Syrahdictive

Domaine des Masques

Domaine des Masque's "Syrahdictive" cuvée is only produced in the best vintages, adorned with a different work of art each release, and always quite limited. Produced from a strict plot selection and manual harvesting and with a different élevage and cépage each year, this wine is the apex expression of the Domaine's beloved Syrah. It represents so beautifully the plateau's unique high-altitude terroir and the climatic dynamics of each respective vintage.

In 2020, the wine is ever so elegant. The nose shows sweet spices, wild flowers, and so much garrigue. Notes of thyme, violet, and rose. As it breathes, the fruit reveals cherry and fresh fig aromas. On the palate the wine is silky, lively, and dynamic. It displays a juicy profile with tannins of great finesse and a long finish of cherry. Best enjoyed between 2024 and 2035. Best decanted. Serve at 16-18°C.

In each vintage, Carl & Sophie Mestdagh choose a different work from a contemporary art gallery in Brussels to adorn the bottle. The label on the 2020 vintage is a painting by the Belgian artist Benoît Platéus.

93 JS | 17 JR

Country:  France

Region:  Plateau du Cengle, Provence

Appellation:  IGP Méditerranée

Climate:  Cool Mediterranean

Altitude:  500m

Soils:  Marls and Clay-limestone

Varietal/Blend:  93% Syrah, 7% Viognier

Fermentation:  Syrah is 65% de-stemmed whole berries and 35% whole-cluster, supplemented whole-cluster Viognier. Fermented without added sulfites. Light pump-overs, aiming for finesse over extraction.

Ageing:  Aged 12 months in a combination of roughly half terracotta amphoras (2020 is the first Syrahdictive vintage to do so) and half 600L French oak demi-muids. Blended and rested six months further in stainless steel prior to bottling. Bottled on a fruit day, unfined and unfiltered, on May 19, 2022.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Organic. A strict plot selection. The 2020 cuvée is a combination of the "Petite Syrah" (pun intended) hillside plot, harvested September 19th, and the "Danny" plot, the domaine's oldest vines, harvested September 30th. Manual harvest at night and in the early morning using small 15kg crates to prevent premature crushing. Viognier component from a small plot of selection massale vines brought by Yves Cuilleron from vineyards in Condrieu.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases:  3000 bottles

CSPC:  886202

About the Producer

Yves Cuilleron, Yannick Burles, and Carl & Sophie Mestdagh


Plateau du Cengle, Provence, France

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Syrahdictive
Domaine des Masques
Domaine des Masque's "Syrahdictive" cuvée is only produced in the best vintages, adorned with a different work of art each release, and always quite limited. Produced from a strict plot selection and manual harvesting and with a different élevage and cépage each year, this wine is the apex expression of the Domaine's beloved Syrah. It represents so beautifully the plateau's unique high-altitude terroir and the climatic dynamics of each respective vintage.

In 2020, the wine is ever so elegant. The nose shows sweet spices, wild flowers, and so much garrigue. Notes of thyme, violet, and rose. As it breathes, the fruit reveals cherry and fresh fig aromas. On the palate the wine is silky, lively, and dynamic. It displays a juicy profile with tannins of great finesse and a long finish of cherry. Best enjoyed between 2024 and 2035. Best decanted. Serve at 16-18°C.

In each vintage, Carl & Sophie Mestdagh choose a different work from a contemporary art gallery in Brussels to adorn the bottle. The label on the 2020 vintage is a painting by the Belgian artist Benoît Platéus.

93 JS | 17 JR

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Plateau du Cengle, Provence

Appellation:  IGP Méditerranée

Climate:  Cool Mediterranean

Altitude:  500m

Soils:  Marls and Clay-limestone

Varietal/Blend:  93% Syrah, 7% Viognier

Fermentation:  Syrah is 65% de-stemmed whole berries and 35% whole-cluster, supplemented whole-cluster Viognier. Fermented without added sulfites. Light pump-overs, aiming for finesse over extraction.

Ageing:  Aged 12 months in a combination of roughly half terracotta amphoras (2020 is the first Syrahdictive vintage to do so) and half 600L French oak demi-muids. Blended and rested six months further in stainless steel prior to bottling. Bottled on a fruit day, unfined and unfiltered, on May 19, 2022.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Organic. A strict plot selection. The 2020 cuvée is a combination of the "Petite Syrah" (pun intended) hillside plot, harvested September 19th, and the "Danny" plot, the domaine's oldest vines, harvested September 30th. Manual harvest at night and in the early morning using small 15kg crates to prevent premature crushing. Viognier component from a small plot of selection massale vines brought by Yves Cuilleron from vineyards in Condrieu.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases:  3000 bottles

CSPC:  886202

Andrew Stewart | Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-604-0408 | E: andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba | Edmonton + Alberta North

 T: 780-203-5284 | E: joe@vinoalvino.ca

Syrahdictive
Domaine des Masques
Domaine des Masque's "Syrahdictive" cuvée is only produced in the best vintages, adorned with a different work of art each release, and always quite limited. Produced from a strict plot selection and manual harvesting and with a different élevage and cépage each year, this wine is the apex expression of the Domaine's beloved Syrah. It represents so beautifully the plateau's unique high-altitude terroir and the climatic dynamics of each respective vintage.

In 2020, the wine is ever so elegant. The nose shows sweet spices, wild flowers, and so much garrigue. Notes of thyme, violet, and rose. As it breathes, the fruit reveals cherry and fresh fig aromas. On the palate the wine is silky, lively, and dynamic. It displays a juicy profile with tannins of great finesse and a long finish of cherry. Best enjoyed between 2024 and 2035. Best decanted. Serve at 16-18°C.

In each vintage, Carl & Sophie Mestdagh choose a different work from a contemporary art gallery in Brussels to adorn the bottle. The label on the 2020 vintage is a painting by the Belgian artist Benoît Platéus.

93 JS | 17 JR

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Plateau du Cengle, Provence

Appellation:  IGP Méditerranée

Climate:  Cool Mediterranean

Altitude:  500m

Soils:  Marls and Clay-limestone

Varietal/Blend:  93% Syrah, 7% Viognier

Fermentation:  Syrah is 65% de-stemmed whole berries and 35% whole-cluster, supplemented whole-cluster Viognier. Fermented without added sulfites. Light pump-overs, aiming for finesse over extraction.

Ageing:  Aged 12 months in a combination of roughly half terracotta amphoras (2020 is the first Syrahdictive vintage to do so) and half 600L French oak demi-muids. Blended and rested six months further in stainless steel prior to bottling. Bottled on a fruit day, unfined and unfiltered, on May 19, 2022.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Organic. A strict plot selection. The 2020 cuvée is a combination of the "Petite Syrah" (pun intended) hillside plot, harvested September 19th, and the "Danny" plot, the domaine's oldest vines, harvested September 30th. Manual harvest at night and in the early morning using small 15kg crates to prevent premature crushing. Viognier component from a small plot of selection massale vines brought by Yves Cuilleron from vineyards in Condrieu.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases:  3000 bottles

CSPC:  886202

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