Domaine de L’Ile Porquerolles
Goedhuis is delighted to be one of the Domaine de L'Ile's selected partners as they launch this exciting duo of Domaine de L'Ile Blanc at £28/bottle and Domaine de L'Ile Rosé at £22.20/bottle, available for immediate delivery. Fresh, coastal breezes abound on the tiny, rocky Mediterranean island of Porquerolles, where these exceptional wines are made under the expert guidance of Chanel's Bordeaux winemaker, Nicolas Audebert of Ch Rauzan-Segla, Ch Canon and Ch Berliquet. Having grown up in nearby Toulon, Nicolas has a very special attachment to Porquerolles. He eloquently describes it as “one island with four elements: blessed by water, bathed in light, anchored in earth and windswept lands". The terrain is testing but the conditions and terroir could not be more ideal for making wines with individuality and intrigue.
2022 Domaine de L'Ile Porquerolles Côtes de Provence Rosé - 6x75cl
- Rosé
- 2023 - 2026
- Domaine de l'Ile
- 6x75cl
- Côtes de provence, Rhone Southern France
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2023
The new Chanel No 5! A blend of the classic 5 Provencal grape varieties, Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvedre and Tibouren. Onion skin pink colour, a scent of peony, pomegranate and rose petal. This is a deeply structured rosé, with a rewarding creamy texture and characterful flavours of woodland strawberry. Excellent intensity with a combination of minerality and salinity on the finish. A fine summer rosé and perfect accompaniment to shellfish and charcuterie.
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Antonio Galloni, May 2023, Score: 92.0
The 2022 Rosé is beautifully textured and expansive, with notable radiant intensity running through a core of red berry and blood orange fruit. Sweet floral and mineral accents bring it all together on the resonant finish. Delicious.
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Matthew Jukes, April 2023, Score: 18.5
The rosé harvest started on the same date as the white wine and continued for just shy of a fortnight. It was all over and done with before September kicked off, and like its sibling, this is a beautifully relaxed and enticing wine. I am told that there is considerable interest in the Tibouren variety at Domaine de l’Ile, and we can expect to see this grape play a more active role in the blend as Syrah wains. The final blend in this vintage is a racy 27% Grenache, 26% Cinsault, 22% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre and 5% Tibouren, and the shale and clay soils allow every aromatic element in this quartet of grapes to shine. All of the vines are farmed organically, as you might expect. With little handling involved, aside from excellent vineyard husbandry and sensitive winemaking a given, Pierre explained that the critical decision each year is on what date they pick each parcel of vines. It is safe to say that in 2022 Pierre and his team nailed these decisions! Again a beautiful background of shy saltiness allows the rose petal, rhubarb stalk and melon nuances to shine, and, in common with the white wine, the herbal and forest tones bring even more drama to proceedings. This is my favourite Domaine de L’Ile release to date, and this is solely down to the heavenly texture and seriously impressive length of finish. Apparently, the ‘mistral dew’ played a big part in the success of these 2022s. This is the first time I have heard this expression used, and I urge you to deploy it at every gathering where you serve these fantastic wines (I will be doing so). You will leave your guests stunned and hopefully a little bewildered with your advanced wine terminology and unquestionable Porquerolles expertise.
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2022 Domaine de L'Ile Porquerolles Côtes de Provence Blanc - 6x75cl
- White
- 2023 - 2026
- Domaine de l'Ile
- 6x75cl
- Côtes de provence, Rhone Southern France
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2023
Shining bright colour, with a lime green tint. A delicious expression of the Rolle grape variety’s fruit, characters of white peach, Jasmine and freshy picked mint. The initial attack of subtle generosity is perfectly balanced by a refreshing sea air freshness and an enticing rocky mineral finish. Mouth coating and refreshing all at once.
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Matthew Jukes, April 2023, Score: 18.5
Made from 100% Rolle, this is one of the most enchanting incarnations of this grape variety I have tasted. There is something glossy and shimmering about both of these 2022s, and unlike the edgy 2021 vintage wines, there is a precocity and silkiness here that seems to insist that you drink the wines immediately and with gusto. I tasted it at 10 am and found myself checking my watch as the desire to swallow a couple of mouthfuls almost overcame me. There is imperceptibly more richness here, thanks to the hot, dry weather, and the harvest took place early, between the 17th and 20th of August. While the palate is pure and gossamer-smooth, there are thrilling reference points in this wine’s flavour that point to its precise origins. The crisp acidity balances the alert, welcoming fruit and the pear and white peach fruit flavours are cut with hints of eucalyptus, lashings of ozone freshness and discreet moments of pine resin. The result is a wine that appears sculpted and statuesque instead of liquid and languid. There is no interference from any oak, allowing the cadence of flavour on the palate to keep up a brisk trot, refreshing the taste buds as it goes. While it was a warm vintage, there is plenty of soil and airborne moisture here, so there is a sense of atomiser freshness, which spritzes the palate, cooling the whole experience and bringing even more freshness to the whole. I always adore the white wine from this property, but in 2022 it moved on a couple of steps in overall elegance and poise, and I cannot think of a more perfect wine for a balmy summer’s evening. Just make sure you secure your stock now!
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