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2025 Advent Calendar – Day 2: Domaine de l'Aigle – Pinot Noir 2023
Advent Calendar · Day 2
A journey through the Languedoc in 24 wines. On our sun-drenched land in the south of France, we cultivate excellence, sustainability and a passion for wine to share the Mediterranean art de vivre in every bottle.

Domaine de l'Aigle – Pinot Noir 2023
Haute Vallée de l'Aude IGP
100 ml tasting experience
From the estate’s finest plots, this Pinot Noir expresses all the finesse and high-altitude character of the Haute Vallée de l'Aude. Aromatic depth, a silky texture and a graceful finish define a precise, elegant wine.
Terroir
- Location
- Upper Aude Valley – Limoux, France
- Climate
- Temperate oceanic climate with a strong high-altitude influence
- Soils
- Clay-limestone soils and marl, ideal for Pinot Noir
Tasting notes
Colour
Deep ruby colour with subtle violet highlights
Nose
Aromas of black cherry, wild strawberry, gentle liquorice and notes of undergrowth
Palate
Silky palate, fine tannins, delicate texture and a long finish with red fruit and spicy notes
Technical information
- Grape varieties
- Pinot Noir
- Cultivation
- Organic and biodynamic farming
- Yield
- ≈ 35 hl/ha
- Planting density
- 6,000 vines/ha
- Alcohol
- 14% vol
- Serving
- Serve between 14 and 16 °C
- Ageing potential
- 5 to 7 years
Winemaking
- Hand-harvested in small crates
- Rigorous sorting in the vineyard
- Fully destemmed
- Cold maceration before fermentation
- Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats
- Partially aged in French oak barrels for 9 months
Food and wine pairings
Roast duck breast
texture + intensity
Mushroom risotto
umami + finesse
Mature Brie
creaminess + balance
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