Domaine DamiensLes Greps Madiran
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine Damiens's Les Greps Madiran.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta negra mole
Dry, medium-dry, medium-sweet and sweet fortified Madeira wines, with an amber to mahogany hue, ample, oxidative palate and aromas of dried fruits (fig, walnut), caramel, coffee, spices and maderised rancio notes. Embodies the modern identity of the Madeira DOP appellation, accounting for over 80% of commercially sold Madeira. Portuguese black grape, the most planted on Madeira island, productive and adaptable.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Greps Madiran from Domaine Damiens are 2016
Informations about the Domaine Damiens
The Domaine Damiens is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Madiran to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Madiran
South-West capital of age-worthy reds at the foot of the Pyrenees: signature Tannat as king red (60-80%) — black robe and powerful profile with notes of raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, spices, liquorice, undergrowth and a leather touch, signature dense and nervy tannins, firm structure and 10-30 years ageing softening to velvet. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as backup. AOC (1948) over Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, clay-limestones and silico-clays.
The wine region of South West
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
