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Winemakers
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Domaine les Creisses, Vin de Pays
Philippe Chesnelong
Domaine les Creisses is owned by Philippe Chesnelong, a cousin of the Mitjaviles of Bordeaux. There are 23 hectares in production, but only a selection from about 9 hectares is vinified and bottled on the domaine, the rest being sold in bulk. The first vintage to be bottled at the domaine was in 1990, when they selected the best parcelles of land to produce small yields of fine quality wines. Vinification is classic, with malo-lactic in barrel, and the barrels from Bordeaux for ageing. There is about 50% new oak each year. Grapes are de-stemmed, and undergo a three to four week cuvaison. Their top cuvée,
Les Brunes, has been produced since 1994, when it was from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. This cuvée is now a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, from the 1997 vintage onwards, and with the addition of a little Mourvèdre from the 2000 vintage. The 1999 is two thirds Cabernet, one third Syrah, and has firm elegant flavours, with rich peppery fruit, and an attractive hint of new oak. The
Creisses is from Carignan and Grenache, and is fruity and seductively drinkable |
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