Château Clos Systey 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Clos Systey 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose is fruity, marked by darkness, a side of infusion, black tea and spices. It would benefit from being decanted because it is currently quite tight. There are notes of black cherry, morello cherry, fairly ripe blackcurrant, as well as a touch of infusion, black tea, with a hint of zan and black pepper….

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Mas Amiel – Natural Grenache 2022 – IGP Côtes Catalanes

Mas Amiel – Natural Grenache 2022 – IGP Côtes Catalanes

Beautiful, fruity, fresh and pure nose that offers a discreet powdery side (in the background). It reveals notes of fresh cherry and crunchy redcurrants associated with touches of ripe mandarin, a hint of zest, racy soil/terroir as well as a discreet hint of zan and a subtle hint of almost crushed blackcurrant. The palate is…

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Mas Amiel – Alt 433M 2023 – AOC Maury Sec

Mas Amiel – Alt 433M 2023 – AOC Maury Sec

Beautiful fresh, tracing and chiseled nose. It reveals notes of wild blackberry and small blue fruits associated with a hint of concentrated grenadine as well as a subtle hint of blood orange, iodine, liquorice stick and dried red cherry. The palate is beautifully fresh, beautifully fruity, well-balanced and offers precision, tension, suppleness and silkiness. On…

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Mas Amiel – Vol de Nuit 2023 – IGP Côtes Catalanes

Mas Amiel – Vol de Nuit 2023 – IGP Côtes Catalanes

The nose is elegant, aromatic, complex and offers a nice breadth of the palette. We find notes of pulpy cherry, rose and small notes of blood orange associated with touches of rose, flowers as well as fine hints of aromatic herbs, fresh liquorice, a hint of schist and a very discreet hint of bergamot. The…

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Mas Amiel – Oiseaux Rares 2022 – AOC Maury Sec

Mas Amiel – Oiseaux Rares 2022 – AOC Maury Sec

Beautiful and racy nose that offers a good definition as well as a lovely finesse and complexity in its deepness. It reveals notes of candy cherry, quite ripe raspberry and small notes of ripe/fresh blackcurrant associated with touches of schist, liquorice stick as well as a subtle hint of red pepper and blue plum. The…

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Cerres 2023 – Haut-Médoc

Cerres 2023 – Haut-Médoc

A lovely fruity, fresh nose, which offers concentration of fruit, a lovely sparkle. It expresses notes of bright cherry, pulpy/bright blackberry and small notes of crushed cassis, as well as hints of cornflower, gravel, concentrated red berries, a subtle hint of almost aromatic herbs/fresh thyme in the background. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness,…

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Terra Solis Intuition 2023 – Ventoux

Terra Solis Intuition 2023 – Ventoux

(biodynamic, Grenache, Syrah) The wine has a ruby color, of medium intensity, with slight purplish reflections. The nose offers a warm side of macerated and candied fruits (cherry in kirsch, a touch of prunes, cherry jam), fresh fruits (morello cherry, black plum, wild strawberry), a refreshing herbaceous side (bay leaf, Mediterranean herbs), as well as…

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Terra Solis Intuition 2023 – Ventoux

Terra Solis Intuition 2023 – Ventoux

(biodynamic, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne) The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The first nose is ripe and gourmand: it expresses notes of yellow peach, apricot, melon, ripe lemon, fresh grapes in the background, as well as flower honey and fresh almond. Then, we find notes of apple blossom, infused lime, a very delicate touch…

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Philippe Lancelot, Les Hauts d’Epernay 2019 – Champagne

Philippe Lancelot, Les Hauts d’Epernay 2019 – Champagne

(biodynamic) The wine has a lemon yellow color of medium intensity. On the nose, we find subtlety, elegance, as well as a beautiful intensity of aromas. The wine offers notes of tangy and lively citrus fruits (lemon zest, grapefruit, lemon juice, a hint of blood orange), fresh quince, a subtle minerality (limestone) and refined and…

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Tenuta La Novella – Chianti Classico DOCG “Casa di Colombo” 2019

Tenuta La Novella – Chianti Classico DOCG “Casa di Colombo” 2019

A joyful and dynamic Sangiovese, the grapes are cultivated in the Sughera vineyard at 550 meters above sea level in the are of Chianti Classico Greve in Chianti, characterized by sandstone-rich soils. Spontaneous fermentation, maceration in sandstone and cement vats. Eventually a medium intensity nose influenced by aromas of red fruits, cherry and currant,  floral…

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