Provence color, floral notes, peach, apricot, shows density, some herbal notes. Palate with a lot of fruit, peach, stone fruit, shows red fruit, med body, shows tannins, med finish. A serious rose
The wine shows high intensity, spice ntoes, fresh black fruit, a touch mineral, violet. Palate shows nice tannins, ripe black fruit, med body, a touch grippy, youthful, a bit brett/iodine but not aggressively so, med finish
The oldest vines, more oak, 13.50% The wine is much thicker, ripe fruit, lots of floral notes, firm spice notes, the oak frame is there enclosing all the fruit, decadent, opulent, welcoming. The palate is more tense, elevated acidity, more red fruit, med to full body, fine grained tannins, persistent finish. Outstanding quality, it could use some time
Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois, grapes from Alsace, 12% Tight, citrus, yeast, clean notes, grapefruit, bread and sesame notes. Nice carbonation, med body, same flavours, some lime/lemon notes, green apple, finely balanced between oxidation and fruit notes, med finish
Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois, 12.50% Warmer, nutty, ripe citrus fruit, yeasty, broad. Palate showing smooth fresh fruit, ripe pear, green apple, med body, leaner than expected, nutty, med to high acidity, med finish
Gamay grapes from Beaujolais, Bright color, red cherry notes, ripe strawberry, some toast notes, currants, a bit oxidative, Palate is very smooth though, juicy, red fruit, some bitter notes, elegant, airy, fresh, youthful, med finish
Grenache from southern Rhone Ethereal nose, typical Grenache profile, floral notes, spicy, red fruit, cranberry. Palate with full on red fruit, feels plush, huge juicy bomb but in a great way, nice edgy and firm tannins, elegant acidity offering freshness, great mouthfeel, a few bitter notes, long finish
10-48yo vines, demi-muids - oak - amphora for 10 months, 11% Lean, red fruit, bitter herbal notes, some oak notes covering the fruit. Palate with more freshness than the nose, juicy youthful red fruit, cherry, acidity and tight tannins (for a Pinot), some oak notes (almost plank), med finish Interesting
20-45yo vines of Trousseau - Pinot Noir - Poulsard, demi muids and oak for 10 months, 12.50% Gamey at first, very ripe red fruit, some floral notes, very dense, thick, youthful. Palate follows the same pattern, slight gamey, tannins, purity of red fruit, med body, med finish. Give it time, air and food next to it
35yo foudre and oak for 10 months, 13% Fresh, youthful, ripe citrus fruit, some herbal notes, grapefruit, pear, green apples, white spice notes. Palate is juicy, fresh, lime, grapefruit, shows strength, power but with a nice fresh lift, leaf notes, high acidity, med to long finish. Beautiful, could be a nice way to enter the "Jura world"
45yo vines, calcaire soil, demi muids for 22 months, 13% Full on buttery, vanilla notes, ripe citrus and stone fruit notes, yeasty notes, ripeness but not tiresome, fresh. Palate with again lively acidity, lime, lemon, grapefruit notes, med body, leaner than expected, citrus, grapefruit, some bitterness, yeast, nutty, walnut, amond, long finish
20yo foudre and oak for 10 months, 12.50% Lean, tense, a touch bitter, green and slighly grassy, nutty, even some celery notes Palate shows med body, med to high acidity, lemon acidity, grapefruit, citrus notes, tight, youthful, fresh, mineral, persistent finish
10yo vines, oak for 22 months, 13.50% Full on buttery, vanilla notes, sweet spice notes, hazelnut, high intensity, walnut, there is again a heavy note like the "les molates 2023" Palate shows full body, vanilla, buttery notes, full on nutty, hazelnut, high acidity, tight, tense, mineral, broad shouldered, long finish. Extremely youthful
2023 Stefano Amerighi Syrah Rosa
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Provence color, floral notes, peach, apricot, shows density, some herbal notes.
Palate with a lot of fruit, peach, stone fruit, shows red fruit, med body, shows tannins, med finish.
A serious rose
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2021 Stefano Amerighi Syrah Cortona
Italy, Tuscany, Cortona
The wine shows high intensity, spice ntoes, fresh black fruit, a touch mineral, violet.
