Clos St Antonin 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Clos St Antonin 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a deep purple colour. The nose is slightly muted, the wine will benefit from being decanted. It opens up with nuances of red and black cherries, black plums, thorn and bramble, complicated by nuances of black tea, prunes and sweet baking spices. The palate is dense and concentrated with bold, astringent tannins,…

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Domaine de la Janasse 2020 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine de la Janasse 2020 –  Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a medium ruby colour. The nose is perfumed and floral, revealing nuances of rosehip and roses, crushed strawberries, forest raspberries, complicated by nuances of hibiscus, red tea and sweet baking nuances. The palate is luscious and juicy, offering exuberant fruitiness, powerful structure, refreshing acidity and bold and muscular tannins. The wine is…

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Domaine de la Charbonnière – Les Hautes Brusquières Cuvée Spéciale 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine de la Charbonnière – Les Hautes Brusquières Cuvée Spéciale 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a bright ruby colour with a brightening rim. The nose is slightly restrained, the wine will benefit from being decanted. It opens up with notes of ripe and even overripe red cherries, a touch of strawberries and a hint of raspberry compote, as well as a touch of garrigue and rosemary in…

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Domaine de la Charbonnière – Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine de la Charbonnière – Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows medium ruby colour. The nose is slightly restrained, needs aeration. With air it reveals nuances of cooked red and blacked cherries, cooked strawberries, a touch of hibiscus, a hint of black pepper and cinnamon. The palate is juicy, opulent and rich, offering nice balance between elevated alcohol and exuberant body, a nice…

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Domaine de la Charbonnière 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine de la Charbonnière 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a deep ruby colour. The nose is slightly restrained, needs aeration to open up, later revealing nuances of cooked black cherries, blackberries, combined with hints of black olives, some earthy notes and savoury notes of black pepper, thyme and liquorice. The palate is dense, concentrated and tight, offering bold, grippy tannins, elevated…

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Château des Fines Roches 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Château des Fines Roches 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a medium ruby colour. The nose is spicy and gourmet, offering nuances of ripe red cherries, cooked raspberries, strawberry compote, complicated by nuances of balsamic, savoury spices and liquorice. The palate shows a nice freshness, combined with a bold, powerful structure and grippy, slight a bit rough tannins. The notes of red…

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Domaine du Grand Tinel 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine du Grand Tinel 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a vivid ruby colour. The nose is oaky, revealing serious oak ageing that frames perfumed notes of red cherries and strawberries, a hint of black pepper and sage, nuances of roses and cornflowers. The palate is juicy and vibrant, offering nice freshness and balance, grippy and bold tannins, roundness and gourmandise. The…

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Vignobles Lucien Gabriel Barrot – La Sousto 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Vignobles Lucien Gabriel Barrot – La Sousto 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a bright ruby colour. The nose is slightly smoky, with aeration revealing nuances of red and black cherries, hints of black pepper, cloves and cinnamon, a savoury touch of laurel and sage. The palate is powerful and heady still with a good freshness, nice gourmandise, bold, grippy tannins and a certain roundness….

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Domaine Paul Autard – Jules et Pauline – Juline 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine Paul Autard – Jules et Pauline – Juline 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a bright ruby colour. The nose is very smoky, showing a lot of oak impact. Notes of ripe red and black cherries, as well as some bramble and forest blueberries, appear slowly. The palate offers intense fruit concertation, massive structure, a lot of oak sweetness and polished, well-managed tannins. This modern style…

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Domaine Paul Autard 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine Paul Autard 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine shows a bright ruby colour. The nose is delicate, floral, revealing notes of rosehip and fresh rose petals, nuances of ripe red cherries and cooked raspberries, a hint of cloves and cinnamon in the echo. The palate is juicy, round and powerful, offering fresh acidity, elevated alcohol and chalky, slightly drying tannins. The…

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