2019 Maison Idiart ‘Les Terrasses’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Tasting Notes
Dark red color. The nose has notes of fresh red and black cherries, strawberries, and herbs. On the palate, we have notes of dark red berries, pepper, and anise. Well-ripened, not over-extracted gives this wine ripe tannins on the finish. The texture is velvety with a medium to full body.
The Vines
Single vineyard estate of a historical local grape-growing family.
Terrior
This very special terroir is made up of rocks, stone, sand, limestone, and clay soil. This, along with the “Mistral” (strong, cold, and dry southern winds) help to keep the air and the fruit clean but also help to bring a freshness to the hottest of France’s major grape growing regions.
Vinification
Concrete tanks are used, not oak barrels, in order to preserve the complexity of the aromas.
Food Pairings: Wild boar, beef, lamb, and spicy dishes.
Specs
Vintage: 2019
Varietals: Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Grenache
Origin: AOP CdP
Village: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Alcohol: 14.2%
What’s Included
3-bottles:
3x 2019 Maison Idiart ‘Les Terrasses’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Case:
12x 2019 Maison Idiart ‘Les Terrasses’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Our winemaker and founder, Nicolas Idiart, has a taste for adventure and is always up for a challenge! Excited by new projects and ways to make innovations in the industry, he maintains an artisanal approach to winemaking to produce terroir expressive wines.
Nicolas started his career in wine at the ripe age of 19. He graduated from Blanquefort, a renowned French winemaking school, and started working right away in wineries in the Loire Valley then New Zealand and Australia.
He moved to Canada on a whim and began working in wine sales there. He came back to Bordeaux and continued in sales for many years with a wine merchant for the North American market. This sales experience giving him valuable insight for the different global markets.
He finally went back to his passion for winemaking in 2014 and founded the Maison Idiart. He is always looking for a new challenge or opportunity and fearlessly approaches every new project.
“I feel lucky to be able to deliver terroir-driven wines by working with growers in sought out after IGP’s and AOP’s as well as using natural yeasts. I try to adapt my winemaking techniques to these said terroirs in order for each grape variety to fully express itself. I like to experiment, trying new techniques and pushing the limits.” -Nicolas Idiart
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Living on the EU side of the world the past six years, 2019 was considered an ideal year in Orange and CdP, so this should also lay down well for the 10-20 year marks.
Only my mom and I tasted this time. I like big bold tannic reds, mom does not like a lot of tannins. Due to my crazy schedule, this was a straight tasting, not paired with food. Also, this is a bit more abbreviated than my usual reports.
Tasting notes:
PnP:
Color - both mom and I agreed, beautiful burgundy red.
Aroma- Both also agreed (so rare ) Almost non existent, slight alcohol.
Taste- Me- Very light mouthfeel, faint cherry and light tannins
mom- Light mouthfeel, heavy tannins, couldn’t pick out any single flavor.
Vinturi:
Color- remained the same
Aroma- no difference
Taste- Me- maybe a tiny bit more cherry, but not much. Tannins smoothed out. Smooth mouthfeel.
Mom- flavors about the same, tannins much less and smoother.
Overall-
We both guessed price point of $20
We also both agreed that this would be a nice everyday wine. Not complex and would compliment most food without overpowering it. Would be good for a gathering of people with different tastes.
Thanks WD and Alice for the opportunity!
Have a great weekend!! Happy early Thanksgiving!
@KSchweitz Literal translation into English “House of Idiart ‘The Terraces’ Pope’s New Castle.” Idiart, a surname, is pronounced roughly as eye-deer-art, I think.
@Jackinga@KSchweitz That’s fine if you want to pronounce it a la americain. But you can set that thing to pronounce it in French, then my phonetic version is pretty close.
Looks like a great deal. I love wines from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, especially from Orange. In for a case based on the rattage, specs and story of the winemaker. We both started at 19 years old and both schooled in Europe.
Cheers
Scott
Happy Friday! Thank you Alice for getting the wine with plenty of time since I missed the email and had many things happening this week. We did get to it last night and saved some for a second day tasting later. So let’s get to it…
On opening thought light berry aroma with no strong alcohol smell. Deep garnet color. First taste for us definitely cherry and raspberry with light tannins. Smooth, balanced light mouth feel.
We paired with NY strips and asparagus which was a good pairing to us.
Overall, nice smooth wine by itself and would go fine with many food pairings.
We really enjoyed the wine. Would say worth the Casemates price.
Thank you everyone at Casemates so much for the opportunity!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
I’ve never had this particular winemaker’s CdP, but CdP is my favorite French wine and I’m hoping it lives up to it’s neighbors. In for a case!
/giphy everlasting-sizable-hole
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings).
2019 Maison Idiart ‘Les Terrasses’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape - $65 = 18.05%
My absolute favorite wine, and it’s a really good year. I have no room in my wine cellar, but I cannot resist. Damn you, Casemates!
