Château Sainte Croix – Le Patriarche 2019 – Côtes de Provence

Château Sainte Croix – Le Patriarche 2019 – Côtes de Provence

The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a brightening rim. The nose is gourmet, spicy, offering nuances of liquorice, ripe, even overripe red and black cherries, hints of Mediterranean herbs and spices. The palate offers intense fruit concentration, a certain jamminess, high alcohol, still a good freshness and powerful aromatic intensity. The wine opens…

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Sainte Croix 2020 – Côtes de Provence

Sainte Croix 2020 – Côtes de Provence

Syrah 40%, Grenache 20%, Carignan 30%, Cabernet 10% The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a brightening rim. The nose is muted, will benefit from aeration. It opens up with delicate floral notes of irises and violets. The palate is juicy and intense, with nice fruit concentration, refreshing acidity and smooth, polished tannins. It…

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Domaine Rabiega – Clos Dière Barrique 2020 – Côtes de Provence

Domaine Rabiega – Clos Dière Barrique 2020 – Côtes de Provence

The wine shows intense ruby colour. The nose is slightly lactic, revealing nuances of strawberry yoghurt, a touch of red cherries and bramble, delicate notes of sweet and pungent spices. The palate is dense and fruity, offering nuances of cassis, blackberries and bramble with a hint of dark chocolate in the echo. The palate demonstrates…

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Domaine Rabiega – Clos Dière L’œuf 2020 – Côtes de Provence

Domaine Rabiega – Clos Dière L’œuf 2020 – Côtes de Provence

Syrah, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon The wine shows a medium purple colour. The nose is intense and perfumed, revealing nuances of raisined grapes, prunes, fresh blackberries and blueberries, a touch of violets, iris and hibiscus. The palate is dense and powerful, offering intense fruit concentration, refreshing acidity and bold but juicy and polished tannins. It opens…

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Château Angueiroun – Prestige 2019 – Côtes de Provence La Londe

Château Angueiroun – Prestige 2019 – Côtes de Provence La Londe

65 % Syrah, 20 % Grenache, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a purple hue. The nose is slightly reductive and smoky, will benefit from aeration. It opens up with nuances of spices, a touch of black pepper and tar, an earthy hint. The palate is completely different, very open…

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Château Angueiroun – Emkhelis 2017 – Côtes de Provence La Londe

Château Angueiroun – Emkhelis 2017 – Côtes de Provence La Londe

55 % Syrah, 27% Mourvèdre, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 % Grenache The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a garnet tinge. The nose is heady and balsamic, revealing nuances of ripe and overripe red and black cherries, hints of Mediterranean herbs and sweet spices. The palate is powerful and concentrated, offering notes of kirsch,…

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Domaine de la Font des Pères 2021 – Côtes de Provence

Domaine de la Font des Pères 2021 – Côtes de Provence

The wine shows a pale ruby-purple colour with a brightening rim. The nose reveals plenty of youthful notes of red cherries, raspberries, a touch of bubble-gum. The palate is fresh and fruity, with a light structure, refreshing acidity and somewhat diluted fruitiness. It opens up with nuances of red cherries, strawberries and raspberries, complicated by…

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Domaine de la Font des Pères 2019 – Côtes de Provence

Domaine de la Font des Pères 2019 – Côtes de Provence

The wine shows a very pale, translucent ruby colour. The nose is reductive, smoky, needs air to open up. It reveals nuances of red cherries and strawberries with a touch of spices in the background. The palate is light and feels diluted, offering the flavours similar to the nose, nuances of tar and smoke and…

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Domaine du Clos d’Alari – Marius 2016 – Côtes de Provence

Domaine du Clos d’Alari – Marius 2016 – Côtes de Provence

The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a slight garnet tinge. The nose is slightly smoky and meaty, revealing nuances of ripe black cherries, a touch of forest raspberries and pomegranate. The palate shows nice freshness but a certain rusticity with grippy, astringent tannins and an overall animalistic profile of flavours. Moderate finish with…

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Domaine du Clos d’Alari – Grand Clos 2015 – Côtes de Provence

Domaine du Clos d’Alari – Grand Clos 2015 – Côtes de Provence

The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a brightening rim. The nose is slightly muted and will benefit from aeration. It opens up with nuances of ripe red cherries, dried herbs and Mediterranean bushes. The palate is round and juicy, offering refreshing acidity, bold and grippy but ripe tannins and beautiful fruit concertation. The…

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