WINE AGENCY
Chante Cigale
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Established in 1874, Domaine Chante Cigale has been run by the Favier family for five generations. The estate’s vineyards is covering 40 hectares on the celebrated appellation of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Alexandre Favier produces a great range of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines, from the elegant Domaine cuvée to the amazing "Extrait" made from 100 year-old vines, and a fun and fresh Bistro-style vin de France named "Cicada".
Châteauneuf du Pape Red
Terroir: Galets roulés (lieu-dit: Tresquoy, Cabrières) Sablonneux (lieu-dit: Bois Dauphins) and sandy (lieu-dit: Palestor, la Roquette, Pied Long, Pignan)
Vine age: 60 years
Varietals: Grenache 65% Syrah 20% Mourvèdre 10% Cinsault 5%
Vinification: Hand-picking and sorting, 21 to 24 days maceration.
Maturation : 70% tanks, 30% in Burgundy barrels and foudres. Tasting: Lively nose of fruits and spices, full-bodied with red and black fruits, fine and elegant.
THE WINE SPECTATOR 91/100
"This sports a lightly smoky frame, with notes of tobacco and bittersweet cocoa around a core of lightly mulled cherry, plum and blackberry fruit. The structure is silky and refined, letting the finish play out nicely. Best from 2018 through 2028. 5,000 cases made." (Oct 31, 2017)
Jeb Dunnuck 92-94
Vinous - Josh Raynolds 91-93
Wine Spectator 91
Châteauneuf du Pape Red
"Vieilles Vignes"
Terroir : Stony plateau of Cabrières, Sandy soil of Bois Dauphins, galets roulés of Arnesque
Vine age: 80 to 100 years
Varietals : 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre.
Vinification: Hand-picking and sorting, 3 weeks maceration.
Maturation: 12 months 600 L french oak (grenache, mourvedre) and Burgundy barrels (syrah)
Ageing: 6 month in foudre or cement tank
Tasting: Beautiful Grenache, baked strawberries and black fruits. Silky texture, intense and balanced, very fine tannin texture.
Jeb Dunnuck THE WINE ADVOCATE 92-94
"Another beauty is the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes, which checks in as 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre that was partially destemmed and aged in older barrels and demi- muids. Full-bodied, layered, concentrated and sweetly fruited, with fabulous notes of black raspberries, garrigue, cassis, licorice and toasted spice, it’s much more classic in style than the Extrait and should be a gem in the vintage." (Oct 2016)
Wine Advocate 92-94
Wine Spectator 93
Vinous - Josh Raynolds 92-94
Châteauneuf du Pape Red
"Extrait"
Terroir: Galets roulés (lieu-dit : Le Calada)
Vine age: 100 years
Varietals: Mourvèdre 80% Grenache 20%
Vinification: Whole cluster fermentation
Macerated 3 weeks in a pyramid cement tank
Maturation: demi muid (600 L french oak)
Tasting: deep red, black fruits and liquorice
Full bodied, intense and concentrate, complex and fine
Jeb Dunnuck THE WINE ADVOCATE 92-94
"The smallest production cuvée is the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Extrait, and there’s just 900 bottles of this beauty. An uncommon blend of 70% Mourvèdre and 30% Grenache, aged in demi-muids and older barrels, its deep ruby color is followed by rich, concentrated and ripe aromas and flavors of blackcurrants, toasted spice, licorice and roasted herbs. This big, mouth-filling and structured 2015 will need to be forgotten for 3-4 years and will have two decades of overall longevity. " (Oct 2016)
Wine Cellar Insider 96
Vinous - Josh Raynolds 91-93
The Wine Advocate 92-94
CICADA
Terroir: Clay & Limestone
Varietals: 80 % Grenache, 20% Carignan
Vine age: 30 ans
Vinification: 1 week gentle maceration with pumping-over
Maturation: Cement tanks on fine lies
Tasting: Red fruits, raspberries, typical of a young Grenache wine. Aromatic and fresh with soft tannins. Round and delicious wine.
CICADA blanc
Terroir: Clay & Limestone
Varietals: 30 % Grenache, 30% Picpoul, 30% Viognier
Vine age: 30 ans
Tasting: Citrus, white flowers. Aromatic and crispy white wine.