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Mas Champart Causse du Bousquet

Mas Champart

A lovely nose of blackcurrant, ripe fruit and chocolate.  The palate is fleshy, broad, with silky tannins on the red fruit.
The finish is ample with a slight acidity.
Good ageing potential, this wine is both concentrated and elegant.

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Mas champart
Causse du Bousquet 2017
Saint-Chinian AOP
France - Languedoc

           



An investment in a field being refused by the banker , the Champart you start in 1976 buying old vines gradually abandoned.
After rehabilitation and replanting of the vineyards of certain parcels , the grapes are brought to the cooperative winery until 1988 , the year of their first batch of wine in a cellar near the area.

   Location and soils:
16 hectares of vines in the south to St Chinian 210m and 280m altitude. The vines are eye opener hillsides with steep slopes on clay-limestone soils , as limestone plateaus with light and filter and the bottom of the slope with fine clays and sandstones of the Triassic soils.

    
Grape varieties:
Syrah and Grenache , Cinsault Rosé especially reserved for Carignan aged 65 to 90 years , Mourvèdre but Graziano (900 strains) !

   
Winemaking:
The harvest is manual , in comportesde 45 kg of grapes , sorting is done on the vine if necessary.
Red, the grapes are picked at high maturity scuffed , slightly crushed and put into tanks by gravity.

Both concentrated and easily accessible , the estate's wines Mas Champart are an expression of terroir with aromas of garrigue .
A particular style respecting the purity of fruit and freshness.

   
Grapes:
Syrah, Mourvèdre , Grenache
Much of the wine spends a year in oak barrels and six months in tank.

   
Tasting:
A nice nose of cassis , ripe fruit and chocolate .
The palate is fleshy , broad, with silky tannins on the red fruit.
The finish is ample on a slight acidity.
Good care , this wine is both concentrated and elegant.

    
Wine style:
Roe deer fillet with ceps .

    
Agreement puts and wine:
Spicy and full-bodied red wine .

    
Service:
 
18 °

    
Potential:
Store in your cellar 6 years

    
Summary:
14.5 % Volume
75 cl
Contains sulfites
Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health.
Consume with moderation.
"The consumption of alcoholic drinks during pregnancy, even in small amounts , can have serious consequences on the health of the child"

Country : France
Region: Languedoc wine
Naming of wines : St. Chinian
Color : Red wine
Type of farming: conventional agriculture
Vintage : 2017
Keep : 6 year guard potential
Style of wines : Typical red wine and round
Grapes: Syrah, Mourvèdre, Black Grenache

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