Palate shows nice tannins, ripe black fruit, med body, a touch grippy, youthful, a bit brett/iodine but not aggressively so, med finish
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2020 Stefano Amerighi Cortona Apice
Italy, Tuscany, Cortona
The oldest vines, more oak, 13.50%
The wine is much thicker, ripe fruit, lots of floral notes, firm spice notes, the oak frame is there enclosing all the fruit, decadent, opulent, welcoming.
The palate is more tense, elevated acidity, more red fruit, med to full body, fine grained tannins, persistent finish.
Outstanding quality, it could use some time
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NV Domaine des Marnes Blanches Bulle Ton Body Vin de France
France, Jura, Crémant du Jura
Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois, grapes from Alsace, 12%
Tight, citrus, yeast, clean notes, grapefruit, bread and sesame notes.
Nice carbonation, med body, same flavours, some lime/lemon notes, green apple, finely balanced between oxidation and fruit notes, med finish
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2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Space Monkey
France, Vin de France
Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois, 12.50%
Warmer, nutty, ripe citrus fruit, yeasty, broad.
Palate showing smooth fresh fruit, ripe pear, green apple, med body, leaner than expected, nutty, med to high acidity, med finish
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2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Vin de France Dionysos (Is on fire)
France, Vin de France
Gamay grapes from Beaujolais,
Bright color, red cherry notes, ripe strawberry, some toast notes, currants, a bit oxidative,
Palate is very smooth though, juicy, red fruit, some bitter notes, elegant, airy, fresh, youthful, med finish
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2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Zeus (Gone Wild)
France, Vin de France
Grenache from southern Rhone
Ethereal nose, typical Grenache profile, floral notes, spicy, red fruit, cranberry.
Palate with full on red fruit, feels plush, huge juicy bomb but in a great way, nice edgy and firm tannins, elegant acidity offering freshness, great mouthfeel, a few bitter notes, long finish
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2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Pinot Noir Côtes du Jura
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
10-48yo vines, demi-muids - oak - amphora for 10 months, 11%
Lean, red fruit, bitter herbal notes, some oak notes covering the fruit.
Palate with more freshness than the nose, juicy youthful red fruit, cherry, acidity and tight tannins (for a Pinot), some oak notes (almost plank), med finish
Interesting
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2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Arbois Les Fouilles
France, Jura, Arbois
20-45yo vines of Trousseau - Pinot Noir - Poulsard, demi muids and oak for 10 months, 12.50%
Gamey at first, very ripe red fruit, some floral notes, very dense, thick, youthful.
Palate follows the same pattern, slight gamey, tannins, purity of red fruit, med body, med finish.
Give it time, air and food next to it
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2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Chardonnay Les Molates
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
35yo foudre and oak for 10 months, 13%
Fresh, youthful, ripe citrus fruit, some herbal notes, grapefruit, pear, green apples, white spice notes.
Palate is juicy, fresh, lime, grapefruit, shows strength, power but with a nice fresh lift, leaf notes, high acidity, med to long finish.
Beautiful, could be a nice way to enter the "Jura world"
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2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Chardonnay Côtes du Jura En quatre vis
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
45yo vines, calcaire soil, demi muids for 22 months, 13%
Full on buttery, vanilla notes, ripe citrus and stone fruit notes, yeasty notes, ripeness but not tiresome, fresh.
Palate with again lively acidity, lime, lemon, grapefruit notes, med body, leaner than expected, citrus, grapefruit, some bitterness, yeast, nutty, walnut, amond, long finish
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2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Savagnin Côtes du Jura Les Molates
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
20yo foudre and oak for 10 months, 12.50%
Lean, tense, a touch bitter, green and slighly grassy, nutty, even some celery notes
Palate shows med body, med to high acidity, lemon acidity, grapefruit, citrus notes, tight, youthful, fresh, mineral, persistent finish
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2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Savagnin Aux Bois
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
10yo vines, oak for 22 months, 13.50%
Full on buttery, vanilla notes, sweet spice notes, hazelnut, high intensity, walnut, there is again a heavy note like the "les molates 2023"
Palate shows full body, vanilla, buttery notes, full on nutty, hazelnut, high acidity, tight, tense, mineral, broad shouldered, long finish. Extremely youthful
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