Château Coujan – Bois Joli 2023 – AOP Saint-Chinian

Château Coujan – Bois Joli 2023 – AOP Saint-Chinian

The nose is fresh, mineral, and a little closed. The second nose opens with a note of gazoline. There is also more intense fruit. Apple, in particular, with almonds. The palate is fresh, fruity, and tangy from the start. We find gazoline, but also baked apple, banana, and lemon zest. There is a hint of…

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Château Viranel – Intuition 2024 – AOP Saint-Chinian

Château Viranel – Intuition 2024 – AOP Saint-Chinian

The nose is fresh and fruity with notes of juicy yellow peach and pineapple. There are also subtle hints of flowers and a slight minerality. The second nose opens with more intensity, notably with peach and apricot. The palate is fresh, fruity, and intense. We find yellow peach, lemon zest, and juicy pineapple. We perceive…

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Domaine des Pradels Quartironi – Skhistos I Blanc 2021 – AOP Saint-Chinian

Domaine des Pradels Quartironi – Skhistos I Blanc 2021 – AOP Saint-Chinian

The nose is fresh, a little closed. There are notes of peach and almond. The second nose opens with more aromas. We perceive an almost minty freshness, even licorice. There are also notes of white peach and lemon with a creamy side. The palate is fresh with good acidity from the start. There are discreet…

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Domaine des Pradels Quartironi – Moineau des Glycines 2022 – AOP Saint-Chinian

Domaine des Pradels Quartironi – Moineau des Glycines 2022 – AOP Saint-Chinian

The nose is fresh and fruity with a lovely minerality, almost gazoline-like, with a hint of smoke. The second nose opens with the same intensity. There are notes of apple and lemon. It’s clean. The palate is fresh with a lovely acidity from the start. We find this mineral side with almost licorice notes of…

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Domaine Saint Cels – Combe Longue 2022 – AOP Saint-Chinian

Domaine Saint Cels – Combe Longue 2022 – AOP Saint-Chinian

The nose is fresh and fruity with discreet notes of green apple and almond. The second nose opens, finer, more saline, even mineral. There is also a hint of ripe yellow lemon. The palate is fresh, rich with a beautiful intensity. There are notes of pineapple but also apple and yellow peach. We find the…

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Château La Dournie – Etienne 2019 – Saint-Chinian

Château La Dournie – Etienne 2019 – Saint-Chinian

The nose offers some concentration of the fruit, a racy grain and a certain gourmandize. There are notes of concentrated cassis, morello cherry and small notes of quite ripe small red berries associated with slight touches of smoke, blond tabaco as well as a discreet hint of cornflower and liquorice. The mouth is fruity, quite…

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Mas Champart – Clos de la Simonette 2019 – Saint-Chinian

Mas Champart – Clos de la Simonette 2019 – Saint-Chinian

The nose is mineral, racy and offers a slight concentration. There are notes of concentrated cassis, crushed blackberry and small notes of roasted red fruits associated with liquorice touches, racy minerality and an infusion hint. The mouth is fruity and offer minerality, an acidulous frame, a small fat ans well as suppleness. In the mouth…

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Terre 2 Frères – Signatures XII – Saint-Chinian

Terre 2 Frères – Signatures XII – Saint-Chinian

The nose is fruity and offers a certain concentration. There are notes of crushed cassis, crushed blackberry and small notes of fresh liquorice stick associated with iodine touches, white pepper as well as vanilla extract, a slight cherry blossom hint and an imperceptible almost fresh scrubland hint. The mouth is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness,…

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Canet Valette – Une et mille nuits 2022 – Saint-Chinian

Canet Valette – Une et mille nuits 2022 – Saint-Chinian

The nose is spicy and slightly tight. It needs to be decanted. There are notes of violet, crushed cassis and small notes of red berries associated with sappy touches, flowers, grey pepper and a discreet almost saffron hint (in the flowery side). The mouth is fruity, stretched, tense, slight tight and offers minerality, freshness and…

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Domaine La Madura – Classic 2021 – Saint-Chinian

Domaine La Madura – Classic 2021 – Saint-Chinian

The nose is racy, tense and offers a fine straightness. The wine needs to be decanted. There are notes of blackberry, fresh pepper and small notes of laurel berries/ grove associated with touches of liquorice stick and a discreet hint of almost roasted-fresh small fruits. The mouth is fruity and offers freshness, minerality, a small…

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