Domaine Guinand – Grande Cuvée 2023 – AOP Languedoc

Domaine Guinand – Grande Cuvée 2023 – AOP Languedoc

The nose is intense with notes of pear and sweet spices like fresh vanilla pod. The second nose opens with a hint of pear. There is a certain depth with touches of apple and ripe lemon. The palate is fresh, with a slight bitterness on the attack. We find apple and ripe lemon as well…

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Domaine des Peirecèdes – Règue des Botes 2024 – AOP Côtes de Provence

Domaine des Peirecèdes – Règue des Botes 2024 – AOP Côtes de Provence

The nose is fresh, almost minty with a note of ripe lemon and juicy white peach. It is aromatic, fragrant, and delicate. The second nose is more expressive with a slight racy minerality as well as notes of pineapple and lychee. The palate is fresh, tangy with touches of yellow lemon, juicy peach, and verbena….

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La Croix Gratiot – Bréchallune 2024 – AOP Picpoul de Pinet

La Croix Gratiot – Bréchallune 2024 – AOP Picpoul de Pinet

The nose is intense and aromatic, with notes of peach and a lovely fresh minerality. There are also hints of flowers and ripe lemon. The second nose opens with a tangy side: pink grapefruit, lychee, pear. It’s automatically seductive. On the palate, the acidity is striking from the start. We find exotic fruits like pineapple,…

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Carrière Pradal – GCB – Gaita Créisser las Bestiólas 2023 – AOP Languedoc

Carrière Pradal – GCB – Gaita Créisser las Bestiólas 2023 – AOP Languedoc

The nose is intense with notes of ginger and pineapple. There is also a touch of butter. We also smell the undergrowth of a pine forest. The second nose opens with a hint of toast as well as almond, lemon, and nutmeg. The palate is fresh with nutmeg directly at the attack. There is good…

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La Croix Gratiot – Le Chant des Dolia 2022 – AOP Languedoc

La Croix Gratiot – Le Chant des Dolia 2022 – AOP Languedoc

The nose is fresh and fruity with a beautiful, almost smoky minerality. There are notes of ripe lemon and roasted peach. The second nose opens with a beautiful intensity. We find peach and lemon, but we also perceive touches of butter and coconut. The palate is fresh with a beautiful acidity from the start. There…

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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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Château les Bugadelles – Cuvée Tilki 2023 – AOP La Clape

Château les Bugadelles – Cuvée Tilki 2023 – AOP La Clape

The first nose is intense with notes of orchard fruits like juicy peach but also touches of citrus like candied lemon. The second nose opens with a beautiful intensity and especially finesse. We find ripe yellow lemon as well as delicate floral notes. A buttery impression also emerges as well as a touch of iodine….

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Château les Bugadelles – Réserve – AOP La Clape

Château les Bugadelles – Réserve – AOP La Clape

The nose is fresh and fruity, intense with a very present mineral, almost smoky note. We also perceive hints of lemon as well as juicy white peach. The second nose continues its citrus momentum with notes of pomelo. The palate is fresh, intense with a beautiful attack of pink grapefruit as well as peach. It…

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Château de Cazeneuve – Le Causse 2022 – AOP Languedoc

Château de Cazeneuve – Le Causse 2022 – AOP Languedoc

The nose is intense with notes of lychee and lemon. A spicy side emerges with hints of pineapple and lime. The second nose opens with a touch of roasted pineapple and butter. The palate is fresh, fruity and woody with an immediate buttery and oaky note on the attack. There is a slight bitterness in…

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Domaine du Vistre – Gladiateur 2024 – Costières de Nîmes

Domaine du Vistre – Gladiateur 2024 – Costières de Nîmes

(Rolle 35%, Grenache blanc 50%, Roussane 15%) The nose is aromatic, finely textured and offers a certain deepness. There are notes of creamy white fruit and white flowers associated with a hint of sage, fine, almost carambola-like hints and discreet citrus hints. The palate is fruity, juicy and offers a tangy frame, precision, fine tension,…

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