Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot Combettes Cotes Du Brian Marselan 2020

Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot Combettes Cotes Du Brian Marselan 2020

The Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot "Les Combettes" 2020 is a dense, single-varietal red from the IGP Côtes du Brian in the Languedoc, produced entirely from Marselan—a 1961 crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. This vintage presents a highly concentrated profile driven by dark fruit aromatics like cassis and blackberry, layered with smoky, spicy, and distinct leather notes. On the palate, it is tightly wound, showing firm extraction, slight oak dominance in its youth, and the robust tannins characteristic of the small-berried Marselan grape. Sourced from limestone and clay-marl soils bordering the Minervois, the wine relies on the area's sharp diurnal temperature shifts to maintain acidity, resulting in a heavily structured profile that requires decanting or further cellar time to fully integrate its oak influence.