Domaine d’Archimbaud – l’Enfant Terrible 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

Domaine d’Archimbaud – l’Enfant Terrible 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is fresh, precise, tense and offers gourmandize and a beautiful fruit. It needs to be decanted. There are notes of fresh wild cherry, Boysen blackberry and small notes of ripe small fruits associated with touches of liquorice stick, sage as well as discreet hints of local grove/ « sens of place » (local biotop) and…

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Mas Combarèla – Ode Aux Ignorants 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

Mas Combarèla – Ode Aux Ignorants 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is fresh, racy and offers a discreet hint of spices and noble varietal. There are notes of Boysen blackberry, fleshy small red fruits and small notes of chocolate, touches of laurel berries, sage as well as slight hint of varietal freshness, iodized and a hint of pepper. The mouth is fruity and offers…

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Domaine Mas Conscience – L’Eveil 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

Domaine Mas Conscience – L’Eveil 2021 – Terrasses du Larzac

The nose is mineral, racy and offers a fine freshness and a small concentration. There are notes of blackberry, fleshy cassis and small notes of Sichuan pepper associated with touches of fleshy/ pulpy small fruits as well as hints of smoke, blond tabaco, vanilla and an imperceptible hint of olive (in the background). The mouth…

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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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Domaine La Bosque – Cayenne 2021 – Saint-Chinian

Domaine La Bosque – Cayenne 2021 – Saint-Chinian

Beautiful fruity nose that offers concentration, brightness of the fruit and a beautiful maturity. There are notes of crushed redcurrants, bright cherry and small notes of bright strawberry associated with touches of violet, thyme flower, « sens of place » (local biotop) and discreet hints of cherry blossom and badian. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers…

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Mas Bruguiere – L’Arbouse 2022 – Pic Saint-Loup

Mas Bruguiere – L’Arbouse 2022 – Pic Saint-Loup

The nose is fresh, racy and offers a small floral side (even discreetly varietal). There are notes of fresh blackberry, fresh violet and small notes of laurel berries associated with touches of dense/ concentrated smll red fruits as well as slight hints of sage and a discreet hint of grey pepper. The mouth is fruity…

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