Domaine Castel Oualou – Réserve Fût de chêne 2018 – Lirac

Domaine Castel Oualou – Réserve Fût de chêne 2018 – Lirac

The nose is elegant and offers a small richness and gourmandize. It reveals notes of fleshy raspberry, juicy/fleshy blackberry and small notes of fleshy red berries associated with fine touches of sense of the place/local copse, spices and a fine hint of vanilla. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/acidulous frame, gourmandize as…

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Domaine Jocelyn Raoux – Réserve 2017 – Lirac

Domaine Jocelyn Raoux – Réserve 2017 – Lirac

The nose is fruity and offers a fine gourmandize, a small power and a small concentration. This wine needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of fleshy/juicy blackberry, fleshy/juicy raspberry, small notes of small flowers associated with fine touches of liquorice stick, garrigue as well as a discreet hint of black olive and…

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Domaine Jocelyn Raoux – Tradition 2017 – Lirac

Domaine Jocelyn Raoux – Tradition 2017 – Lirac

The nose offers minerality. It reveals notes of black cherry, wild cassis, small berries associated with touches of graphite, black pepper as well as fine hints of garrigue and an imperceptible hint of grilled. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, gourmandize as well as suavity. On the palate this wine expresses…

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Domaine Castel Oualou – Réserve Syrah 2016 – Lirac

Domaine Castel Oualou – Réserve Syrah 2016 – Lirac

The nose is fruity and offers a fine richness as well as concentration. It reveals notes of liquorice, blueberry and strawberry jam combined with hints of black cherries, redcurrants and a very discreet hint of olive and caramelization / chocolate. The palate is mineral, fruity, well-balanced, slightly gourmande and offers a good definition, fat, a…

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M. Chapoutier 2016 – Lirac

M. Chapoutier 2016 – Lirac

The nose is aromatic, elegant, racy and offers power. It reveals notes of cassis, crushed boysenberry and small notes of fleshy red fruits, Sichuan pepper combined with small touches of racy minerality, garrigue, spices and discreet toasted hints / caramelization. The palate is fruity, fluid, silky, well-balanced, dynamic and offers a mineral frame, a good…

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Domaine de la Mordorée – La Dame Rousse 2016 – Lirac

Domaine de la Mordorée – La Dame Rousse 2016 – Lirac

The nose is aromatic, elegant, slightly intense/powerful and slightly gourmande. The wine needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of blueberry, boysenberry and wild strawberry combined with small touches of red flowers, garrigue as well aq discreet hints of licorice, fleshy red berries and almonds. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, mineral, precise, elegant,…

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Domaine de la Mordorée – La Reine des Bois 2016 – Lirac

Domaine de la Mordorée – La Reine des Bois 2016 – Lirac

The nose is aromatic, powerful, fine, elegant, slightly gourmande as well as very discreetly tight. It reveals notes of Bigarreau cherry, cassis and small notes of Boysenberry combined with small touches of crushed raspberry, hints of wild strawberry, red flowers as well as slight hints of granite and an imperceptible hint of gray pepper. The…

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Castel Oualou – Cuvée Signature 2016 – Lirac

Castel Oualou – Cuvée Signature 2016 – Lirac

The nose is gourmand and offers concentration. It reveals notes of liquorice, cassis and small notes of violet combined with touches of raspberry acidulous candy, slight hints of blueberry, ripe wild redcurrants as well as very discreet hints of spices, gray pepper, vanilla and an imperceptible touch of sweet blond tobacco. The wine needs to…

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Domaine Coudoulis – Hommage 2016 – Lirac

Domaine Coudoulis – Hommage 2016 – Lirac

The nose is beautifuly aromatic, gourmand and offers concentration, richness as well as elegance. It reveals notes of vanilla, licorice, jammy redcurrants and a touch of cherry, crushed wild strawberry combined with touches of chocolate, crushed blackberry, olive as well as discreet hints of spices and an imperceptible hint of Sichuan pepper (in the background)….

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Domaine Coudoulis – Evidence 2016 – Lirac

Domaine Coudoulis – Evidence 2016 – Lirac

The nose is aromatic, intense, elegant, powerful and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of cassis and blackberry associated with small notes of wild berries, cherries, touches of crunchy strawberries as well as hints of olive, garrigue, laurel, spices and very discreet hints of Sichuan pepper. The palate is fruity, juicy,…

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