Saint-Chinian Château Etienne La Dournie 1991
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Saint-Chinian Château Etienne La Dournie 1991
The 1991 Saint-Chinian from Château Etienne La Dournie originates from the Languedoc region in southern France. For over a century, the estate has cultivated its vineyards on the clay and limestone soils located on the outskirts of Saint-Chinian.
Saint-Chinian is a distinguished AOC situated northwest of Béziers in the Hérault department, nestled between Faugères and Minervois. The area, which gained its AOC status in 1982, spans approximately 3,300 hectares of vineyards. It benefits from a distinct Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers, mild winters, and over 300 days of sunshine annually, moderated by the surrounding mountains to the north. The southern part of the appellation, where clay and limestone soils prevail, is known for producing terroir-driven wines. Languedoc itself is France's largest wine region, stretching along the Mediterranean coast from the Rhône Valley to the Catalan border, and is recognized as a quality-oriented core of French winemaking.
At Château Etienne La Dournie, the winemaking process follows traditional methods. The wine is carefully vinified and subsequently aged in wooden barrels, reflecting the classic practices of the estate.
The history of the wine
Below, you can delve into the history of this wine — its producer, grape, area, and region.
Languedoc
Languedoc lies along the Mediterranean coast in southern France from the Rhône Valley in the east to the Catalan border in the south and, together with Roussillon, forms France's largest wine region. The area contains 23 official AOCs, including Languedoc AOC, Corbières, Minervois, Saint-Chinian, Faugères, Picpoul de Pinet, as well as Limoux and Blanquette de Limoux for sparkling wines.
The climate is distinctly Mediterranean with warm dry summers, mild winters and over 300 days of sunshine a year, and the soils range from limestone and clay to slate, granite and gravel. The red wines are made predominantly from Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre and Cinsault, while the whites are dominated by Picpoul, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne, Vermentino and Viognier. The style of the reds is typically spicy and full-bodied with ripe dark berries, garrigue herbs, liquorice, pepper and soft tannins, while the whites have citrus, peach, herbs and a saline minerality. The area is known as home to about a third of France's total wine production and holds the country's largest concentration of organic vineyards.
When this wine was made, the world looked very different. Here are some of the stories that unfolded while this bottle quietly aged in its cellar.
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Storage
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Opening
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