Domaine Les Aurelles – Aurel 2014 – Pezenas, Languedoc

Domaine Les Aurelles – Aurel 2014 – Pezenas, Languedoc

The nose is well-built and offers power, a fine grain as well as a certain intensity. It reveals notes of ripe wild red berries, cassis bud, small notes of crunchy wild strawberry associated with small touches of cherry seed, spices, very fine hints of local copse, tobacco and liquorice stick. The palate is fruity and…

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Mas Lasta 2019 – Languedoc

Mas Lasta 2019 – Languedoc

The nose is racy and offers a small power as well as a certain intensity. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, small crunchy wild red fruits, small notes of cherry stem associated with small touches of raspberry, plum as well as discreet hints of local copse and a hint of pepper. The palate is fruity,…

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Domaine d’Aigues Belles – Le Grand Classique 2017 – Languedoc

Domaine d’Aigues Belles – Le Grand Classique 2017 – Languedoc

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a fine power, intensity (full of control), a small flattery side and a certain gourmandize. It reveals notes of black cherry/bright bigarreau cherry, bright Boysen berry, small notes of small crushed red berries associated with small touches of violet, Cuben pepper, olive tree as well as fine hints…

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Mas Granier – Les Grès 2018 – Sommières, Languedoc

Mas Granier – Les Grès 2018 – Sommières, Languedoc

The nose is aromatic and offers power, a beautiful fine grain, elegance as well as delicacy. It reveals notes of pulpy cassis, pulpy Boysen berry, small notes of crushed strawberry associated with small touches of blueberry, raspberry, lily as well as hints of pink laurel, nutmeg, very fine hints of sense of the place (local…

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Domaine de la Prose – Embruns 2018 – Languedoc

Domaine de la Prose – Embruns 2018 – Languedoc

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers power, deepness as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain (very discreetly tight). This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of bright cassis, small black fruits, small notes of bright cherry associated with touches of lily, blueberry as well as a hint of pistil, fine hints…

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Les Vignes Oubliées – Autour du Cinsault 2019 – Languedoc

Les Vignes Oubliées – Autour du Cinsault 2019 – Languedoc

The nose is fruity and offers a fine racy minerality, a small chiseled side, power, intensity as well as power. It reveals notes of violet, blueberry, small notes of bigarreau cherry associated with small touches of wild strawberry, small wild red fruits as well as hints of fresh liquorice stick, discreet hints of black olive,…

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Hecht & Bannier 2018 – Languedoc

Hecht & Bannier 2018 – Languedoc

(Syrah, Grenache, Carignan) The nose is fruity and offers a small concentration. It reveals notes of small crushed wild red berries, fleshy wild raspberry, small notes of cassis associated with touches of violet, fine hints of dry local copse/garrigue, a discreet hint of olive tree and a hint of pepper. The palate is fruity, fresh,…

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L’esprit de Font Caude, Alain Chabanon 2015 – Coteaux du Languedoc

L’esprit de Font Caude, Alain Chabanon 2015 – Coteaux du Languedoc

The nose offers intensity, elegance as well as a certain power. It reveals notes of wild strawberry, small wild red berries, small notes of crunchy plum associated with small touches of rose wood, dry olive tree as well as very discreet hints of liquorice and an imperceptible hint of pepper (in the background). The palate…

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Campredon par Alain Chabanon 2018 – Languedoc

Campredon par Alain Chabanon 2018 – Languedoc

The nose is fruity, precise and offers a fine intensity as well as a fine straightness. It reveals notes of small wild berries, blackberry, small notes of small crunchy red fruits associated with discreet hints of crunchy cherry, cherry blossom, fresh violet as well as discreet hints of spices and sense of the place (local…

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Domaine Boucabeille les Orris Blanc, 2017 Côtes du Roussillon

Domaine Boucabeille les Orris Blanc, 2017 Côtes du Roussillon

Domaine Boucabeille, a genuine, under the radar producer, has a mere 28 hectares of vines on the schist slopes of the Forca Real hill, near Perpignan. These hills had outstanding vines and were recognized for their quality and potential hundreds of years ago. However, they’ve been abandoned until Jean Boucabeille took on the task of…

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