Orfée – Cuvée SexTant 2023 – AOP Corbières

Orfée – Cuvée SexTant 2023 – AOP Corbières

The nose is fresh with a hint of toast and citrus fruits like lemon. The second nose is balanced between buttery, woody, and fruity. There is even a slight floral hint of discreet lily. The palate is fresh and fruity with a supple, almost velvety attack. There is ripe lemon, pineapple, and a hint of…

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Orfée – L’Infernale Blanc 2023 – AOP Corbières

Orfée – L’Infernale Blanc 2023 – AOP Corbières

The nose is intense, aromatic with a very smoky, very empyreumatic side from the barrel. There is a pronounced note of wood. The second nose opens with the same woody tension and notes of lemon. But the fruit is masked by the presence of wood. The palate is fresh, powerful with the same wood, charcoal,…

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Château de Caraguilhes – La Font Blanche 2023 – AOP Corbières

Château de Caraguilhes – La Font Blanche 2023 – AOP Corbières

The first nose is toasted and buttery. It’s intense, with a hint of grilled lemon. The second nose opens more gently, with notes of yellow peach and butter. The palate is tangy from the start, with notes of butter and pine needles. We detect a lovely juicy lemon and pineapple. The finish is slightly astringent,…

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Les Herbes Hautes, Jeff Carrel 2021 – Corbières

Les Herbes Hautes, Jeff Carrel 2021 – Corbières

The nose is aromatic, spicy, quite ample and offers a good definition. There are notes of blackberry, violet, wild small red fruits associated with touches of arbutus tree fruits, cubeb pepper, discreet hints of fresh spices and a discreet almost zests in the background. The mouth is fruity and offers freshness, minerality, a beautiful energy,…

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Calmel & Joseph – La Pointe 2021 – Corbières – Languedoc

Calmel & Joseph – La Pointe 2021 – Corbières – Languedoc

The nose is fresh and offers a certain gourmandize as well as a certain concentration. There are notes of boysen blackberry, crushed raspberry and small notes of quite ripe small red fruits (but fresh) associated with touches of sweet spices, fresh tabaco and a subtle hint almost fresh lilac hint in the background. The mouth…

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Château Grand Moulin, Terres Rouges 2019 – Corbières

Château Grand Moulin, Terres Rouges 2019 – Corbières

The nose offers density, complexity and depth. The aromas are fruity and gourmand (blackberry, morello cherry, black plum, fig), complemented by a hint of dried cherry and herbaceous and spicy notes (fig leaf, peppermint, pepper, clove). The palate is fruity, deep and juicy. The generosity and density of ripe fruits (black fig, blackberry, black plum,…

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Château Grand Moulin Grandes Vignes Rouge 2021 – Corbières

Château Grand Moulin Grandes Vignes Rouge 2021 – Corbières

The nose is refined and tasty. It expresses a discreet note of leather, associated with a spices (pepper, cumin, cloves), smoke,chocolate and cocoa, as well as a juicy fruitiness (blackberry, morello cherry, bird cherry, black plum). The palate is ample, enveloping and juicy. It expresses notes of very ripe black fruits (griotte, black plum, black…

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Château Grand Moulin Grandes Vignes Rosé 2022 – Corbières

Château Grand Moulin Grandes Vignes Rosé 2022 – Corbières

The nose is rather discreet and expresses notes of tangy red fruits (raspberry, red cherry, red currants), white flowers, pink grapefruit and yellow lemon. The palate expresses more citrus (grapefruit, lemon, blood orange), white flowers (acacia, cherry blossom). The finish is supple, round and gourmand, with moderate acidity.

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Château Grand Moulin Grandes Vignes Blanc 2022 – Corbières

Château Grand Moulin Grandes Vignes Blanc 2022 – Corbières

(50% Grenache Blanc, 25% Vermentino, 25% Roussanne): Beautiful aromatic expression on the nose, with a slight hint of muscat and touches of white flowers, acacia and orange blossom. We also find a fresh and tangy aromas of green pear and green apple, as well as the roundness of white peach. On the palate, the wine…

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Château de Fontenelles Moural de Salomon 2020 – Corbières

Château de Fontenelles Moural de Salomon 2020 – Corbières

(whole cluster vinification, 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache) The nose offers depth, complexity and an expressive and savoury herbaceous touch. There are many aromatic Mediterranean herbs (thyme, rosemary, sage, bay leaf, garrigue), as well as floral elegance (lily, violet, fresh rose), enveloped in a dense fruitiness, but with great finesse (black plum, morello cherry, fresh wild…

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