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 A FEW TASTING NOTES & REVIEWS
Robert Parker
 
- Wine Advocate
“This estate aims to rival the great Negly for making the top wines in Languedoc”
David Schildknecht - Wine Advocate
 “New Neighbors to La Grange des Pères and Daumas Gassac - Be on the lookout for thesewines.”
Gary Vaynerchuk - Wine Library
 'The flagship wine from this new venture is easily going to be the next great global cult wine.Think Clos Erasmus or Masseto; that's the level of quality that this wine brings! Dense, rich andexplosive, with layer after layer of flavor and complexity. Ripe, but never over-the-top, thisstunning effort should easily last 25 to 30 years. “
Kyle Meyer - TheWineryChannel.tv
 “One of the most exciting wine discoveries I’ve seen from southern France in quite some time.”
Andrew Jefford -www.andrewjefford.com
 “So with the samples delivered to the homes of those who write about wine. All deserve a taste,most a note, but I’ve never come across one that rearranged my inner pantheon in the way thattruly great wine can. Never, that is, until a few weeks ago. Then it was that a relativelyramshackle package of boxes arrived from the Languedoc containing 11 bottles and a text.”“Terrasses du Larzac is a mineral playground with an least five internal terroirs. After my trip, Iknow a little more than I did, but it’s wonderfully complex and there are lots more to learn. MasJullien, Grange des Pères and Mas de Daumas Gassac have been variously responsible for mostof the reputation of the area so far, but thereare others on the way up, most notably La Pèira enDamaisèla (which, like Mas Jullien, lies near Jonquières)...I try to avoid the kind of machosuperlatives which can devalue the currency of wine criticism, but the efforts which the team atLa Pèira have made with the 2005, 2006 and 2007 vintages really did “blow me away.”
Simon Field MW, Berrys Bros. & Rudd Rhône Buyer 
“I have, for several years, been privileged to taste alongside Andrew Jefford on the Decanter Wine Awards Languedoc panel. Andrew’s knowledge of the region and his beautiful descriptionsof the wines are without equal. It was therefore hugely exciting when he introduced me to LaPèira, with the unequivocal assurance that this was probably the most exciting new property thathe has ever come across in this region.Tasting the wines, it was easy to see why; every single wine is an absolute stunner; from themagisterial complexity of the white, Deusyls, through to the three reds which pretty much cover the spectrum of expectation from a great red wine; Les Obriers is fruity yet dense, Las Flors isrich yet magnificently intricate and La Pèira en Damaisèla is a terrific vin de garde, worthy of extended cellaring.One may not be able to ascent the poetic Olympus of Jeffordian description, but one is certainly fully in agreement with his opinion and completely bowled over by thequality of the wines. Located close to the iconic Mas De Daumas Gassac and la Grange desPeres, this property seems destined, at the very least, to share their very fine reputation.”
 
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LA PEIRA EN DAMAISELA 2006Andrew Jefford – The World of Fine Wine
“It’s sumptuous and intricate, built on a core of great Mourvèdre, Grenache and Syrah. It has thelowest yields of all. It’s even more mouth entrancingly concentrated that Las Flors but with amore ethereal, perfumed style. “
Simon Field MW, Rhône Buyer - Berry Bros Rudd
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Other Varieties, Ready, but will keep, 14.5% alc.“The senior wine for the Pèira Domaine has been picked at extraordinarily low yields of 7.5 hl/hain 2006 and is, unsurprisingly extremely concentrated. Cassis, black cherry even macerated prune, then undergrowth, spice and black pepper; the wine is young of course yet already boastsan ethereal elegance that seems to be the Domaine’s Calling Card, this in spite of the richness of the wine. To achieve such a thing is an achievement indeed, and puts this wine at or near to thetop of the great wines of the Languedoc. “
 
