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2007 Château de la Négly - La Porte du Ciel Coteaux du Languedoc

Varietal: Syrah | Location: France - Languedoc-Roussillon - Coteaux du Languedoc

WA 94-95

Our friend, Bordeaux negociant Jeff Davies, introduced us to this wine several years ago, and it seems to be getting better and better. We tried this Syrah in September 2011 and couldn't believe how concentrated and incredibly intense it was. Forget the appellation and prepare yourself for an amazing treat! Here's what Robert Parker posted about this wine several months ago... "While I was in Bordeaux, I tasted the new releases from Négly, the micro-estate in the Languedoc owned by Bordeaux wine broker Jeffrey Davies... the wine is made by Claude Gros, an increasingly influential consultant... I have been purchasing these wines since the debut vintages in the late 90s... it is not a leap of faith to say that they are probably among the finest 4-6 red wines made in the Languedoc ... have been itching to taste the 2007s (a great vintage in the southern Rhone and the Languedoc)... and they are finally arriving... expensive they are, but in the pantheon of great wines, the prices are very reasonable... both the Porte de Ciel and Clos des Truffiers are 100% Syrah... I actually thought the Porte de Ciel was close to pure perfection ... more developed and less broodingly backward compared to the Clos des Truffiers, the blackberry, lavender, bacon fat, and subtle smoky nuances are intense and enthralling. Both wines are very full-bodied, ...but the primary difference is the Clos des Truffiers needs 4-5 years of cellaring.. the Porte de Ciel will evolve for 20+ years, but it is so gorgeous to drink already... anyhow... I always say as I get older, I like them younger and younger... so many of you may prefer to wait on both of them... they are thrilling wines... real reference points for what the Languedoc is capable of achieving... the 1997s, which I own, are still very young wines..."

Bottle: $159.00

Case Price (6): $875.00

2007 Clos des Truffiers - Coteaux du Languedoc

Varietal: Syrah | Location: France - Languedoc-Roussillon - Coteaux du Languedoc

WA 94

From barrel, the assembled 2007 Coteaux du Languedoc Clos des Truffiers is intensely black-fruited, saline and smoky in the nose, and displays a bitter concentration of fruit skins and palate staining soy. Amazingly plush, viscous, and silken-textured, its intense expression of berries and salt persists in a finish of formidable length, if not quite the complexity or dynamics of the 2006. According to owner Davies, 'this will far outdistance the 2006,? and I certainly don't doubt that it will stand up to a decade of bottle age. Whether it will ever be as riveting as the 2006 or 2005, or entirely avoid creeping alcoholic heat, I am less sure. But then, it isn't even in bottle yet. And in any event, I cannot imagine someone who collects this wine wanting to miss out on its 2007 interpretation. From a tiny parcel of nearly forty year old Syrah vines outside Saint Pargoire (not far from Domaine Peyre Rose where Marlene Soria's profound but very differently-styled Syrahs are crafted), the Clos des Truffiers - owned by importer Jeffrey Davies and managed and vinified by the team from Chateau de la Negly (above all oenologist Claude Gros, who is a minority shareholder) - benefits not just from what has proven to be an exceptional micro-climate, but from exceptionally low yields subjected to extraordinarily rigorous sorting. Long maceration and 26 month aging in new barrels promote the display of sheer density that typifies this wine, yet its most striking feature is what can only be called a palate staining mineral streak to go along with its equally intense fruit. This wine's occasional resemblance to great Bordeaux is not so surprising, if one considers the inspiration of Davies, long-time Bordeaux resident and negociant, and prime mover in Right Bank wine circles. And, as a complete vertical tasting on this occasion revealed, Clos des Truffiers has the stamina for fascinating bottle development. -- David Schildknecht

~~Regular price $159.00~~

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