Domaine La Boutinière – Grande Réserve 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine La Boutinière – Grande Réserve 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is powerful, elegant, racy, deep and offers a beautiful intensity (in control). This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of black cherry, wild blueberry, small notes of small wild black berries associated with small touches of violet, wild strawberry, liquorice stick, sense of the place as well as fine hints of pink…

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Clos St Antonin 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Clos St Antonin 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is elegant, racy and offers a beautiful definition, power (in control) as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of pulpy wild cassis, crushed Boysen berry, small notes of juicy/wild red berries associated with touches of liquorice, crushed blueberry, cherry jam as well as fine hints of spices, nutmeg,…

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La Bastide Saint Dominique 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

La Bastide Saint Dominique 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity and offers a fine concentration. It reveals notes of cassis, small wild berries, small notes of crushed wild strawberry associated with fine touches of violet, iris, dark chocolate, pepper as well as very discreet hints of garrigue. The palate is fruity and offers suavity, tension, dynamism, a small fat as well…

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Domaine Paul Autard – Cuvée La Côte Ronde 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine Paul Autard – Cuvée La Côte Ronde 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is elegant, very finely tight and offers intensity, deepness. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, juicy/pulpy raspberry, small notes of juicy/ripe bigarreau cherry associated with touches of violet, grey pepper, thyme flowers as well as hints of crushed small fruits, fine hints of black olive, cardamom, sense of…

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Mouriesse Vinum, Tour d’Ambre 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Mouriesse Vinum, Tour d’Ambre 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is elegant powerful and offers concentration (in elegance), a beautiful definition, purity/definition of the fruit, power as well as a certain delicacy. It reveals notes of ripe/crushed redcurrant, pulpy/juicy bigarreau cherry, small notes of wild cassis associated with small touches of violet/flowers/pink laurel, wild strawberry as well as very fine hints of black…

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Château Gigognan – Clos du Roi 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Château Gigognan – Clos du Roi 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is aromatic and offers fine power/intensity, purity of fruit, deepness and definition. It reveals notes of boysen berry, small black fruits, small notes of fleshy bigarreau cherry associated with small touches of pulpy purple plum, violet, black olive, cardamom, as well as fine hints of thyme flowers, licorice, black tea, sense of place…

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Clos Saint Michel 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Clos Saint Michel 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers a fine gourmandize as well as precision. It reveals notes of lemon, green apple and pear associated with touches of juicy/acidulous quince as well as fine hints of acidulous plum, nutmeg and a subtle saline hint. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/finely acidulous frame, gourmandize,…

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Domaine de la Graveirette – Font de Crau 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine de la Graveirette – Font de Crau 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers a good definition. It reveals notes of fresh lemon, fresh pear, small notes of juicy mandarine associated with touches of juicy vine peach, racy minerality as well as a fine hint of white flowers. The palate is fruity, racy and offers a juicy/finely acidulous frame, a good definition…

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Clos Saint Michel 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Clos Saint Michel 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose offers a fine intensity. This wine needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, violet/cornflower and small notes of ripe/crushed small blue fruits associated with touches of black cherry/griotte as well as a hint of raspberry, nutmeg, sense of the place and discreet hints of graphite. The palate is…

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Baron de Montfaucon 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Baron de Montfaucon 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity and offers power. This wine needs to decanted. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, wild violet plum and small notes of small fruits associated with a touch of violet, thyme as well as fine hints of graphite, cardamom, ripe black olive and grey pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers…

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