The wine shows a very peculiar profile with flint, ripe stone fruit, ripe citrus, pear, a few rubbery notes, overripe yellow apple, grape, mandarin. In the palate, the wine is electrifying, high acidity, mineral, flinty, underripe to fresh citrus, grapefruit, pear, quince, the wine shows medium body and long finish. Interesting, nutty and tight. It needs time to open up
The wine shows ripe and evolved character. The fruit is ripe to overripe, lemon, orange, citrus, quince jam, walnut and mineral. In the palate, the wine follows the same profile, overripe fruit character, medium body, nice acidity, mineral, quince, citrus, caramel, nutty, almond, extrovert, earthy, spicy with long finish. Nice texture with a bit of heat
Chardonnay. The wine shows low intensity in the nose, very light, citrus, quince, spicy. In the palate, the wine shows ripe fresh citrus, peach, tight, nutty, fresh, mild but very clean, medium body and finish
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire
The wine shows bright, clear color The wine shows tight nose, citrus, pear, underripe to overripe yellow apple, light spice profile with cinnamon/cumin In the palate, the wine shows light to med body, mineral, with nice acidity, almond, ripe citrus, peach and apricot, tight and vibrant, med finish
80% Grenache 20% carignan The wine shows pale red color. The nose is very expressive, ripe fresh cherries, strawberries, spicy and earthy, cinnamon, clove, pepper, floral notes. In the palate, teh wine shows acidity, nerve, light body, ripe fresh cherry again, a bit gamey, very fresh with long finish
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Saint-Chinian
Syrah, Carignan, Mourvedre, Cinsault The wine shows density, ripe core of fruits, berries, leathery, game, there is a fine thin nutty frame. In the palate, the wine shows rustic profile, black olives, very fruity, dense fruit, light body, acidity, light herbal note, tight tannins, long finish.
Clear pale red color. The wine shows quite gamey and earthy notes in the nose, cherry notes, some dried fruit notes, pot pouri In the palate, the wine show the same character wtih the nose, bubble gum, fruity, cherries, gamey, earthy, high acidity, light tannins, light body and med finish
The wine shows vibrant red fruit, nerve, juicy, a few floral notes, leathery, red cherries and currants, almond. In the palate, the wine follows the same pattern again, bright cherries and currants, a few spice notes, high acidity, a lot of nerve, lively a solid foot on the natural side, medium body, tight tannins, med finish
Pure Marsanne, fermented in 600lt oak, matued in 75% inox and 25% 600lt for 8 months The wine shows med intensity, ripe stone fruit, wax, honey notes, very thin oak oak frame, nutty, almond, white floral notes. In the palate, the wine shows medium to full body, mineral, ripe citrus, grapefruit, bitter orange, herbal hints, warm, medium finish
Pure Marsanne, part vinified in barrels and vats, for 7-8 months The wine is happily fragrant and light, white berries floral, melon hints, some tropical and a few herbal notes. The palate is fresh, light, nice acidity, vibrant, the fruit is the same, mineral, a few nutty hints, lacking real complexity and depth but quite pleasant to have by the glass, long finish
The wine shows low intensity in the nose, fresh, ripe red cherries, a few earthy/forrest floor notes, leafy, a touch spicy. The palate is harsh, underripe fruit, high acidity, very green/herbal, short finish
Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah Slight deeper than Provence rose color. The wine shows nice fruit in the nose, ripe cherry, strawberry, floral notes, very fragrant and welcoming. In the palate, the wine follows the same pattern, cherry like flavors, strawberries, medium acidity, nice tannins, a touch of sulphur in the short finish
2019 Château Lafitte (Jurançon) Jurançon Sec
France, Southwest France, Jurançon Sec
The wine shows a very peculiar profile with flint, ripe stone fruit, ripe citrus, pear, a few rubbery notes, overripe yellow apple, grape, mandarin.