LAS FLORS 2006Andrew Jefford - Except from “One Bottle” The World of Fine Wine Magazine Issue 21
“Las Flors de la Pèira is a GSM (Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre) aged in smaller new barrels withlees (there is no racking of any of the wines “unless strictly necessary”). It’s a kind of liqueur of the garrigue...I’m torn between the 2006 Las Flors and the 2007 La Pèira.Let’s take the former, even though I’ve given both the 2006 and 2007 Pèira slightly higher  prebottling scores because I have such a soft spot for grumpy old Mourvèdre. Aromatically, the bottle will need stowing for a while. There are creamy black-fruit characters but just a touch of reduction (thanks, no doubt, to the grumpy one). Comparison with the 2005 shows how this willslowly blossom into something teasingly complex, with all manner of warm-evening nuances.One sip of the 2006 and you realize that those black fruits have untrammeled purity and depth.The sip’s a dive. Not only that, but the dream of the Languedoc—wine that, although busy withfruit, still succeeds in gathering scents of the hills into itself, like shadows into night—is brilliantly realized here. All of these wines have substance, but this more than most. There’s freshacidity, too, unpinning that fruit with appropriate discretion. The result is a balanced, thrilling,vivacious, deep, creamy, and perfumed red wine, but one pregnant with a sense of origin as feware. It’s shot to the center of my Languedoc orbit”.
Kyle Meyer – Wine Exchange & Winerychannel.tv
”40% Syrah 40% Grenache 20% Mourvèdre Classic Rhone blend. Now we're taking about theSouthern Rhone...Châteauneuf-du-Pape...The Syrah though really pops. There's smoked meats, pepper, bacon and blueberry. Showing more Northern Rhone-ie today. They’re probably losingmoney at forty bucks a bottle from what it costs them to produce this wine. What I love aboutthese wines is that they are rich, their powerful, but they hold a lot in reserve, so your kindathinking about what you’re going to get later, not necessarily the here and now, but where thiswine going, and I love that, it’s fascinating to me (I’m a wine geek and that’s why we do this) butthat’s not to say you couldn’t drink them now. Because with a nice plate of stew, beany stew,meat, leg of lamb, that sort of thing, this wine would just sing. One of the most exciting winediscoveries I’ve seen from southern France in quite some time.”
Simon Field MW, Rhône Buyer - Berry Bros Rudd
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Other Varieties, Ready, but will keep, 14.5% alc.“Made from 40% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre (therefore known as an SGM), LaFlors is aged in small barrels, having , once again been selected from low yielding fruit. Dark fruits almost rarefied into a liqueur, undergrowth and even hints of tar and roses; plenty of 
 
 personality in other words; the palate has concentration and depth, elegant all the way to itssweetly perfumed finish.”
OBRIERS 2006Robert Parker - Wine Advocate/ 93 Points
“Although this blend of 65% Cinsault and 35% Carignan is not from the Rhone Valley, since mycolleague, David Schildknecht, has not had an opportunity to taste it, it’s included here. Thisestate aims to rival the great Negly for making the top wines in Languedoc, and this 2006 is their introductory offering. Falling somewhere between a great Cote Rôtie and a top-notch Hermitage,it boasts a dense purple color along with a super-ripe nose of blackberries, cassis, charcoal, woodsmoke, and spice. Beautifully textured, full-bodied, and opulent, it is a stunning example of whatcan be accomplished in this backwater appellation. Drink it over the next 5-7 years.”
Simon Field MW, Rhône Buyer - Berry Bros Rudd
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Other Varieties, Ready, but will keep, 14.5% alc.“Highly respected consultant oenologist Claude Gros has really struck gold with Les Obriers dela Pèira. His secret is fairly straightforward and centres on traditional winemaking withindigenous varietals (both Carignan and Cinsault pre-date Grenache in the area). The wine isincredibly complex, with aromas of tar, roses and spicy fruit; the palate is opulent and beautifullytextured, a good match, perhaps, for beef stroganoff or meat-balls!”
Chris Cree MW- 56 Degree Wines, October 31, 2008
“A deeply fruited and unique blend of 65% Cinsault and 35% Carignan, this wine representssome of the best juice I’ve ever tasted from the Languedoc. Sweet mixed berries, hints of clovesand cassis with a freshness and verve that make this wine so easy to love. The fine balance andlingering floral note that caresses the palate after the wine dissipates is really striking.”
Kyle Meyer - Winery Channel TV
|65% Percent Cinsault, 35 % Carignan. From some of the oldest vines on the property. Hint of meat, pepper. Almost some Syrah characters coming out on this wine. Northern Rhone-ish. Thishas some deep simmering kind of blueberry curranty kind of fruit. There's a tangy aspect youcould really hang your hat on. A little whiff of pepper and some spices. Very complex. It's a wineyou don't want to swallow right away. 0D Is it as friendly as a Napa Valley Cabernet that washarvested at 18 percent alcohol? No. It's a little more reserved than that. But in the best way.
DEUSYLS 2006Gary Vaynerchuk -Wine Library
 “This brilliant white has more in common with top notch white Hermitage than anything else.Viscous, oily, rich and dense (almost tannic like a red), with waxy fruit flavors and jam packedwith fresh honey. This should age nicely for 10 to 15 years.”
Ronnie Sanders - Vine Street Imports
“Golden yellow color. Very fresh nose, almost waxey. Pretty young wine that I think needs sometime to develop. Lots of apple, pineapple, peach and white flowers. Looks like a younghermitage. Very good wine.“
Andrew Jefford - The World of Fine Wine“
A succulent, glycerous, gently scented Viognier/Roussanne blend”
Simon Field MW, Rhône Buyer - Berry Bros Rudd
Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, White, White Rhône Blend, Ready, but will keep, 14.5% alc.“An absolute stunner! Only a few cases of white remained by the time we had taken AndrewJefford’s advice, and tasted the range from Pèira. Made from 65% Viognier and 35% Roussanne,yielding a mean 17-18 hl/ha, this is one of the best white wines I have tasted from the Midi. Ithas texture, warmth and viscosity, a nose that evokes fennel, spring flowers, lemon, crushed
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