Anne Gros et Jean Paul Tollot Minervois Les Fontanilles 2019
The 2019 Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot Les Fontanilles is a red wine from the Minervois appellation, crafted in the Languedoc by Domaine Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot. This cuvée blends Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, and Syrah. Originating from the Les Fontanilles lieu-dit, it comes from small north- and west-facing plots on a sandstone, marl, and limestone terroir. The harvest is manual, followed by total destemming; aging is shared between barrels and stainless steel tanks.
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 Fontanilles
- Millésime
- 2019
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Carignan, Cinsault, 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 Fontanilles
Les Fontanilles is a red Minervois cuvée crafted from small enclosed plots in the eponymous lieu-dit, on soils dominated by sandstone from Assignan. It blends Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault, and Grenache, vinified after total destemming. Its aging combines oak barrels and stainless steel vats.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name comes from the lieu-dit "Les Fontanilles", from which the grapes originate.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2008
- Style of the cuvée
- A vibrant and structured red wine combining dark fruit maturity, freshness, energy, and firm tannins, with an aging process designed to balance distinction and fruit expression.
- Position within the range
- A parcel-blended Minervois cuvee, historically positioned as an intermediate wine in the estate's range.
Histoire de la cuvée
Produced since the estate's first vintage in 2008, this cuvee is the result of separately vinifying the plots and grape varieties, which are then blended based on their complementary expressions.
