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The Finest in Languedoc - Chateau de la Negly
Following the beaten path in any pursuit can produce satisfying results, but creativity and unique experiences are often sacrificed at the expense of reassurance. At Chateau de la Negly, every effort is made to make a wine that will surprise you, simply knock you off your feet the moment you and the wine make contact. These wines are pure artistry, made by people who understand terroir and demonstrate how great a wine can be if made from draconian yields and attention to every detail.
La Porte du Ciel and Clos des Truffiers are Chateau de la Negly's flagship cuvees. With the assistance of Bordeaux negociant Jeffrey Davies, owner Jean Paux-Rosset and brilliant oenologist Claude Gros have developed the property into what Robert Parker has called "the Languedoc-Roussillon's finest estate" and have crafted "world class wines of great individuality and detail."
These wines explode from the glass with a burst of hedonism that might literally take your breath away. Copious amounts of ripe fruit and spices exude out of the glass while chocolate, cassis, and preserves fill your palate. Every day you open a new bottle, you will be intrigued by some new nuance and subtle flavor to relish. These are well-endowed wines that offer up intense Old World complexity.
Rigorous selection and absurdly low yields (about 1/5 the yields of most Bordeaux wines) are the norms at these properties represented by Jeffrey Davies. The 2004 "La Porte du Ciel," Negly's luxury cuvee, comes from a tiny, 11-year old portion of a 50-hectare vineyard. It is 100% Syrah grown in clay and limestone soils which is hand-harvested before being being table-sorted three times and aged for two years in 100% new French oak barrels. In fact, the 1999 vintage of La Porte du Ciel is the highest rated wine from Languedoc ever at RP96 points while the 2003 was rated 94 points.
The 2005 Clos des Truffiers comes from an even smaller vineyard with compressed clay and limestone soils. Also 100% Syrah, it is hand-harvested, table-sorted three times, and aged for 26 months in 100% new French oak. This wine promises to be a unique tasting experience, incomparable to anything you have had before.
Production is ridiculously small at about 300 cases each and absolutely no expense is spared in making these wines. This isn't something you wouldn't normally find at your local store, so take this opportunity now to try something totally new and utterly superb.
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FRANCE - LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON
2004 Chateau de la Negly la Porte du Ciel Syrah 750ml - $109.99
JJ Buckley, Apr 2008: "Deep purple, almost hypnotic in its dark ocean purple. Aroma of new leather, refreshing forest in the morning smells, with a spring like energy. Mouth coating and rich, full bodied and lush. Vanilla is big here. Sweet, voluptuous oak. Well polished like a gem. From entry when it touches your tongue, to the long full finish, one seamless smile! A++. In essence: Total WOW!" - David Derby
JJ Buckley, Apr 2008: "Okay, maybe it is because of the name, but this has beautiful aromas of fresh morels, grilled Portobello and Shiitake mushrooms. Flavors of spicy white pepper, Pain grille, and bacon fat over wood fire. The flavor is longer than a summer sunset, and is persistent in its intensity and pure focus of core rapture. This is one seriously #$@%*& good wine! R-rated." - David Derby
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