This 3.5 hectare vineyard, located in the famous "Quartier de la Chartreuse de Villeneuve-les-Avignon", has been owned by the Formula 1 race car driver Jean Alesi since 1995. It is managed by Chateau de Segriès.
This wine is a blend of 33% Grenache, 33% Syrah, and 33% Mourvedre sourced from 40-year-old vines. It was fermented in concrete vats then aged for nine months in 5% new oak barrels. The wine is a very grapey color in the glass. There is a light nose of tightly packed black fruit, dried herbs, pepper, and licorice. In the mouth there are tight-grained blue fruit, fine, powerful tannins, and a little strawberry flavor breaking loose. With air the wine reveals pencil and pepper flavors along with the structure for aging.
Delicious with roast meat, grilled vegetables, strong cheese and chocolate desserts.
"In this wine, smoky veins of clove and charred vanilla bean accent black-cherry preserves and plum compote. A blend of equal parts Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre fermented in concrete vats and matured just nine months in 5% new oak, it maintains a keen balance between hedonistic black fruit and charry spice tones. Opulent in mouthfeel and baby soft in tannins, it's an immediately approachable wine that should hold through 2025. - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA"
- Wine Enthusiast (October 2021), 90 pts
Owner Henri de Lanzac (cousin of the Delorme family of Domaine de la Mordorée) purchased Chateau de Segries in 1994 from Count Henri de Regis, the founder of the Lirac ...
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"What was previously known as the Clos Hermitage cuvée, the 2015 Côtes du Rhône Clos Jean Alesi is one-third each of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre that spent nine months in mostly once-used barrels (5% in new oak). It has a deep, graphite, mineral, and black-fruited profile, with subtle oak, medium to full body, and terrific purity. It’s relatively structured and will benefit from another year in bottle, but it’s a beautiful Côtes du Rhône that should see its 10th birthday in fine form."
"Loaded with sweet oak, the 2015 Cotes du Rhone is a full-bodied sexpot, oozing with vanilla, cedar and baking spice. This is plush and velvety on the palate, hugely attractive in its obvious charms, finishing long, layered and rich. I suppose one could quibble with the style, but I found it delicious for drinking over the next 5 years or so. The wine is made at Château Ségriès in Lirac. - Joe Czerwinski"
