Château Simian – Le Traversier 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Château Simian – Le Traversier 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity and offers a small concentration, a fine intensity. It reveals notes of quince, lemon, small notes of green apple associated with touches of apple flowers, a racy minerality, citrus zests as well as a hint of Mirabelle, very discreet flowery hints (acacia, honeysuckle, tilleul…) and an imperceptible hint of toasted. The…

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Domaine Moulin Tacussel 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine Moulin Tacussel 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is elegant, fruity and offers a good definition as well as a very fine concentration. It reveals notes of apple, fleshy nectarine, small notes of lychee associated with touches of lemon flowers, zests, crunchy pear as well as very discreet hints of fresh local copse, tilleul and an imperceptible hint of bee wax….

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Domaine de la Janasse – Vieilles Vignes 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine de la Janasse – Vieilles Vignes 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose offers power, a beautiful finesse of the concentration, intensity as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of ripe wild cassis, ripe wild blackberry, small notes of black plum associated with small touches of violet, black plum as well as very discreet hints of garrigue/thyme and an imperceptible hint…

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Domaine de la Janasse 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine de la Janasse 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity and offers a good definition, a small intensity/power as well as a certain purity of the fruit and a beautiful fruit. It reveals notes of fleshy bigarreau cherry, bright blueberry, small notes of fleshy blackberry associated with fine touches of grey pepper, pink laurel, a very discreet hint of zan and…

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Domaine La Barroche 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine La Barroche 2017 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity and offers a beautiful power, a beautiful fruit, intensity and a fine deepness. It reveals notes of griotte cherry, pulpy Boysen berry, small notes of crushed wild cassis associated with small touches of violet, lily, cuben pepper as well as hints of laurel berries, fine hints of sense of the place,…

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Arnaux & Fils, Vieux Clocher – Symphonie des Galets 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Arnaux & Fils, Vieux Clocher – Symphonie des Galets 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity, aromatic, racy, very discreetly tight and offers power/concentration, a fine grain and a small intensity. It reveals notes of wild cassis, small wild blue berries, small notes of crunchy wild raspberry associated with fine touches of crushed bigarreau cherry, violet, rose, pink laurel as well as fine hints of cuben pepper,…

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Domaine L’Abbé Dîne 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine L’Abbé Dîne 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers power, a small intensity as well as a fine/racy/very finely tight grain. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of bright blackberry, small black berries, small notes of candied redcurrant associated with touches of grey pepper, pulpy blue plum, laurel berries, sweet spices, a discreet hint of…

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Domaine du Grand Tinel 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine du Grand Tinel 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is elegant, racy and offers concentration, a small very finely tight power as well as complexity. It reveals notes of cassis, small berries, small notes of violet associated with touches of cassis leaf, black plum as well as hints of crushed cherry, liquorice stick, cardamom, a very discreet hint of laurel berries, an…

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Domaine du Grand Tinel – Alexis Establet 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine du Grand Tinel – Alexis Establet 2016 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is elegant and offers power (full of control), intensity (elegance) as well as deepness. It reveals notes of pulpy wild cassis, small ripe wild berries, small notes of wild strawberry associated with touches of cuben pepper, nutmeg, liquorice stick, ripe black plum as well as very fine hints of black olive and laurel…

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Domaine Paul Autard – Juline 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Domaine Paul Autard – Juline 2018 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is beautifully balanced, fine, precise, aromatic (a beautiful richness of the palette) and offers a very beautiful finesse of the grain, purity of the fruit, complexity, a very fine complexity and a very fine power (in the background). It reveals notes of pulpy cassis, creamy blueberry, small notes of crushed violet plum associated…

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