GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Mas Amiel
Region: Maury, Roussillon, Occitanie, France
Appellation: AOC Maury
Type: Fortified Red wine (Vin Doux Naturel – VDN)
Vintage: 2020
Date of Tasting: November 2022 – Bottle
Type of viticulture: Organic viticulture (Certified AB, Certified Biodyvin, Certified Eurofeuille)
Grapes used: 100% Grenache
Blend: N/A
Winemaking details: hand-harvested, concrete tanks
Aging: Not communicated
Sugar level: high
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Purple
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary
- Aromas = Blackberry, Black cherry, red fruits, strawberry
PALATE
- Sweetness = Sweet
- Acidity = Medium
- Tannins = Medium (soft & ripe)
- Alcohol = Medium
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary
- Flavour details = Blackberry, Black cherry, red fruits, strawberry
- Other = fresh on the palate
- Finish = Medium+
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 12°C for up to 5-7 years
- Will not really develop further complexity through aging
- Retail Price = 20 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = good quality offered for the price
- Comparison with same price competition = good compared to average
- Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable
- Service Temperature = around 12°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = desserts with red fruits, red fruits panacotta, chocolate, chocolate mousse
- Comments = good value for money
- Final Grade = B+
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
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