Tasting Notes

Grown in schist soils near Saint Chinian, with only 10 to 12,000 bottles produced per year. A fruity wine, easy to drink but with an identity and a good aromatic persistence.

Wine Information

Vintage 2023
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Appellation Saint Chinian
Style Red
Producer Domaine des Païssels
Grapes
Pairing Pork, Cheese
Keeping Drink within 3 to 5 years of bottling.
Terroir Vines on schist soils, between 150 and 250m altitude.
Vines Old vines trained in goblet style, 30 to 70 years old. Respect for the soil, no herbicides or chemical fertilizers. Soil cultivation. Yield 25ha/hl.
Vinification Destemmed and crushed grapes. Gentle extraction by punching down and pumping over. Aged for 8 to 10 months in vats.
Ideal Serving Temperature 17°C
Bottle 75cl
Volume 14.5%


Domaine des Paissels

Domaine des Paissels

Located in Babeau, 5km from Saint-Chinian on schist slopes, this family property has been created and maintained by generations of farmers. The area has been gradually specialised in the making of wine. The family is passionate, and attached to these few acres of vines.
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