Les Grandes Serres – La Combe des Marchands 2020 – Gigondas

Les Grandes Serres – La Combe des Marchands 2020 – Gigondas

The wine shows a deep ruby colour with a garnet hue. The nose is spicy, offering nuances of ripe red cherries, forest raspberries and wild strawberries, complicated by nuances of leather, cloves and cinnamon. The palate is juicy, warming, with bold, drying tannins, moderate weight and acidity. The wine offers nuances of red berries, combined…

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Mas des Restanques – Gigondas Rouge 2020 – Gigondas

Mas des Restanques – Gigondas Rouge 2020 – Gigondas

(Organic) The wine shows a deep ruby garnet colour. The nose is intense and savoury, revealing appetizing nuances of salted fish, charcuterie, as well as ripe red cherries, wild strawberries and raspberries. The palate is dense and juicy, offering powerful texture, moderate acidity and bold, sticky tannins. The wine opens up with bright notes of…

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Domaine La Fourmone – Le Secret 2020 – Gigondas

Domaine La Fourmone – Le Secret 2020 – Gigondas

(Organic) The wine shows a deep ruby purple colour. The nose is restrained, the wine will benefit from being decanted. It opens up reluctantly with nuances of sour dark cherries, juicy blackberries and blueberries, a hint of smoke and tar in the echo. The palate is dense, juicy and “dark”, offering delicate, even elegant structure,…

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Domaine La Fourmone – Le Fauquet 2021 – Gigondas

Domaine La Fourmone – Le Fauquet 2021 – Gigondas

(Organic) The wine has a medium ruby colour, bright and vivid. The nose is slightly reductive and restrained, needs aeration. It opens up with notes of sour red cherries, a touch of strawberries and forest raspberries, a hint of black pepper in the background. The palate is relatively light and delicate, with moderate acidity and…

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Domaine le Clos des Cazaux – Grenat Noble 2018 – Vacqueyras

Domaine le Clos des Cazaux – Grenat Noble 2018 – Vacqueyras

The wine shows a pale ruby garnet colour with a brightening rim. The nose offers nuances of ripe red and black cherries, strawberry compote, a hint of dried leaves and forest floor, a touch of sweet baking spices and nutmeg. The palate reveals intense fruit concentration, bold, astringent tannins and nice freshness, balancing the potent…

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Vidal-Fleury – Vacqueyras Rouge 2019 – Vacqueyras

Vidal-Fleury – Vacqueyras Rouge 2019 – Vacqueyras

The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a brightening, slightly garnet rim. The nose is intensely floral, revealing nuances of dried rose petals, cooked strawberries and cherry compote, complicated by notes of rosemary and gentian. The palate is juicy and intense, offering good fruit concentration, nice freshness and delicate, slightly drying, suave tannins. The…

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Domaine de la Charbonnière – Cuvée Spéciale 2019 – Vacqueyras

Domaine de la Charbonnière – Cuvée Spéciale 2019 – Vacqueyras

The wine has a deep ruby colour. The nose is restrained, needs aeration to open up. It reveals delicate aromas of red cherries, strawberries, a hint of almond and cherry drupe, a hint of sweet baking spices in the echo. The palate is juicy, warming and powerful, offering bold, ripe, rather astringent tannins and opulent…

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Domaine de la Charbonnière 2019 – Vacqueyras

Domaine de la Charbonnière 2019 – Vacqueyras

The wine shows an intense and vivid ruby colour. The nose is a bit restrained, with aeration revealing nuances of dark forest berries, blackberries and black plums, supported by nuances of cedar wood, nutmeg and cloves. The palate is dense and concentrated with good freshness, elevated alcohol and bold, drying, slightly rustic tannins. Notes of…

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Domaine La Fourmone – Le Poète 2020

Domaine La Fourmone – Le Poète 2020

(Organic) The wine shows a bright ruby colour. The nose is dense and concentrated, revealing notes of ripe dark cherries, nuances of sweet spices with a touch of cumin, anise and liquorice in the echo. The palate is powerful and austere at the moment, with bold, grippy tannins, nice juiciness and muscular body. The wine…

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Mas des Restanques – Vacqueyras Rouge 2020 – Vacqueyras

Mas des Restanques – Vacqueyras Rouge 2020 – Vacqueyras

(Organic) The wine shows a bright ruby colour. The nose is juicy and perfumed, revealing nuances of roses and violets, notes of black cherries and bramble, a hint of black olives and cocoa. The palate offers a lot of concentration, roundness, gourmandise, refreshing acidity, bold, ripe and juicy tannins, elevated alcohol that is well-balanced by…

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