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Made from Cabernet Sauvignon, this plot selection gives off complex notes of dark fruit, liquorice, coffee and spices in the nose.
The mouth shows a rich, meaty and dense structure before a fresh and mineral finish.
Quite simply, superb!
Notes :- Hachette 2
- La Revue du Vin de France 15/ 20
Wine characteristics
- Vintage : Côte de la Houssaye
- Year : 2015
- Appellation : Anjou-Villages
- Colour : Red
- Grape types : 100 % Cabernet Sauvignon
- Soil : gravelly schist
- Type of viticulture : converting to organic
- Contenance : 75cl
Tasting - Cellaring
- Appearance : dark red
- Nose : blackcurrant, blackberry, spices moka
- Mouth : rich, persistent and fresh
- Serving temperature : 16°C
- Cellaring : 10 to 15 years
- Drink from : 2019
- Winemaking process : long maceration
- Maturation : 18 months in casks
Food-matching
- Food-matching : Pure beef fillet with forest mushrooms
Experts reviews :
Hachette
Rated wine : 2La Revue du Vin de France
Rated wine : 15/ 20
Domain :
Already an experienced winemaker, Emmanuel Ogereau joined his father Vincent in 2014 on this 23-hectare family estate created at the end of the 19th century. Both are musicians and play off each other well to produce new plot selections that never cease to delight connoisseurs.
Appellation :
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This majestic river links various wine-growing sub-regions that go to make up the overall appellation, from the Massif Central to the Atlantic.
The Loire region extends over almost 1000 km and there are 4 sub-regions: Nantes, Anjou, Touraine and the Centre. There are 68 Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée.
Altogether, there are 65,000 hectares producing nearly 3,0000,000 hl of wine on average each year, of which 45% are whites, 22% rosés, 21% reds and 12% sparking wines.
The areas planted with vines stretch far and wide, with a number of different climatic influences, oceanic in the West, becoming more continental the further you get from the ocean.
Three words characterise these wines: diversity, quality and affordability.
Diversity, because the whites range from the driest to the sweetest, while the reds can be fruity or mineral.
Quality, thanks to the emergence of young, talented vignerons, coupled to a significant improvement in winemaking techniques.
Affordable, because there are some amazing quality-price-pleasure ratios to be found.
The main grape types for whites are melon and gros-plant around Nantes, chenin in Anjou and western Touraine, sauvignon in eastern Touraine and in the Centre.
The principal grapes used for making reds are gamay, cabernet franc and sauvignon, pinot noir and côt (or malbec).
Recent vintages
- 2011: very good maturity for reds, well-rounded and low in acidity. Dry whites more varied, but great sweet wines.
- 2012: a varied year for weather. Few sweet wines, but highly drinkable dry whites good for cellaring, particularly Sancerre. The reds are versatile and soft.
- 2013: fruity wines, easy to drink with low alcohol content.
- 2014: a great vintage in the two colours, with aromatic wines in their youth but with good racking potential. A remarkable balance between acidity, fruitiness and concentration.