‘…Boasts an ethereal elegance that seems to be the Domaine’s Calling Card.’
Simon Field MW – BBR Buyer
We had the pleasure of a visit from Berry Bros. & Rudd’s Simon Field MW and Alun Griffiths MW.
Berry Bros. & Rudd is one of the the UK’s oldest fine wine merchants, alongside Justerini & Brook and Corney & Barrow.
Berry Bros. & Rudd Cellar Notes
‘To achieve such a thing is an achievement indeed, and puts this wine at or near to the top of the great wines of the Languedoc’
Simon Field MW – BBR Buyer
Simon Field M.W of Berry Bros. & Rudd – Tasting Notes
La Pèira 2006
Tasting Note: The senior wine for the Pèira Domaine has been picked at extraordinarily low yields of 7.5 hl/ha in 2006 and is, unsurprisingly extremely concentrated. Cassis, black cherry even macerated prune, then undergrowth, spice and black pepper; the wine is young of course yet already boasts an ethereal elegance that seems to be the Domaine’s Calling Card, this in spite of the richness of the wine. To achieve such a thing is an achievement indeed, and puts this wine at or near to the top of the great wines of the Languedoc.
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Ready, but will keep, Other Varieties, 14.5% alc.
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Las Flors de la Pèira 2006
Tasting Note: Made from 40% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre (therefore known as an SGM), La Flors is aged in small barrels, having , once again been selected from low yielding fruit. Dark fruits, almost rarified into a liqueur, undergrowth and even hints of tar and roses; plenty of personality in other words; the palate has concentration and depth, elegant all the way to its sweetly perfumed finish.
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Ready, but will keep, Other Varieties, 14.5% alc.
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Deusyls de la Pèira 2005
Tasting Note: An absolute stunner! Only a few cases of white remained by the time we had taken Andrew Jefford’s advice, and tasted the range from Pèira. Made from 65% Viognier and 35% Roussanne, yielding a mean 17-18 hl/ha, this is one of the best white wines I have tasted from the Midi. It has texture, warmth and viscosity, a nose that evokes fennel, spring flowers, lemon, crushed chalk and a hint of tobacco; the palate marries green fruit, minerals and honey, with a characteristic hint of salinity. To finish the note as it started…stunning!
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Ready, but will keep, White Rhône Blend, 14.5% alc.
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Les Obriers de la Pèira 2006
Tasting Note: Traditional winemaking with indigenous varietals (both Carignan and Cinsault pre-date Grenache in the area). The wine is incredibly complex, with aromas of tar, roses and spicy fruit; the palate is opulent and beautifully textured, a good match, perhaps, for beef stroganoff or meat-balls!
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Ready, but will keep, Other Varieties, 14.5% alc.
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La Pèira
Our most exciting Languedoc find of 2008, La Pèira is located on the limestone plateau of the fashionable enclave of Les Terraces Du Larzac.
First planted by the Romans, these beautiful vineyards share the terrain with the Roquefort-producing sheep and the wild savagery of the garrigue. The Domaine consist of a stone barn, its location almost exactly half way between the two great properties of Grange Des Pères and Mas De Daumas Gassac.
