La Tire, Jeff Carrel 2022 – Fitou

La Tire, Jeff Carrel 2022 – Fitou

The nose is fruity and offers power, spices and a stretched side. There are notes of fleshy Boysen blackberry, pepper and small notes of violet associated with touches of roasted small red fruits as well as hints of rosemary and liquorice/ sweet spices. The mouth is fruity and offers juiciness, gourmandise, brightness, tension as well…

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Alma Mater – Les Louves 2022 – Terrasses du Larzac

Alma Mater – Les Louves 2022 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is fruity and aromatic. There are notes of morello cherry, liquorice stick and small notes of deep/ bright small black fruits associated with slight hints of roasted small fruits, sappiness/ fresh grove and slight hints of black olive. The mouth is fruity and offers juiciness, a mineral frame, a slight unctuosity, tension, a…

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Domaine du Pas de l’Escalette – Les Clapas 2022 – Terrasses du Larzac

Domaine du Pas de l’Escalette – Les Clapas 2022 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is fruity, elegant, gourmand and offers a beautiful polished side of the fruit, a beautiful definition, a certain balanced richness of the fruit and deepness. There are notes of black cherry, violet and small notes of bright red berries associated with hints of racy minerality, roasted small fruits, a hint of crushed cherry,…

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Domaine de La Réserve d’O – La Réserve d’O 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

Domaine de La Réserve d’O – La Réserve d’O 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is racy and slightly concentrated. It needs to be decanted. There are notes of nutmeg, spices and small notes of roasted small red fruits associated with a hint of clove, blackberry as well as slight hints of pepper and a subtle hint of smoke. The mouth is fruity and offers juiciness, fleshiness, a…

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Domaine d’Archimbaud – l’Enfant Terrible 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

Domaine d’Archimbaud – l’Enfant Terrible 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is fresh, precise, tense and offers gourmandize and a beautiful fruit. It needs to be decanted. There are notes of fresh wild cherry, Boysen blackberry and small notes of ripe small fruits associated with touches of liquorice stick, sage as well as discreet hints of local grove/ « sens of place » (local biotop) and…

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Mas Combarèla – Ode Aux Ignorants 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

Mas Combarèla – Ode Aux Ignorants 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is fresh, racy and offers a discreet hint of spices and noble varietal. There are notes of Boysen blackberry, fleshy small red fruits and small notes of chocolate, touches of laurel berries, sage as well as slight hint of varietal freshness, iodized and a hint of pepper. The mouth is fruity and offers…

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Domaine Mas Conscience – L’Eveil 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

Domaine Mas Conscience – L’Eveil 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is mineral, racy and offers a fine freshness and a small concentration. There are notes of blackberry, fleshy cassis and small notes of Sichuan pepper associated with touches of fleshy/ pulpy small fruits as well as hints of smoke, blond tabaco, vanilla and an imperceptible hint of olive (in the background). The mouth…

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Château La Dournie – Etienne 2019 – Saint-Chinian

Château La Dournie – Etienne 2019 – Saint-Chinian

The nose offers some concentration of the fruit, a racy grain and a certain gourmandize. There are notes of concentrated cassis, morello cherry and small notes of quite ripe small red berries associated with slight touches of smoke, blond tabaco as well as a discreet hint of cornflower and liquorice. The mouth is fruity, quite…

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Terre 2 Frères – Signatures XII – Saint-Chinian

Terre 2 Frères – Signatures XII – Saint-Chinian

The nose is fruity and offers a certain concentration. There are notes of crushed cassis, crushed blackberry and small notes of fresh liquorice stick associated with iodine touches, white pepper as well as vanilla extract, a slight cherry blossom hint and an imperceptible almost fresh scrubland hint. The mouth is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness,…

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Canet Valette – Une et mille nuits 2022 – Saint-Chinian

Canet Valette – Une et mille nuits 2022 – Saint-Chinian

The nose is spicy and slightly tight. It needs to be decanted. There are notes of violet, crushed cassis and small notes of red berries associated with sappy touches, flowers, grey pepper and a discreet almost saffron hint (in the flowery side). The mouth is fruity, stretched, tense, slight tight and offers minerality, freshness and…

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