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Maison Tardieu-Laurent Les Becs Fins Rouge 2025
Maison Tardieu-Laurent Les Becs Fins Rouge 2025 is a 50% Grenache and 50% Syrah blend from vineyards with rounded pebble soils in Lirac et Synargues, Roaix, Visan and Plan de Dieu. 100% destemmed and aged for 10 months in concrete tanks, it presents a lush, pure-fruit style with no artifice. The vines are 60 years old for Grenache and 30 years for Syrah.
Description
The vintage
Understanding and succeeding this vintage required, indeed, presence in the Vineyard, careful work, a certain patience, and even, clearly, a genuine expertise…
Despite being described as “Great” by some Vignerons, its considerable heterogeneity, depending on the sectors, requires us to take a certain measure…
Shaped by very finkle spring weather conditions, this very demanding and singular vintage will remain engraved in winegrowers memories.
Cryptogamic pressure during the vegetative cycle was such that even the most hardened Vignerons were not necessarily rewarded for their painstaking, even relentless work in their vineyards.
Damages on leaves and bunches vary… but Grenache yields are historically low, mainly due to the mildiou and the resulting severe sorting. Fortunately, the non-deleterious summer heat, combined with the “King Mistral”, enabled us to approach the harvest in slightly more serene conditions.
Thermal amplitudes in September were well marked and appreciated. However, phenolic ripeness were slow and not always achieved. Unfortunately, too many wines show a certain tannin and phenolic unbalance. Only patient Vigneron with “healthy” vineyards, willing to harvest late and sort, were able to pick grapes of highest quality. Successful wines will be rare this year!
Terroir
Big rounded pebbles from Lirac et Synar-gues, Roaix, Visan, Plan de Dieu
Type of soil
Round pebbles.
Ageing
Ageing 10 months in concrete tanks.
Winemaking
100% destemmed
Varietals
Grenache 50%, Syrah 50%
14,5% % VOL.
Bottling: Without fining and filtration.
Technical Data
Age of vines: Grenache: 60 years, Syrah: 30 years years old
Serving
14°C
Tasting
Very detached Style, no artifice. Lush Cuvée with a pure fruit…
Additional information
| Points | 90+ Points Decanter, 90+ Points Jeb Dunnuck |
|---|---|
| Terroir | Big rounded pebbles from Lirac et Synar-gues, Roaix, Visan, Plan de Dieu |
| Type of soil | Round pebbles. |
| Ageing | Ageing 10 months in concrete tanks. |
| Winemaking | 100% destemmed |
| Varietals | Grenache 50%, Syrah 50% |
| Age of vines | Grenache: 60 years, Syrah: 30 years years old |
| Serving | 14°C |
Founded in 1996 by Michel Tardieu in Lourmarin, Provence, Maison Tardieu-Laurent has built its identity around a deep passion for wine, terroir, and the people behind each vintage. Specializing in the Rhône Valley, the family-run house carefully selects exceptional vineyard parcels and high-quality grapes, combining meticulous winemaking with thoughtful aging to express the distinctive character of each appellation. Today, Michel and his children, Bastien and Camille, continue this family tradition, crafting wines that reflect the richness, complexity, and individuality of the Rhône Valley’s finest terroirs.
