Val de l'Ours
There’s a place on the hills bordering the Mediterranean shores where nature has always been so abundant that brown bears had chosen it to settle down, knowing that the rocky hillsides and forest would provide them a safe habitat, and the thick vegetation ample supplies of food and water.
Today human activity has reclaimed this fertile valley, pushing the bears further up towards the Pyrenean mountains and allowing us to produce a range of generous wines.
Today human activity has reclaimed this fertile valley, pushing the bears further up towards the Pyrenean mountains and allowing us to produce a range of generous wines.
The vintage
In the Languedoc, the cold, wet winter, very wet spring, and substantial rain in June, brought the benefit of well-replenished groundwater reserves, and the inconvenience of rampant mildew that affected certain areas in the region.
Thanks to a very hot summer punctuated by regular, short spells of rain, accompanied by generally dry air and favourable temperatures with a marked difference with day and night-time temperatures, the characteristic of this vintage that will be remembered will be the very high quality of the harvest.
This propitious weather enabled the grapes to be picked at optimal ripeness. During the harvests, the Syrah stood out as having particularly flourished in this vintage’s slightly unusual weather conditions.
2018 presented all the characteristics of a fine vintage at Aussières and in the Languedoc generally.
Thanks to a very hot summer punctuated by regular, short spells of rain, accompanied by generally dry air and favourable temperatures with a marked difference with day and night-time temperatures, the characteristic of this vintage that will be remembered will be the very high quality of the harvest.
This propitious weather enabled the grapes to be picked at optimal ripeness. During the harvests, the Syrah stood out as having particularly flourished in this vintage’s slightly unusual weather conditions.
2018 presented all the characteristics of a fine vintage at Aussières and in the Languedoc generally.
Varietals
Syrah : 30%
Marselan : 25%
Merlot : 15%
Cabernet sauvignon : 10%
Cabernet franc : 10%
Autres : 10%
Marselan : 25%
Merlot : 15%
Cabernet sauvignon : 10%
Cabernet franc : 10%
Autres : 10%
Tasting
Beautiful garnet colour with glints of deep purple.
The nose is initially quite discreet, offering fresh almonds and hint of smoke, it then develops aromas of blackberries and star anise with aeration.
Rounded, delicate palate with silky tannins on the finish.
The nose is initially quite discreet, offering fresh almonds and hint of smoke, it then develops aromas of blackberries and star anise with aeration.
Rounded, delicate palate with silky tannins on the finish.