Barboursville Vineyard – Cabernet Franc, Goodlow Mountain 2017 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Cabernet Franc, Goodlow Mountain 2017 – Virginia

Beautiful, fruity, fresh, elegant, racy and deep nose that offers a nice identity/sense of terroir as well as a fine peppery side. It reveals notes of pulpy blue plum blackberry and small notes of star anise associated with touches of quite ripe/crushed small blue fruits and an almost balsamic hint (in the background). The palate…

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Delaplane Cellars – Rusticity 2020 – Virginia

Delaplane Cellars – Rusticity 2020 – Virginia

The nose is fruity, elegant, precise, delicate in its concentration and offers deepness, a fine velvety as well as a beautiful and precise grain. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, pulpy purple plum and small notes of graphene associated with touches of spices, a subtle hint of blueberry (in the background), cardamom as well as…

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Domaine La Part des Anges 2020 – Part des Anges – AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages

Domaine La Part des Anges 2020 – Part des Anges – AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages

The nose is beautifully built, velvety, airy in its depth and offers a cashmere grain. A beautiful and delicate texture despite the concentration. We find notes of small wild black berries, morello cherry and small notes of violet associated with touches of blond tobacco as well as hints of roasted red berries and hints of…

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Breaux Vineyards – 2017 Meritage

Breaux Vineyards – 2017 Meritage

The nose is fruity, airy and offers concentration, precision, a nice finesse of the grain as well as a fine stretched side. It reveals notes of blackberry, bright cassis and small notes of camphor associated with touches of quite ripe raspberry as well as hints of pepper. The palate is nicely juicy, fruity, well-balanced and…

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Clos Saint-Sébastien 2021 – Le Clos – AOP Collioure

Clos Saint-Sébastien 2021 – Le Clos – AOP Collioure

The nose is elegant, concentrated, deep and offers a nice graphite grain as well as depth. A fair and fine austerity, well-balanced. It reveals notes of concentrated blackberry, small roasted-elegant red fruits and small notes of liquorice stick associated with touches of violet, crushed redcurrants as well as hints of racy minerality as well as…

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Croisée 2022 – Inspiration Marine – AOP Collioure

Croisée 2022 – Inspiration Marine – AOP Collioure

The nose offers notes of clove, dry soil and small notes of star anise associated with almost olive touches, concentrated small red fruits as well as fine iodized hints and fresh tobacco. The palate is nicely built, supple, fresh, elegant, airy and offers a nice elegant and supple grain. On the palate this wine expresses…

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Mas Amiel – Millésime 70’ – AOC Maury

Mas Amiel – Millésime 70’ – AOC Maury

The nose is beautifully marked by aromatic herbs. It reveals notes of rosemary, verbena, kumquat, dried plum and small notes of pine needles associated with hints of almost roasted pineapple, dried fruits as well as a subtle iodized hint and an imperceptible hint of toffee / salted butter caramel. The palate is beautifully fruity, juicy,…

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Mas Amiel – Millésime 80’ – AOC Maury

Mas Amiel – Millésime 80’ – AOC Maury

The nose is nicely on the rancio and offers energy as well as a fine incisive side. There are notes of dried mandarin, juniper berries and small notes of dry kumquat associated with hints of Timut pepper, a subtle hint of sage as well as a very discreet hint of crème brûlée. The palate is…

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Ranci 1963 – Rivesaltes

Ranci 1963 – Rivesaltes

The nose is intense, stretched, spicy and offers a nice stretched guideline. It reveals notes of roasted coffee, zan and small notes of rancio associated with touches of morello cherry, dried redcurrants, dried mandarin as well as hints of candied small fruits, Madagascar pepper, a subtle hint of undergrowth and incense. The palate is beautifully…

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Ranci 1974 – Rivesaltes

Ranci 1974 – Rivesaltes

Beautiful nose that offers elegance, aromatic complexity as well as a powdery, powerful and concentrated grain. We find notes of rancio, dried strawberry and small notes concentrated black plum associated with touches of green cardamom, small dried fruits, cuttlefish as well as an imperceptible hint of saline, balsamic, almost thyme and camphor. The palate is…

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