Chateau d'Aussieres Corbieres 2017
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Intense, glittering red color with a slight blush tinge. The spicy nose offers peppery notes of cloves and fresh nutmeg. On the palate, the attack is well-rounded, continuing with vanilla and silky tannins that accompany a long, elegant finish with notes of toast and caramel.
Blend: 57% Syrah, 33% Mourvèdre, 10% Grenache
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In 1999, the Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) acquired this estate, 1,359 acres of forest, Mediterranean scrub and gardens buffering 412 acres of vines. This is the estate’s top cuvée, a strict selection made even stricter in 2017 by two frosts at the end of April that devastated close to a third of its vineyards. The final blend, based on syrah with 33 percent mourvèdre and 10 percent grenache, is as elegant as its ruby-red color predicts. Rather than promoting size, it’s focused on finesse, with lean, lithe cherry flavors framed in spice and earth. The tannins have the meaty texture of cherry skins, ripe and flavorful, giving the fruit a succulence that lasts for minutes after each sip.
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A delicious purity of blackcurrant fruit interwoven with jasmine, wild plum, thyme and lush creamy oak. Mouthwateringly complex and exciting.
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James Suckling
This is really balanced, with pretty currant and blackberry character. Hints of slate and graphite. Some dry earth, too. So delicious now. Can age, but why wait?
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COMMENTARY: The 2017 Château d’Aussières Corbières is one of the stars from the part of France known for its rustic wines. TASTING NOTES: This wine opens up with lovely aromas and flavors of black fruit, licorice, currants, and oak. Try it with garlic and rosemary-infused roast leg of lamb. (Tasted: July 26, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
Supple layers of raspberry compote, savory spice, hoisin sauce and mineral mark this nicely concentrated red. Tangy acidity holds tight, with garrigue and floral elements on this finish. Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre.
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Due to its exceptional geographical location and unique wine-growing site and history, Domaine d’Aussières is one of those wild, natural places that gives an impression of great force and beauty. These words of Baron Eric explain why he fell in love with the estate and Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) has taken on the challenge to revitalize one of the oldest and most beautiful wine-making estates in the Narbonne area.
Acquired by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) in 1999, the 1,359 acre estate has undergone a vast rehabilitation program. 413 acres of vines have been replanted with carefully selected traditional Languedoc grape varieties: Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Carignan, complimented with Cabernet, Merlot and Chardonnay. The building was restored at the same time and a new winery installed in the old cellars, at the heart of the vineyard.
Eric Kohler comes from a family of wine-growers. He achieved his Secondary and Higher education in Montpellier and Toulouse with a diploma’s in Agricultural Engineering from the Agricultural College of Purpan in 1992 and a National Diploma of Oenology in 1992. Eric assumed the role of Estate Manager of Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) Bordeaux Chateaux and as such will oversee Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Duhart-Milon, Chateau L’Evangile and Chateau Rieussec.