Vintage available 2018
Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Grenache (40%)
From plots La Grande Vigne, and La Prade
Cuvée Vent d’Ouest has the energy and density of our high-altitude Cabernet Sauvignons. It’s a dense wine with fine tannins and generous red fruit aromas. It is classic, with a tight grain and black cherry flavors. It’s also natural, with wild blackberry and garrigue aromas. And great cellaring potential (15-20 years).
Languedoc-Roussillon 2023 Special Report, by Matthew Stubbs & Tim Atkins (93/100) : Vent d’Ouest 2018 with its head turned more to the Atlantic, hence the higher proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon. Definitely more cassis and plum notes with tight, fine tannins and big acidity. Although it starts more like a red Bordeaux, the herbal rosemary and thyme finish is definitely more Mediterranean. It concludes with a chalky flourish. No oak, aged in concrete.
Guide Hachette des Vins 2021 (**/***) : The very dark, concentrated colour heralds an intense, resolutely Mediterranean nose of very ripe red fruit, garrigue and spices. This profile is confirmed by a powerful, fresh and greedy attack on the palate, which tightens under the effect of the imposing tannins, before a long, relaxed finish of ripe fruit. A fine, solid constitution that invites patience.
Guide de la Revue du Vin de France 2019 (15/20) : Vent d’Ouest is compact, with the ripe fruit of the Grenache blending beautifully with the freshness of the Cabernet Sauvignon.
Guide de la Revue du Vin de France 2018 (16/20) : The aromatic expression has become more pronounced with age. It is quite simply memorable: clay, tapenade, black truffle… This organic, flavoursome profile is repeated on the palate. Full of health and character, this wine, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, is already a pleasure to drink and will keep for a long time.
Guide de la Revue du Vin de France: distinguished since 2010.
Guide Hachette: distinguished since 2008 by many top ratings ***/***
“The bouquet of blackberries, blueberries, fresh truffles, Tonka beans… is totally addictive, […]the balance is majestic, discovered after the frank, almost crunchy attack, followed by a fresh palate, evoking citrus zest and just-crushed pepper. Full-bodied, caressing, bursting with flavor, […] a great wine that’s a pleasure to drink! ” (Terre de Vins, 2021).
