La Bastide Saint Dominique 2019 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The nose is fruity, fresh, very discreet tight and offers minerality. It reveals notes of fresh/fleshy apple, fresh/crunchy vine peach, small notes of fresh lychee associated with small touches of lemon, a hint of fresh lime as well as discreet hints of apricot, mandarine flowers, a very discreet hint of tilleul and an imperceptible hint of bee wax/garrigue (in the background). The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced and offers a juicy/acidulous frame, a good definition, juiciness, a small gourmandize, a fine tension, a small fat as well as a fine suavity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy green apple, ripe lemon, small notes of fresh/juicy apricot associated with small touches of juicy/fleshy nectarine, lychee, apple flowers as well as a subtle hint of apricot flowers, a racy minerality and an imperceptible hint of bee wax. Good length.