Domaine Pique-Basse - Rasteau - Red 2023

The domaine du Domaine des Entrefaux cuvée possesses magnificent balance. Fruity, supple, with floral and spicy notes, this Crozes-Hermitage is a fine introduction to the domaine's wines, especially as the 2022 vintage is superb!

Cuvée le Clos du Clos Roussely is a great white success. The wine is worthy of a Sancerre. The nose is precise with notes of white flowers and lychee; the palate is lively with fruity and floral notes. Good body and lovely length. Without doubt, excellent value for money!

The 1er cru Chevrières du domaine Cornin is for the first time in this vintage a 1er cru. What a just reward for this exceptional, fine and elegant wine.

Guide des Meilleurs vins de France 2025: 93/100

Chante Coucou 2022 from domaine Elian Da Ros is a sure bet in this vintage. The wine has a beautiful structure and develops on notes of red fruits, spices, licorice. Superb length. Cuvée Chante coucou is the estate's emblematic cuvée, the one that has made this estate one of the finest in the South-West.

The Cuvée Au Coeur de Ventabren from Domaine Pique-Basse comes from plots of Syrah planted in 1975 in the foothills of the Ventabren massif at a place called "Croix de Cornu" with clay soil (a mixture of yellow and white marls) naturally giving a low yield of 30 hectoliters per hectare. The color is dark, almost black, with blood-red highlights. The nose opens with smoky notes of black pepper and blond tobacco, followed by mineral aromas and well-integrated wood. The palate, all spicy length, is perfectly matched by the freshness of smooth, taut, still-tight tannins.

The L'As du Pique cuvée from domaine Pique-Basse is an organic wine with a strong personality! The nose of this Grenache-dominant Côtes-du-Rhône Village Roaix opens with notes of blackcurrant liqueur, candied orange peel and Morello cherry, followed by a blend of grilled and even smoky spices. On the palate, the suave, round and fleshy attack of ripe red fruits of this organic wine is relayed by notes of spice and pepper, all in perfect balance with a lovely structure of tightly-packed tannins.

The cuvée Brusquembille du domaine Pique-Basse is a superb Côtes du Rhône . Its nose develops notes of red fruit and garrigue. The palate is supple, greedy and fresh, with superb balance for a wine from this region.

L'atout du Pique du domaine Pique-Basse is a cuvée from a single 45-year-old plot of white Grenache, very rare in a "roaixois" landscape dominated by red wines, located below the Ventraben massif lieu dit les crottes. This 100% Grenache blanc develops notes of sun-kissed fruit, followed by a remarkable balance between mellowness and freshness, finishing with a citrus/fennel duo. A gastronomic white!

Guide des Meilleurs vins de France 2025: 93/100, coup de coeur