/giphy ghoulish-creepy-sidewinder
@DebRVA I read this comment and thought it was my own writing! I’m also well past capacity with 3-4 cases stacked next to my wine racks, and overflow at my folks’ place a half hour away, yet I also had to order a case of this! Too good to pass by.
As luck would have it, I already have a bottle of the same vintage downstairs so I will be sharing that one tonight at Friendsgiving!
2019 Maison Idiart ‘Les Terrasses’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Tasting Notes
The Vines
Terrior
Vinification
Specs
What’s Included
3-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $540/case MSRP
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Dec 12 - Wednesday, Dec 14
2019 Maison Idiart ‘Les Terrasses’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
3 bottles for $79.99 $26.66/bottle + $2.67/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $254.99 $21.25/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
That’s a great price for a CdP! And only 14.2% alcohol? Very intriguing.
And I wonder what winery in Canada he worked at…
The renegade pope must hate Indiana.
@kookie00 The renegade Pope lived in Italy, not France
@kookie00 Indiana good to go now.
The price is about $10 off per bottle from typical online pricing for the 2019, which is rated 4.1 on Vivino. For what that is worth.
Living on the EU side of the world the past six years, 2019 was considered an ideal year in Orange and CdP, so this should also lay down well for the 10-20 year marks.
Only my mom and I tasted this time. I like big bold tannic reds, mom does not like a lot of tannins. Due to my crazy schedule, this was a straight tasting, not paired with food. Also, this is a bit more abbreviated than my usual reports.
Tasting notes:
PnP:
Color - both mom and I agreed, beautiful burgundy red.
Aroma- Both also agreed (so rare
) Almost non existent, slight alcohol.
Taste- Me- Very light mouthfeel, faint cherry and light tannins
mom- Light mouthfeel, heavy tannins, couldn’t pick out any single flavor.
Vinturi:
Color- remained the same
Aroma- no difference
Taste- Me- maybe a tiny bit more cherry, but not much. Tannins smoothed out. Smooth mouthfeel.
Mom- flavors about the same, tannins much less and smoother.
Overall-
We both guessed price point of $20
We also both agreed that this would be a nice everyday wine. Not complex and would compliment most food without overpowering it. Would be good for a gathering of people with different tastes.
Thanks WD and Alice for the opportunity!
Have a great weekend!! Happy early Thanksgiving!
My favorite wine next to Duet and I cant order it! Uggghhhh! Damn you Pennsylvania!
@KSchweitz how close to MD are you?
@KSchweitz Pennsylvania good to go now.
@WCCWineGirl I ordered thank you!!
@bunnymasseuse im in the poconos!
Humor :In case you cant pronounce it, heres a link to teach you:
@KSchweitz Literal translation into English “House of Idiart ‘The Terraces’ Pope’s New Castle.” Idiart, a surname, is pronounced roughly as eye-deer-art, I think.
@Jackinga @KSchweitz I would say it like E-D-R (that’s my eye-deer of how to say it!)
@InFrom @KSchweitz Here’s the link I found when I looked up how to pronounce the name. How to pronounce Idiart
YMMV
@Jackinga @KSchweitz That’s fine if you want to pronounce it a la americain. But you can set that thing to pronounce it in French, then my phonetic version is pretty close.
Looks like a great deal. I love wines from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, especially from Orange. In for a case based on the rattage, specs and story of the winemaker. We both started at 19 years old and both schooled in Europe.
Cheers
Scott
Happy Friday! Thank you Alice for getting the wine with plenty of time since I missed the email and had many things happening this week. We did get to it last night and saved some for a second day tasting later. So let’s get to it…
On opening thought light berry aroma with no strong alcohol smell. Deep garnet color. First taste for us definitely cherry and raspberry with light tannins. Smooth, balanced light mouth feel.
We paired with NY strips and asparagus which was a good pairing to us.
Overall, nice smooth wine by itself and would go fine with many food pairings.
We really enjoyed the wine. Would say worth the Casemates price.
Thank you everyone at Casemates so much for the opportunity!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
I’ve never had this particular winemaker’s CdP, but CdP is my favorite French wine and I’m hoping it lives up to it’s neighbors. In for a case!
/giphy everlasting-sizable-hole
Anyone in Denver want to split? @COBrent?
@knlprez Hey - sure - I’ll split, however-many (up to 6), depending on how many others want to join. Thanks!
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings).
2019 Maison Idiart ‘Les Terrasses’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape - $65 = 18.05%
My absolute favorite wine, and it’s a really good year. I have no room in my wine cellar, but I cannot resist. Damn you, Casemates!
/giphy ghoulish-creepy-sidewinder
@DebRVA I read this comment and thought it was my own writing! I’m also well past capacity with 3-4 cases stacked next to my wine racks, and overflow at my folks’ place a half hour away, yet I also had to order a case of this! Too good to pass by.
As luck would have it, I already have a bottle of the same vintage downstairs so I will be sharing that one tonight at Friendsgiving!
@zobx We won’t regret it! Some CDP are better than others, but I’ve never had a bottle of pape I didn’t like. Cheers!
Dallas — anyone want to split a case?