Château Sainte-Béatrice – Cuvée Vaussière 2014 – Côtes de Provence

The nose is aromatic and offers gourmandise, a fine concentration as well as elegance / straightness. It reveals notes of blackberry and cassis associated with slight notes of crushed redcurrant, crushed raspberry, licorice, hints of flowers, olive, caramelization as well as small touches of chocolate and wood. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a nice mineral frame, a fine tension, straightness, a certain finesse, freshness, juiciness as well as a certain finesse and a nice mineral frame. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, juicy raspberries / berries and small notes of cassis associated with a hint of fleshy strawberry, plum as well as small touches of caramelized oak, cardamom and a touch of vanilla Bourbon. Tannins are fine, a bit chewy and straight. Good length.