The 2021 vintage Les Dessous des dentelles de la Croix des pins is supple and gourmet in this rather cool vintage. Scents of garrigue, a delicate blend of rosemary and juniper, accompany aromas of cherry, prune and laurel sauce. But it's on the palate that this wine makes its mark, combining power and finesse, strength and suppleness of tannin. With great length and persistence, this vintage will delight all gourmets in love with this extraordinary terroir.
With the Pinot Gris Grand Cru du domaine Etienne Loew, Pinot gris grand cru ENGELBERG, we're in the upper part of the Engelberg grand cru with a muschelkalck veneer on Oolythic limestone pebbles. The vines, planted in 1989, are in their prime. This situation allows for physiological ripeness with lower alcoholic potential. This terroir always produces easily digestible wines. The wine is opulent and rich, with smoky, toasty notes. Conversely, the palate is all finesse, minerality and straightforwardness.Close
The Peu Morier from domain Vincent Careme has a nose of great freshness. It features notes of dried fruit, apples and pears. The palate is full-bodied, rich and smooth, with mineral notes on the finish. A great success!
From poor, south-facing soils, Haut de la Butte develops beautiful notes of blackcurrant and redcurrant, with a sensation of freshness on the palate, combined with a very fine tannic structure. Decant for 2 hours.
The cuvée le Devens du domaine Hélène Bleuzen is a magnificent, very demonstrative Ventoux. The nose is intense, with notes of cherry spice, menthol and cocoa. The palate is dense and complex, with a fine tannic structure. A magnificent Ventoux to drink over 10 years
Terrimbo rouge is a magnificent organic wine from Collioure: elegant, powerful and racy, it's one of the great Collioure wines. Made from Syrah and Grenache grapes, it develops notes of black fruits and cocoa; it should be drunk over 7 to 10 years.
The cuvée Sous la Croix du Domaine les Capréoles comes from grapes just below the Croix Penet! This parcel is located on the most superficial granites. They give the wine great, noble power. Its potential is revealed by ageing in the finest barrels.
Domaine d'Aupilhac's Carignan is powerful, with aromas of black fruit, licorice and smoke. It always has a fresh finish. 2020 is one of the greatest vintages of recent years, superb, with great ageing potential.
Triple Zéro du Domaine de la Taille aux Loups is the benchmark bubbly on Montlouis. This grand chenin is not dosed. The result is an airy, complex bubble that needs a few years to fully reveal itself. Worthy of a very good champagne. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2017 : 15/20
Unu Blanc 2024 is a magnificent dry white from Domaine de Vaccelli. It has a refined nose developing on notes of citrus, white flowers and a touch of fresh almond. On the palate, Vermentinu expresses superb tension, balanced by a full, saline body, marked by maturation in foudre and demi-muid.
The cuvée Les Beauvoirs from domaine Bonnigal-Bodet has a slender balance, with notes of yellow fruit and lightly toasted touches, a soft, long texture, resting on fine bitters on the finish.
This Calcinaire blanc du domaine Gauby is very mineral with notes of white-fleshed fruit and citrus zest. A magnificent white Roussillon without any heaviness to accompany a scallop carpaccio with citrus fruits, for example.
The cuvée Cléa du domaine de la Bonne Tonne is a natural micro-cuvée aged in demi-muits. This organic wine is silky, structured and endowed with beautiful aromatic intensity. A real favorite!Close
La Souteronne from domaine Hervé Souhaut is a superb Gamay. An airy, natural wine, developing on notes of cherry, bramble, sweet licorice. On the palate, it's silky, fresh, limpid, more infused than full-bodied, endowed with singular intensity.
Hervé Souhaut's Syrah is a deep, intense yet digestible wine. This natural wine is aged in infusion, then slowly matured, often in old wood. Its granite terroir produces a fine, straightforward wine, with a juicy, fluid body. On the palate, it develops notes of fresh black fruits, violets and a touch of white pepper. A rare elegance!
In a very fine vintage, the cuvée domaine du Domaine Combier is another great success. The wine is powerful, racy, spicy, with notes of black fruit and pepper. Soft but voluminous on the palate. A great organic wine to accompany dishes in sauce or red meats, for example.
The Hautes Côtes de Beaune des Vignobles Ludovic Pierrot is a superb introduction to the estate's wines. The pinot is gourmand, fine and airy. An organic wine that pinotes and keeps a beautiful freshness and fine tannins!
The cuvée Sarah du domaine Giacometti is a superb organic red wine from Corsica. This wine has a powerful nose with notes of candied cherry, undergrowth and graphite. The palate is dense, resting on present but ripe tannins; long finish on red plum and reglisse.
Two parcels on the "Les Claveaux" locality with a terroir of white marl, known as "Oxfordian", one planted in 1995, the other in 2019 at high density and on a wide selection of quality Chardonnays. Generous, rich and very expressive. A very fine cuvée that finds in this vintage a surprising fullness for such a young vine
Les Claveaux from the domaine les Champs de l'abbaye is a superb Côtes Chalonnaise. The nose features notes of red fruit. The palate is greedy, fresh and well-balanced. Great value for money. Enjoy over 5 years.
La cuvée Rémus du Domaine de la Taille aux Loupspossesses a lovely nose of white-fleshed fruit (peach, apricot) and flowers (acacia). The palate is taut, lively and elegant. Yellow fruits such as mirabelle plum are present, with a lovely greediness. Long finish. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2022 : 90/100
Chateau Lilian-Ladouys is a superb Saint-Estèphe, with a beautiful gourmand character. It reveals a greedy, crisp structure made of ripe tannins, but also a very refined woodiness that blends perfectly into an explosion of fruity flavors on the palate. Fresh and elegant in this vintage, this Saint-Estèphe is worthy of the appellation's greatest references. The château has just begun its organic conversion in 2020.
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