Anne Gros et Jean Paul Tollot Minervois Les Combettes 2019
Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot Les Combettes 2019 is a red wine from Languedoc, produced by Domaine Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot under the Minervois appellation. This cuvée blends Carignan, Grenache, and Syrah, three Mediterranean grape varieties that shape the identity of this 2019 red.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Languedoc
- Appellation
- Minervois
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot
- Cuvée
- Les Combettes
- Millésime
- 2019
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Carignan, Grenache, Syrah
Domaine Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot
The Anne Gros and Jean-Paul Tollot estate is situated in the hamlet of Cazelles, in the commune of Aigues-Vives, in the Minervois. It is run by Anne Gros, a Burgundian winemaker originally from Vosne-Romanée, and Jean-Paul Tollot, also a winemaker from Burgundy. The vineyard produces wines from the Minervois, Minervois Cazelles and Côtes du Brian PGI appellations, amongst others, on the high-altitude limestone terroirs of the Causse.
- Owner
- Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot
- Maître de chais
- Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot
Histoire du domaine
Anne Gros and Jean-Paul Tollot, both Burgundian winegrowers, launched their Languedoc project in Cazelles in 2007. The estate was established on plots situated on the border between the Minervois and the Saint-Chinian region, on clay-limestone and sandstone soils. A winery was built to enable the reception of the harvest, winemaking and ageing to take place on site. The estate’s first vintage was 2008. The vines are situated in the Causse region, a high-altitude area of the Minervois characterised by generally later ripening. Anne Gros and Jean-Paul Tollot remain the owners of the estate and oversee the winemaking process themselves. The grapes are harvested by hand and vinification takes place mainly in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats, with a vatting period of twelve to fifteen days.
Les Combettes
Les Combettes is a red IGP Côtes du Brian cuvée made exclusively from Marselan. The estate indicates a fine clay-limestone terroir, manual harvesting, total destemming following a Burgundian approach, and full barrel aging.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2014
- Style of the cuvée
- Deep, concentrated, and structured red wine, generally marked by black fruits, spices, cocoa, and smoky nuances, with ripe tannins and aging potential.
- Position within the range
- Single-varietal Marselan cuvée in IGP Côtes du Brian, distinct from the estate's blends and Minervois.
Histoire de la cuvée
The 2014 vintage is the first documented bottling found. The estate presents Les Combettes as its premier expression of Marselan, a grape variety resulting from the cross between Cabernet-Sauvignon and Grenache.
