Domaine Saint Martin des Champs – Méli Mélo 2024 – Pays d’Oc

Domaine Saint Martin des Champs – Méli Mélo 2024 – Pays d’Oc

The nose is fruity, fresh, precise and offers a straightness side. We find notes of juicy white peach, small juicy/pulpy white fruits and small notes of fresh grapefruit associated with touches of orange blossom as well as a discreet hint of almost fresh sage. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, suavity, a mineral…

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Chai César – Sages 2023 – Pays d’Oc

Chai César – Sages 2023 – Pays d’Oc

The nose is fruity and offers a slight concentration of fruit. We find notes of mango, mandarin and small notes of bright citrus associated with fine touches of iodized minerality as well as discreet, almost brioche hints. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, a tangy frame, minerality, good definition, a certain gourmandise, precision…

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Chai César – Divin 2024 – Pays d’Oc

Chai César – Divin 2024 – Pays d’Oc

The nose is fresh, mineral and offers juicy side of fruit. We find notes of fresh apricot, fresh yellow peach and small notes of flowers associated with fine vinous hints (even, discreetly, of brioche). The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, a good definition, a certain juiciness, suppleness, fat as well as roundness. In…

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Chai César – Floreal 2024 – Pays d’Oc

Chai César – Floreal 2024 – Pays d’Oc

A beautiful fruity, pulpy (even bright) nose and offers freshness as well as a lovely iodized, incisive and ample side. We find notes of bright nectarine, fresh mango and small notes of small crushed white fruits associated with fine hints of apricot blossom and passion fruit. The palate is beautifully fresh, mineral, taut and precise….

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La Pége Syrah 2022 – Pays d’Oc IGP

La Pége Syrah 2022 – Pays d’Oc IGP

(grapes from plots in Boutenac, but the wine has the IGP category, because the vines are less than 7 years old and are irrigated) The nose is floral, with dominant notes of violet and peony, associated with juicy fruits (blackberry, morello cherry, black plum, blueberry). The palate is very spicy, smoky, peppery, slightly toasted, with…

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Domaine Belot – Best of Belot 2021 – IGP Pays d’Oc

Domaine Belot – Best of Belot 2021 – IGP Pays d’Oc

(vermentino) The nose is aromatic, ample and offers a warm side, aromatic concentration, a certain complexity as well as an almost unctuous side (in the background). There are notes of crushed apple, small crushed white fruits associated with touches of beeswax, nutmeg, sweet spices as well as fine hints of crushed quince, almond and butter….

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Domaine Belot – Malirom 2023 – IGP Pays d’Oc

Domaine Belot – Malirom 2023 – IGP Pays d’Oc

The nose is fresh and offers a certain tension, a certain power as well as a discreetly tight grain. There are notes of ripe green apple, ripe zest and small notes of ripe citrus fruits associated with touches of acacia/varietals. The palate is nicely juicy, fruity and offers gourmandise, a tangy structure, tension, roundness, a…

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Domaine Belot – Viognier 2023 – Pays d’Oc

Domaine Belot – Viognier 2023 – Pays d’Oc

The nose is aromatic, racy and offers a certain aromatic power as well as a certain intensity. There are notes of physalis, small ripe yellow fruits and small notes musk as well as hints of white flowers as well as a discreet hint of ripe almond. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, a…

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Maison Cassagne et Vitailles – Combarels 2024 – Pays d’OC IGP

Maison Cassagne et Vitailles – Combarels 2024 – Pays d’OC IGP

(bottled a week ago before the tasting) Beautiful tense, precise, structured, racy nose that offers a small freshness. There are notes of stone fruit and small notes of yellow peach associated with small touches of kumquat, small yellow fruits as well as an imperceptible spicy hint. The mouth is fresh, gourmande, elegant, tense and offers…

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Domaine Cassagne & Vitailles – Combarels 2021 – IGP Pays d’Oc

Domaine Cassagne & Vitailles – Combarels 2021 – IGP Pays d’Oc

The wine has a pale lemon-yellow color. The nose is delicate and refined: it offers the freshness of citrus, sweetness of stone fruit and a subtle floral bouquet. It expresses notes of ripe lemon, candied lemon zest, grapefruit jam, a slight touch of orange zest, as well as aromas of crisp white peach, yellow melon,…

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