Château des Adouzes is situated in the medieval village of Roguessels in the heart of AOP Faugères. The appellation is exclusively composed of schists, one of the rarest and most prized terroirs in the world. The 42 Ha (100 acre) vineyard has primarily more than 90-year-old Grenache noir and Carignan vines. They thrive beautifully on this excellent schist terroir. The tiger symbolizes the power and balance of our wines. Some even speak of a sighting in the vineyard...!
- Oliver Coste - Vignerons
This Prosperity Bundle III consists of two red wines from Chateau des Adouzes, donning symbols of tiger-like power, balance, longevity, legacy and excellence. Complete with individual gift boxes and a gift bag, this is the perfect gift for any red wine connoisseur.
Le Tigre
VINTAGE: 2019
APPELLATION: AOP Faugères
TERROIR: Schist hillsides at 200-400m (650-1300ft) altitude
GRAPES: 35% carignan, 35% grenache noir, 30% syrah
ALCOHOL: 13.5%
WINEMAKING: Manual harvest at optimal maturity. Carignan is vinified with whole-cluster carbonic maceration in order to extract intense aromas and flavors.Syrah and grenache are vinified traditionally with destemming and 20-30 days of vatting. The wines are aged in tanks for 12 months. Blending and bottling at the château.
TASTING NOTES: Intense ruby red color. Cassis and raspberry on the nose with hints of pepper and spice. Good structure yet balanced on the palate thanks to the freshness of the schist soil.
ACCOLADES: 90 pts Robert Parker, 17 Jancis Robinson, GOLD Concours International de Lyon (International wine, beer, spirit competition), GOLD Concours Mondial des FEMINALISE (International wine competition). 2019 Chateau des Adouzes has been awarded a 90 pt Decanter World Wine Awards 2022.
Frère et Sœur
- meaning brother & sister, is the fruit of the best plots Adouzes.
VINTAGE: 2019
APPELLATION: AOP Faugères, Languedoc, South of France.
TERROIR: Schist hillsides at 200-400m (650-1300ft) altitude
GRAPES: 70% grenache noir, 25% syrah, 5% Mourvèdre - a GSM
ALCOHOL: 14%
WINEMAKING: Traditional vinification. Hand harvest at optimal maturity. Grapes are sorted in the vineyard. Each varietal is vinified separately in order to obtain the best of their individual properties. Ageing in French oak barrels for 12 months.
TASTING NOTES: Carafe the wine for 30-60 minutes before serving. Intense ruby red color. Notes of fresh red fruit, cassis and black pepper aromas combine with hints of cinnamon, garrigue and vanilla. Silky tannins and structured, yet with elegance and freshness, followed by a long finish.
Jancis Robinson:
"This wine smells like dark purple satin dipped in tamarind and plum jam. It tastes like Portuguese coffee, bica, and more of that tamarind, and eucalyptus leaves crushed into a paste with green olives, and scuffed hot-summer earth, and the bunch of dried thyme that's been hanging for a year above the cooker. It should only be drunk with a shank stew that's been cooking for three days and is the colour of mahogany, glistening with ruby-gold pearls of paprika-stained oil and fragrant with armfuls of dried herbs and generous handfuls of black pepper. Real Faugères, rough-hewn, kinder than it first appears.(TC)"
ACCOLADES: 91/100 rating by Decanter 2021.
Food Pairing: Drink with steak tartare, beef tournedos or aged cheeses.
HVE3 CERTIFICATION AND CARBON NEUTRAL: Château des Adouzes is certified HVE 3, "Haute Valeur Environnementale level 3", the highest level of France's High Environmental Value Certification. It's a result of the vineyard's efforts towards virtuous agriculture: planting 2000 trees to preserve biodiversity, planting vineyard ground cover, mechanical soil work, pheromone dispensers, and etc. To limit the impact on the planet, the vineyard has reduced our CO2 emissions to a minimum. The vineyard also offset the CO2 emission by financing in ecological initiatives.
