Champagne José Michel &Fils, Spécial Club, 2014

Champagne José Michel &Fils, Spécial Club, 2014

This champagne has a beautiful straw yellow color. The nose is aromatic and delicate with notes of brioche as well as yeast. We perceive citrus fruits like orange as well as touches of apple and yellow peach. With time, the nose is more aromatic with a very umami flavorful hint and a nice minerality. We…

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Château Bellevue 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Bellevue 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, spicy and harmonious. We find notes of pepper, sweet spices and small notes of wild cassis associated with touches of small fresh black fruits as well as hints of graphite, incense as well as a subtle hint of vanilla and star anise. The palate is nicely juicy, acidulous, gourmand, elegant and…

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Château Bellevue 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Bellevue 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Nice, aromatic, spicy nose which offers a discreet almost powdery side, a certain deepness as well as a beautiful racy freshness (terroir). It reveals notes of fresh undergrowth, ripe wild cassis and small notes of violet associated with touches of ripe Boysenberry, camphor as well as fine hints of undergrowth, fresh truffle and an almost…

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Château Bellevue 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Bellevue 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Nice elegant nose which offers a beautiful, powerful and intense grain. We find notes of quite ripe cassis, morello cherry and small notes of licorice stick associated with touches of menthol/eucalyptus, cornflower/violet as well as fine hints of clove and a subtle hint of undergrowth. A very discreet almost cinnamon hint in the background. The…

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Château Bellevue 2019 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Bellevue 2019 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Beautiful aromatic and slightly spicy nose. We find notes of wild blackberry, pepper, menthol and small notes of quite ripe wild black berries associated with fine sappy hints, small blue fruits, a hint of black tea as well as discreet hints of camphor, cloves and subtle hints of spices. The palate is nicely mineral, well-balanced…

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Château Bellevue 2020 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Bellevue 2020 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Beautiful elegant, racy, precise nose and offers a nice aromatic palette, a fine power as well as a certain intensity. A beautiful fine and discreetly tight grain. We find notes of boysenberry, licorice stick and small notes of roasted small fruits associated with touches of racy minerality, saffron (on its flowery side), discreet hints of…

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Château Bellevue 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Bellevue 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is structured, precise and offers lovely fruit, creaminess as well as lovely definition. It reveals notes of creamy blackberry, Bigarreau cherry and small notes of roasted small fruits associated with touches of vanilla as well as hints of small pulpy blue fruits and a discreet hint of licorice stick. The palate is nicely…

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Castello Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva Montesodi 2020

Castello Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva Montesodi 2020

The nose is fruity, intense and offers a floral side as well as concentration, precision and control. We find notes of blueberry, cherry and small notes of candied orange associated with almost aromatic herbal touches and rosemary flowers. The palate is fruity and offers precision, tension, control as well as an airy and elegant side….

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Castello Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva Vecchie Viti 2020

Castello Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva Vecchie Viti 2020

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers a certain minerality. We find notes of bright red cherry, bright strawberry and small notes of cornflower, blueberry associated with touches of nutmeg, olive tree as well as a hint of Timut pepper and a delicate almost infusion/candied orange hint. The palate is nicely fresh, mineral and offers…

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Castello Pomino, Pomino Benefizio 2021

Castello Pomino, Pomino Benefizio 2021

The nose is fruity and offers a certain intensity as well as a certain deepness. We find notes of mirabelle plum, butter and small notes of small yellow fruits associated with touches of crushed apple, peach blossoms, a fine almost verbena/lime blossom hint as well as discreet hints of sweet spices, nutmeg and beeswax. The…

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