La Tire 2022 - Jeff Carrel - Fitou AOC - 14.5%

Pairing: A convivial wine, perfect for enjoying a meal with friends, pairing well with red meat, game, and cheese.

Taste: Aromas of red fruits and spices. On the palate, it features intense notes of blueberries, blackberries, pepper, and liquid violets typical of the garrigue, accompanied by fine tannins and a crisp acidity. This wine offers a lovely freshness and vibrant tension.

Grapes: 60% Carignan, 40% Syrah.

Serving Temperature: 16–18°C (61–64°F).

Alcohol Volume: 14.5%.

Awards:

91/100 James Suckling.

89-92/100 Jeb Dunnuck.

Gold Medal at the Challenge Millésime Bio 2024.

Gold Medal at the International Competition of Lyon 2024.

Gold Medal at the International Wine & Spirits Awards.

Gold Medal at the Catavinum World Wine & Spirits.

90/100 Andreas Larsson.

The Estate and the Vineyard

Within a wide range of renowned wines, the Carrel estate has managed to establish itself with great ease.

What does the name Jeff Carrel represent ? It encompasses a broad selection of wines, some of which are organic and others sourced from various estates, not to mention the Jeff Carrel brand itself. The Maison Carrel serves as a cellar for aging and refining, while the Cuvier Carrel specializes in wines from organic farming. The Domaine d'Ansignan, nestled under the Canigou, the sacred mountain of the Catalans, is a vineyard made up of old vines located in the Pyrénées Orientales.

Jeff Carrel primarily operates in Languedoc-Roussillon, but also in Bordeaux, Beaujolais, and Burgundy. He crafts a collection of unique wines, each with a distinctive label and at affordable prices: wines that are simple but not simplistic, as he likes to emphasize. Each wine has its own universe and story. Jeff Carrel produces wines with a strong identity, rooted in social and environmental values while mastering agricultural and oenological practices. His wines embody a rich human story filled with encounters, cultures, grape varieties, and climates, with the sole ambition of being sincere.

In Occitanie, Jeff Carrel and Sébastien Calduch discovered their treasure by settling in Ansignan, where they breathed new life into the vineyards and remote villages of the Pyrénées Orientales, while enhancing this precious heritage.

Their approach goes beyond preservation: they create unique wines with surprising names that appeal to enthusiasts. The Carrel estate is also appreciated for offering a diverse range of wines at excellent quality-to-price ratios.

Whether red, white, or rosé, the wines of Jeff Carrel are designed for moments of enjoyment, often at accessible prices, and are intended to appeal to a broad audience.