Domaine de Ravanes 2019 – Alpha – IGP Pays d’Hérault

Domaine de Ravanes 2019 – Alpha – IGP Pays d’Hérault

(100% Merlot) The nose is fruity, concentrated and offers depth as well as superb power in precision It reveals notes of concentrated cassis, small black fruits and small notes of Madagascar pepper associated with touches of nutmeg, black olive as well as discreet hints of balsamic. The palate is nicely carried, supple, airy, racy, concentrated…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Octogone 2016 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Octogone 2016 – Virginia

The nose is elegant, complex and offers a multi-layered side as well as a discreet powdery side. It reveals notes of violet, rhubarb and small notes of camphor associated with touches of small black fruits as well as fine almost smoky hints of anise and Madagascar pepper. The palate is nicely built, fruity, well-balanced, harmonious…

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Domaine de Ravanes 2017 – Prime Verd – IGP Pays d’Hérault

Domaine de Ravanes 2017 – Prime Verd – IGP Pays d’Hérault

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a certain concentration. It reveals notes of small red berries, sweet pepper and small notes of sweet spices associated with fine hints of star anise, flower pistil, saffron and tobacco. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, freshness, minerality, concentration, a tangy frame as well as a…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Octogone 2015 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Octogone 2015 – Virginia

The nose is elegant, precise and offers a beautiful intense grain as well as a certain power. It reveals notes of roasting, crushed blackberry and small notes of undergrowth associated with touches of crushed raspberry as well as a hint of tobacco/tobacco box. The palate is nicely built, gourmand, supple, juicy, precise, elegant and offers…

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Chai César 2021 – L’ibère – IGP Pays d’DOC

Chai César 2021 – L’ibère – IGP Pays d’DOC

The nose is spicy, aromatic, frank and offers a hint of volatile. It reveals notes of wild berries, clove and small notes of gray pepper, nutmeg associated with touches of roasted cherry, a hint of roasted raspberry and discreet hints of scrubland/dry soil. The palate is fruity, fresh, mineral, currently slightly tight and offers tension….

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Domaine Benoit Homs 2023 – Montamo – IGP Pays Cathare

Domaine Benoit Homs 2023 – Montamo – IGP Pays Cathare

The nose is fruity, complex, elegant, deep and offers velvety as well as a precise, fine and taut grain. It reveals notes of violet, wild blackcurrant and small notes of nutmeg, spices associated with touches of pepper, cornflower, hints of roasted-elegant red berries, tobacco as well as a fine almost cornflowers hint and vanilla. The…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Octogone 2007 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Octogone 2007 – Virginia

Beautiful fruity nose, elegant, precise, frank and racy. It reveals notes of boysenberry, violet and small notes of wild strawberry associated with touches of lily as well as delicate hints of star anise and an almost camphor/graphene hint. The palate is nicely built, racy, elegant, gourmet and offers suppleness as well as juiciness. On the…

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Domaine Benoit Homs 2023 – Amassa Pinot Noir – IGP Pays Cathare

Domaine Benoit Homs 2023 – Amassa Pinot Noir – IGP Pays Cathare

The wine benefits from being decanted. The nose is velvety, airy and offers a nice little textured side as well as a certain little tension. There are notes of violet, blackberry and small notes of lavender associated with touches of wild strawberry, nutmeg as well as an almost tobacco and undergrowth hint. The palate is…

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Domaine de la Bégude 2022 – Cadet de la Bégude – IGP Méditerranée

Domaine de la Bégude 2022 – Cadet de la Bégude – IGP Méditerranée

The first nose is fresh, tangy with notes of red plum as well as morello cherry. The second nose opens with a slight toasted and smoky side. The palate is fresh with a little roundness on the attack. We perceive notes of tart cherry with tannins present until the finish. We also have touches of…

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Domaine Bisconte 2023 – Les Vignes de Fontclare – IGP Côtes Catalanes

Domaine Bisconte 2023 – Les Vignes de Fontclare – IGP Côtes Catalanes

The nose is fruity, elegant, airy in its concentration and offers darkness. It reveals notes of concentrated blueberry, cornflower and small notes of liquorice stick associated with fine hints of black tea as well as discreet hints of smoke, sense of the place (local biotope) and discreet hints of Bourbon vanilla. The palate is nicely…

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