The Domaine Castel de Brames is located in the small village of
Brames-Aigues, in the South West of France, is the country yard between
Toulouse and Albi. We are in one of the most ancient terroir of the AOC
Gaillac, exactly on the third slope of the left side of Tarn river.
Terrain here is made of sediments deposed all along the centuries by the
river, with sporadic presence of clay or stones.
The hill slope is sometimes very marked and all the vineyards are exposed
to South-West. In few words, the perfect mix to give to Gaillac wines the right
amount of sun and quality.
The domaine produces grapes over its 30 hectares of property, 20 of them
are dedicated to red grapes, with a mix of international and autochthone
grapes. In the remaining 10 hectares are cultivated white grapes, following the
same principle of mixing international with autochthone. At the head of this
business, since 1969, the couple composed of Camille Bauguil and Alain
Boullenger, who, from 2007, decided to perform a little internal revolution by
eliminating all machinery in the cave to re-discover the ancestral way to
produce wine: horizontal tanks, feet to pressure and mix the grapes, in the
ultimate aim to recover, in a modern way, the old aromas and flavors the
industrial production was erasing.
No organic anyway but a “reasoned” conduction of the vineyard, with no
chemical substances, controlling herbs and density of leaves on the vines.
The wine
Castel de Brames Serena Duras 2013 is a 100% Duras (or Duracina). The vines are trained in Cordon de Royat system with an average yield of
40 hl/ha. The pressured grapes undergo the fermentation process in horizontal
tanks at controlled temperature with daily remixes of juice and lees realized
using feet. The wine is finally bottled and sent to the market.
Tasting Note
Date
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30 January 2016
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Wine name
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SERENA DURAS
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Vintage
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2013
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Nation
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Francia
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Region
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Languedoc
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AOC-DOC
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Gaillac
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Grape Varieties
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100
% Duras
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Serving temperature
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18° C
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Alcohol
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13,5
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Price (in euro)
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5,50
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SO2 (in mg/l)
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Nd
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Visual Examination
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Taste analysis
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Limpidity
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Limpid
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Body
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Full
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Color
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Deep ruby red
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Balance
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Balanced
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Consistency
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Quite consistent
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Soft sensations
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Warm, Quite Soft
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Effervescence
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//
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Hard sensations
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Quite Tannic – Quite tasty
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Flavors intensity
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Quite Intense
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Olfactory analysis
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Flavours
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Mulberry, pepper
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Aroma intensity
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Quite Intense
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Complexity
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Scarcely Complex
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Finish/Persistence
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Quite Persistent
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Quality
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Quite Fine
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Overall evaluations
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Aromas
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Spices, pepper
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Development
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Ready/Young
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Harmony
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Harmonious
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Food pairing
The wine matches
perfectly with dishes Mediterranean cuisine such as cassoulet, ragout or tajine.
It is the first time in my life I can taste this grape, so I cannot
compare it with other products. Duras grapes are gentle, with very smooth
tannins and a nice tastiness. A taste round, complete, unique, very nice to
drink. Aromas are well developed but volatiles. In the mouth the dominant
aspects are on the tastiness and on the tannins, with a nice flavor of
mulberries. The back taste is, either, nice.
To sum up, a nice wine, a nice discovery, at a fair price.
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