In the palate, the wine is electrifying, high acidity, mineral, flinty, underripe to fresh citrus, grapefruit, pear, quince, the wine shows medium body and long finish. Interesting, nutty and tight. It needs time to open up
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2018 Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme L'Ormeau des Deux Croix
France, Vin de France
The wine shows ripe and evolved character. The fruit is ripe to overripe, lemon, orange, citrus, quince jam, walnut and mineral. In the palate, the wine follows the same profile, overripe fruit character, medium body, nice acidity, mineral, quince, citrus, caramel, nutty, almond, extrovert, earthy, spicy with long finish. Nice texture with a bit of heat
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2018 Fabrice Dodane Arbois le dos d'chat RTT
France, Jura, Arbois
Chardonnay.
The wine shows low intensity in the nose, very light, citrus, quince, spicy. In the palate, the wine shows ripe fresh citrus, peach, tight, nutty, fresh, mild but very clean, medium body and finish
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2018 Un Saumon dans la Loire Montlouis-sur-Loire Minéral +
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire
The wine shows bright, clear color
The wine shows tight nose, citrus, pear, underripe to overripe yellow apple, light spice profile with cinnamon/cumin
In the palate, the wine shows light to med body, mineral, with nice acidity, almond, ripe citrus, peach and apricot, tight and vibrant, med finish
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2020 Les Foulards Rouges La Soif du Mal
France, Vin de Table Français
80% Grenache 20% carignan
The wine shows pale red color. The nose is very expressive, ripe fresh cherries, strawberries, spicy and earthy, cinnamon, clove, pepper, floral notes.
In the palate, teh wine shows acidity, nerve, light body, ripe fresh cherry again, a bit gamey, very fresh with long finish
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2017 Thierry Navarre Saint-Chinian Le Laouzil
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Saint-Chinian
Syrah, Carignan, Mourvedre, Cinsault
The wine shows density, ripe core of fruits, berries, leathery, game, there is a fine thin nutty frame.
In the palate, the wine shows rustic profile, black olives, very fruity, dense fruit, light body, acidity, light herbal note, tight tannins, long finish.
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NV Fabrice Dodane Arbois le dos d'chat
France, Jura, Arbois
Clear pale red color.
The wine shows quite gamey and earthy notes in the nose, cherry notes, some dried fruit notes, pot pouri
In the palate, the wine show the same character wtih the nose, bubble gum, fruity, cherries, gamey, earthy, high acidity, light tannins, light body and med finish
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2019 Andrea Calek A toi nous
France, Vin de France
The wine shows vibrant red fruit, nerve, juicy, a few floral notes, leathery, red cherries and currants, almond.
In the palate, the wine follows the same pattern again, bright cherries and currants, a few spice notes, high acidity, a lot of nerve, lively a solid foot on the natural side, medium body, tight tannins, med finish
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2018 M. Chapoutier St. Joseph Blanc Les Granilites
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
Pure Marsanne, fermented in 600lt oak, matued in 75% inox and 25% 600lt for 8 months
The wine shows med intensity, ripe stone fruit, wax, honey notes, very thin oak oak frame, nutty, almond, white floral notes.
In the palate, the wine shows medium to full body, mineral, ripe citrus, grapefruit, bitter orange, herbal hints, warm, medium finish
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2019 M. Chapoutier St. Péray Les Tanneurs
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray
Pure Marsanne, part vinified in barrels and vats, for 7-8 months
The wine is happily fragrant and light, white berries floral, melon hints, some tropical and a few herbal notes.
The palate is fresh, light, nice acidity, vibrant, the fruit is the same, mineral, a few nutty hints, lacking real complexity and depth but quite pleasant to have by the glass, long finish
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2019 Trénel Fils Bourgogne
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
The wine shows low intensity in the nose, fresh, ripe red cherries, a few earthy/forrest floor notes, leafy, a touch spicy. The palate is harsh, underripe fruit, high acidity, very green/herbal, short finish
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2020 M. Chapoutier Côtes du Rhône Rosé Belleruche
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah
Slight deeper than Provence rose color.
The wine shows nice fruit in the nose, ripe cherry, strawberry, floral notes, very fragrant and welcoming.
In the palate, the wine follows the same pattern, cherry like flavors, strawberries, medium acidity, nice tannins, a touch of sulphur in the short finish
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