Faugères La Maison Jaune Jean-Michel Alquier 2013
13%
0.75L
Intensity
One of the domain’s great cuvées, produced from sixty-year-old vines. You will enjoy its silkiness, opulence and persistence. Perfect with red meat in sauce.
More infoThis cuvée is made from 60 year-old vines and is one of the great cuvées of the Alquier estate. Its colour is dark, with a nose that gives way to notes of ripe fruit (blackcurrant and blackberry) and spices. Supple and luxurious on the palate with a lengthy finish, this wine can be kept for around ten years. Both viticulture and vinifications were natural, with minimal intervention. The 20-day vatting period took place at 30°C with punching down. The wine was raised in barrels for 16 to 18 months.
Lot presentation
Faugères La Maison Jaune Jean-Michel Alquier 2013
The wine
This cuvée is made from 60 year-old vines and is one of the great cuvées of the Alquier estate. Its colour is dark, with a nose that gives way to notes of ripe fruit (blackcurrant and blackberry) and spices. Supple and luxurious on the palate with a lengthy finish, this wine can be kept for around ten years. Both viticulture and vinifications were natural, with minimal intervention. The 20-day vatting period took place at 30°C with punching down. The wine was raised in barrels for 16 to 18 months.
About the Producer Bardi d'Alquier
Jean Michel Alquier oversees this estate nested in the heart of the Faugères appellation. Jean-Michel Alquier has continued the family tradition passed down to him from his father and grandfather, producing wines which combine finesse, complexity, and expression of terroir. The vineyard encompasses 12 hectares, 11 of which are devoted to producing red wines, where the schistic soil of the hillside slopes are mainly given over to Syrah and Grenache Noir.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 1 bottle
Origin: professional
Recoverable VAT: yes
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 13 %
Region: Languedoc
Appellation: Faugères
Owner: Jean-Michel Alquier
Vintage: 2013
Colour: red
Service temperature: 14°
Size (in ha): 12 hectares
Intensity: full-bodied
Leading aroma: black fruit
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine