Bottle of Domaine du Météore Perséides Faugères AOC Rouge 2022 Organic
France · Languedoc · Faugères

Perséides 2022

Domaine du Météore

Grenache from the schist: dark, spicy, and surprisingly fresh.

Open it when…

Long dinner Fire Friends

Tastes like

dark fruit · cocoa · Sichuan pepper · menthol

Feels like

dark, fresh, spicy

CHF 19.00
CHF 19.00
CHF 25.33/L
VAT included
75cl only

Pre-order · expected January 2027. Paid today, delivered or ready for pick-up as soon as it arrives.

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GrapesGrenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
Serve14-16
Decant1h
DrinkNow-2030

Emeric's note

A barbecue that runs late

Taste profile

The wine's soundboard.

Tall bars, big wine. Low bars, easy wine.

The story

Behind the bottle

Domaine du Météore farms organically in Faugères, on schist at around 300 metres, around a crater left by a meteorite about 10,000 years ago. Its wines are named after meteor showers.

The Perseids are the August meteor shower, the brightest of the year. Perséides is a Grenache-led red from schist.

Named after the brightest shower of the year, and it lives up to it.

— Emeric

Where it comes from

Domaine du Météore portrait

The maker

Domaine du Météore

Founded
Over 30 years ago; current owners since 2018
Hectares
25
Farming
Organic (Ecocert), in conversion to Demeter
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Languedoc map

The place

Languedoc

A vast Mediterranean sweep from Nîmes to the Spanish border, the Languedoc has gone from bulk-wine sea to France's most exciting frontier. Old Carignan and Grenache on schist and limestone give garrigue-scented reds; the coast yields zesty Picpoul de Pinet; Limoux makes sparkling wine that predates Champagne. France's largest organic vineyard area.

Climate
Mediterranean, hot, dry, windy
Altitude
Sea level–450 m
Classification
AOCs & IGPs
SoilsSchistLimestoneClayGaletsBasalt
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Best season to open it

Autumn Grilled lamb with herbs.
Winter Duck and dark sauces.

SpringSummer

Have it with

Lamb
Beef
Duck

Press play

Desert bluesTinariwen at dusk.
  1. 01 Tinariwen – Tenere Taqhim Tossam— hypnotic
  2. 02 Bombino – Akhar Zaman— warm
  3. 03 Ali Farka Touré – Diaraby— deep
Nerd mode 🔬 Soils, grapes, cellar, serving — for the truly curious

…I warned you. 😄

Terroir & craft

◆SoilsSchist, Limestone, Clay, Galets, Basalt
◆AltitudeSea level–450 m
◆GrapesGrenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
◆BlendAround 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre (confirm for 2022)
◆CellarSchist soils at 300 m
◆CellarOrganic, low yields
◆CellarHand harvest
🌿CertificationsOrganic

Serving

◆Serve at14-16
◆GlassBordeaux
◆Decant1h
◆DrinkNow-2030

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