses Rouge 2021

Tasting Notes

Organic. This is drawn from the Estate's younger vines (under 18-40 years) and it's a blend of roughly equal parts of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, hand harvested from eleven parcels surrounding the cellar (in the heart of Cesseras). Les Traverses is the historic name of the terroir here, and these vineyards lie within the La Livinière cru of the Minervois appellation, as do all of Courbissac's vines. As for all of Claux's wines, the fruit for this wine was picked by hand into small boxes. Short, natural fermentations in concrete vat with 100% whole bunch and gently foot stomped. The ageing is short with Claux preferring to trap the wines freshness by bottling early. This is a cracking value, a pulpy, spicy and juicy red with dark cherry fruit and a twist of iodine. A wonderful introduction to the Domaine. - Importer Note

Beautiful lifted floral sweet spices, including nutmeg. Taste is so Unctious! Smooth blackberry fruits, spices and lovely mouth coating chalk tannin. 13% alc. And oh so fine and long. Eat with white or red meats, like lasagna, steak or lamb. - Michael L