Château La Bridane 2019 – Saint-Julien

Château La Bridane 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity and offers vibrancy as well as pulpiness. There are notes of pulpy blackcurrant, crunchy Morello cherry and slightly crushed blueberry combined with a touch of liquorice and sweet spices. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, smoothness, pulpiness and finesse. On the palate this wine expresses juicy/pulpy blackberry, pulpy/juicy blackcurrant…

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Amiral de Beychevelle 2019 – Saint-Julien

Amiral de Beychevelle 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity and offers elegance and good definition. There are notes of pulpy/juicy blackcurrant, violet and more slightly crunchy blackberry combined with hints of crunchy blueberry, cherry as well as fine hints of liquorice/badian, grey pepper, vanilla and a subtle almost tobacco/almost smoky edge. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, crunchiness,…

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Connétable de Talbot 2019 – Saint-Julien

Connétable de Talbot 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity and offers power, precision, complexity and depth. There are notes of Morello cherry, blackberry and more slightly violet combined with hints of red berries, fine floral notes and a subtle hint of almost cola, spice and cocoa. The palate is nicely juicy, fresh and offers gourmandise, pulpy/crunchy fruit, tension and a…

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Château de Birazel – Fruit de Légendes 2020, Auguste, Bordeaux 

Château de Birazel – Fruit de Légendes 2020, Auguste, Bordeaux 

On the nose, fruity, creamy, fresh and offers some small intensity. It reveals notes of creamy blackberry, crushed strawberry and more lightly vanilla combined with hints of pulpy berries as well as fine toasted and fresh hazelnut. On the palate, fruity with minerality, fine tension, breadth/fullness and fine texture and freshness. The wine expresses notes…

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Château Bonnet – Vieilles Vignes 2018 – Juliénas

Château Bonnet – Vieilles Vignes 2018 – Juliénas

The nose is fresh, racy and offers complexity as well as a fine and a bit tight grain. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of crunchy wild strawberries, fresh rose and small notes of fresh red berries associated with touches of cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, racy minerality (terroir) as well as a…

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Domaine du Moulin Berger – Vayolette 2018 – Juliénas

Domaine du Moulin Berger – Vayolette 2018 – Juliénas

The nose is fruity and offers gourmandize as well as a certain richness. It reveals notes of pulpy blackberry, fleshy strawberry and small notes of crushed blue plum associated with touches of vanilla, toasted as well as a discreet hint of cassis and chocolate. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, gourmandize, a fine unctuosity,…

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Domaine Bertrand – Les Fouillouses 2019 – Juliénas

Domaine Bertrand – Les Fouillouses 2019 – Juliénas

The nose is fresh, fruity, aromatic and offers a certain intensity. It reveals notes of pulpy / fresh cherry, fresh wild raspberry and small notes of juicy / fresh blueberry associated with small touches of iris, cherry blossoms, liquorice, fine hints of racy minerality as well as a very discreet hint of pepper and laurel…

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Domaine Moulin du Berger – Vayolette 2019 – Juliénas

Domaine Moulin du Berger – Vayolette 2019 – Juliénas

The nose is fruity and offers freshness as well as a certain power. It reveals notes of cherry, red berries and small notes of bright cassis associated with touches of violet, cornflowers, licorice as well as fine hints of pepper, discreet hints of dry local grove and a very discreet hint of oleander. The palate…

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Trenel – L’Esprit de Marius Sangouard 2018 – Juliénas

Trenel – L’Esprit de Marius Sangouard 2018 – Juliénas

The nose is a bit tight and offers a small intensity, a fine power as well as a spicy side. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, wild strawberry and small notes of gray pepper associated with touches of fleshy small blue fruits, berries as well as fine hints of tobacco, nutmeg and very discreet hints…

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Trenel – Les Capitans 2017 – Juliénas

Trenel – Les Capitans 2017 – Juliénas

The nose is fruity and offers gourmandize, a certain richness, a small concentration as well as elegance. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy cassis and small notes of strawberry associated with touches of violet, plum blossoms, sweet spices as well as hints of chocolate, blond tobacco, cinnamon as well as a hint of Madagascar…

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