13% alcohol. Diam5 closure, pretty long. Pale golden colour with a luminous quality. The nose is vivid with white flowers, yellow plum and some lanolin. Similarly balanced in the mouth with just a hint of opulence counterbalanced by vg grip and excellent acidity; there is quite a lot going on here. A model of Chalonnais Chardonnay, especially given the warm vintage.
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13% alcohol. CS 55%, M 40%, CF and PV 5%. Longish cork, but the texture is pretty loose. Decanted 90 mn ahead. Deep colour with no sign of ageing. The nose has great harmony with fruity aromas mixed with tobacco leaf and a faint hint of vanilla. The mouth is half a step behind at this stage, as it is quite tight, but it shows vivid fruit and superb acidity before the unresolved tannins kick in. Pretty good as it is for those who can tolerate a good bit of structure, but will undoubtedly harmonise in the next 5 to 10 years. It is an awful pity that this chateau has now been subsumed into Lillyan-Ladouys, as I always felt that Clauzet was the more authentically St Estèphe on the two properties.
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13% alcohol. G 45%, Car 30%, S 25%. Diam5 closure. The colour has a youthful purple tinge and it is just about translucent. Joyful aromatic nose, definitely red fruited with some cranberry. Similarly balanced in the mouth with superb acidity and a variety of red fruit. I must say that I was surprised by the percentage of Grenache in this wine, given that it comes across as red fruited; must be the altitude (350m, so not exactly alpine) and the winemaking, combined with the youth of the bottle. In my Terrasses du Larzac references (not far off), the closest in style would be Terrasse d'Elise. My first experience with this domain, and a success without a doubt.
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2018 Paul et Marie Jacqueson Rully 1er Cru Raclot Blanc
4/25/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
13% alcohol. Diam5 closure, pretty long. Pale golden colour with a luminous quality.
The nose is vivid with white flowers, yellow plum and some lanolin. Similarly balanced in the mouth with just a hint of opulence counterbalanced by vg grip and excellent acidity; there is quite a lot going on here. A model of Chalonnais Chardonnay, especially given the warm vintage.
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2008 Château Clauzet
4/24/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
13% alcohol. CS 55%, M 40%, CF and PV 5%. Longish cork, but the texture is pretty loose. Decanted 90 mn ahead. Deep colour with no sign of ageing.
The nose has great harmony with fruity aromas mixed with tobacco leaf and a faint hint of vanilla. The mouth is half a step behind at this stage, as it is quite tight, but it shows vivid fruit and superb acidity before the unresolved tannins kick in.
Pretty good as it is for those who can tolerate a good bit of structure, but will undoubtedly harmonise in the next 5 to 10 years.
It is an awful pity that this chateau has now been subsumed into Lillyan-Ladouys, as I always felt that Clauzet was the more authentically St Estèphe on the two properties.
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2022 Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette Coteaux du Languedoc Les Petits Pas
4/21/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
13% alcohol. G 45%, Car 30%, S 25%. Diam5 closure. The colour has a youthful purple tinge and it is just about translucent.
Joyful aromatic nose, definitely red fruited with some cranberry. Similarly balanced in the mouth with superb acidity and a variety of red fruit.
I must say that I was surprised by the percentage of Grenache in this wine, given that it comes across as red fruited; must be the altitude (350m, so not exactly alpine) and the winemaking, combined with the youth of the bottle. In my Terrasses du Larzac references (not far off), the closest in style would be Terrasse d'Elise.
My first experience with this domain, and a success without a doubt.
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