>OWNER : CALVET-THUNEVIN

AREA : 2 Ha

AVERAGE PRODUCTION : 2500

GRAPE VARIETIES : 100% Grenache Noir

WINE-MAKING PROCESS :
Sols : 70% schistes, 30% argilo-calcaire
Age moyen des vignes : 80/100 ans

CULTIVATION : barrique neuve 300 et 600 litres pendant 18 mois

TASTING POINTS
Séduit par la qualité des terroirs de cette région de France, Jean-Luc Thunevin décide de s'associer avec Jean-Roger Calvet et rachète en 2000 quelques hectares de vignes, située sur les magnifiques terroirs de schistes noirs de Maury. La Cuvée Les Trois Marie a été créée en 2004 à partir de très vieilles vignes de Grenache 80 à 100 ans.

GENERAL IMPRESSIONS :
2004 Calvet-Theunevin Cotes du Roussillon Villages les

Wine Advocate 173 Oct 2007
David Schildknecht Note 94/100

No reservations accompanied my wide-eyed first acquaintance with the 2004 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Les Trois Maries, a wine based primarily on a single plot of 80-100 year old Grenache whose fruit easily stood up to its 18 months in new barriques. Black fruit preserves are mingled on the nose with amazingly intense, high-toned distilled herbal and floral essences. A silken, thickly-rich yet in comparison with the “Hugo” cuvee refreshingly fluid palate is underlain by rich toasted nut, bitter chocolate, and cocoa powder. There is a honeyed aspect to go along with the fruit confiture, almost like a cross between port and botrytis wine, along with persistent esters, liqueur-like as well as sweetly floral overtones. To call the finish “clinging” or “palate-staining” is an understatement. I’m not sure what you would eat with this, but given its price as well as its attention-grabbing personality, the best bet – at least for now – would be a solo appearance. Who knows what 7-10 years might bring. (I hope to find out!)