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Illico blanc du domaine des Schistes possesses a light color. The nose of this organic wine is quite complex with floral notes and white-fleshed fruit. The palate is balanced, fresh and crisp.
Illico blanc du domaine des Schistes possesses a light color. The nose of this organic wine is quite complex with floral notes and white-fleshed fruit. The palate is balanced, fresh and crisp.The Domaine des Schistes is located at the crossroads of the terroirs of the Agly valley, on the communes of Estagel, Tautavel and Maury. The first vinification at Domaine des Schistes dates back to 1989, and now the vineyard covers 55 Ha.As its name suggests, the estate is planted mainly on schistose marls. The land lies on the last terraces raised by the emergence of the Corbières limestone massif, and is mainly on slopes. The Domaine des Schistes has chosen to respect and express its terroir by turning to organic farming. The wines are good value for money, both reds and whites. The Maury and Muscat wines are also well worth a visit!"Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2020 about domaine des Schistes: selected estate. "Jacques and Mickael Sire extract from these poor soils wines with strong personality that deserve to age a little. New parcel-based cuvées, which highlight Roussillon's historic grape varieties, open up new and highly interesting prospects."
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Maccabees
Aperitif, salad, fish à la plancha
The cuvée l'optimiste du Chemin des rêves offers generous roundness and balance. This organic Pic-Saint-Loup develops ripe fruit, spice and garrigue aromas to accompany duck confit with figs, roast rack of lamb or grilled prime rib
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An organic Chinon from Château de Coulaine on fruit and purity. Here, Jean has crafted a wine with length and finesse, highlighting fruit and terroir. The wine reveals blackberry notes with a licorice finish. This Château de Coulaine is a great success!
Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 90/100
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Carbonifère du Conte des Floris is a superb Languedoc red. Made mainly from Syrah, the nose develops sweet spices and black fruits (blueberry, blackcurrant). On the palate, this organic wine is smooth and velvety, with notes of black fruit, liquorice and pepper. Superb freshness on the finish, stretching out the wine.
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This Château Mangot 2019 has a demonstrative, gourmand nose on black fruit notes just accompanied by a touch of breeding. The palate is round and greedy, resting on a beautiful substance and fine tannins.
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This blanc cuvée Essencial from domaine des Schistes has all the gourmandise we've come to expect from southern wines, without ever lapsing into loudeness. This cuvée essencial, a blend of vermentino, grenache and maccabeu, is rich and very fruity. A lovely organic aperitif wine, it will also be at home with summer dishes (antipasti, salads...)
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Essencial Rouge 2024 is the heart of the Domaine des Schistes — "the very essence of the estate," a blend from the schist-covered hillsides planted with local grape varieties amidst the garrigue of Tautavel.
Deep garnet color. Expressive nose with intense red fruit notes, such as blackcurrant, and spices. Smooth on the palate, with volume and liveliness, a savory tannic structure, and a persistent, savory finish. Serve between 14 and 17 °C.
Lladoner pelut, Carignan, Grenache Noir, and a touch of Cinsault; Schist-rich marl, south-facing slopes, Tautavel commune, heart of the garrigue, early ripening. Destemmed harvest, 10-day maceration with light daily wetting, racking to air after malolactic fermentation, aged in cement tanks, no racking or sulfiting before bottling.
Best enjoyed 2024–2029.
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The red Illico cuvée from the domaine des Schistes boasts bright fruit. This blend of marselan, merlot and carignan has a lovely personality: the wine is silky, light but with a nice chewy texture. A cuvée that can be drunk slightly chilled.
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Magnificent Muscat de Rivesaltes than the cuvée Joya from the domaine des Schistes : . Concentrated, powerful and charming, this Muscat is a real bonbon that develops on notes of yellow fruit, honey, apricot. Great length.
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Illico blanc du domaine des Schistes possesses a light color. The nose of this organic wine is quite complex with floral notes and white-fleshed fruit. The palate is balanced, fresh and crisp.