Château l'Ermitage, Epicurea, Costières de Nîmes, 2016

90
Tasted by: Andrew Jefford
(at Caissargues, 09 Apr 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2021
Those who’d like to see Mourvèdre put through its paces in Costières de Nîmes should look out for Jérôme Castillon’s pure Mourvèdre Epicuria. It's dark in colour, with warm, spicy, prune-like fruit aromas and a deep, searching, lavishly generous and lush palate with ample prune-plum darkness. Some oak sweetness from the 400 litre casks is also evident. This wine marks a clear contrast to the more Italianate style of Bandol further east; this also has more voluptuousness than the often medicinal flavours of Mourvèdre in Châteauneuf permit. There are tannins, but they’ve melted into the textures and flesh of that rich fruit.
Château l'Ermitage, Epicurea 2016
Producer
Château l'Ermitage
Brand
Epicurea
Vintage
2016
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
France
Region
Appellation
Costières de Nîmes
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.50%
Body
Full
Oak
Oaked