Beyond the Benchmarks - Exploring France Off the Beaten Path

K&L Wine Merchants, Hollywood
Tasted Sunday, May 3, 2026 by MattMauldin with 34 views

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • NV Domaine des Carlines Côtes du Jura Cremant du Jura

    France, Jura, Côtes du Jura

    Full, broad mousse, bright and clear. Aromas of green apple, popcorn, honeysuckle bloom, and crushed stone. Shows flavors of fresh pear and quince, with ginger, hazelnut, and wheat. Dense and plush texture. Very bright acid, finishing with zesty and full with toasted almond and stone fruit notes.

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  • 2024 Clos Ste. Magdeleine Cassis Blanc

    France, Provence, Cassis

    Clear, light gold color, brilliantly toned. Bright tropical aromas of papaya with white peach, along with jasmine, honeysuckle, fresh parsley, and crushed rock. Bright fruit on the palate, richly textured, with subtle secondary depth. Medium-bodied density, firm with round edges, with brightly integrated acidity and a fully textured finish.

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  • 2024 Château Simone Palette Rosé

    France, Provence, Palette

    Clear, dark pink color, brightly toned. Exotic and sensual aromas of fruit falling somewhere between cherry and green apple, with very complex notes of incense, crushed stone, garrigue, cardamom spice, and green tea. Equally complex on the palate, very refined, with broad and silky density, adding mineral depth across the mid-palate. Lifting, integrated acidity and a broadly textured finish, finishing with long exotic length. Singular.

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  • 2024 Clos Cibonne Tibouren Côtes de Provence Cuvée Spéciale

    France, Provence, Côtes de Provence

    Clear ruby color, brightly toned. Aromas of crunchy cherry and strawberry, with red florals, garrigue, chamomile tea, crushed rock, and root spices. Refined palate expression with spiced red fruit, wild herbs, minerality, and earthy spices, bright and succulent. Light to medium density, with refined length. Lifted acidity and round smooth tannins. Bright and succulent finish, moderately long.

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  • 2023 Château Malherbe Grand Vin Rouge Madame Ferrari

    France, Vin de France

    Pale ruby color, clear and bright. Aromas of smoked cherry and red plum, with leather, wild herbs, red florals, and earth spices. Bright and succulent on the palate, rounded and refined, with red fruit expression and layered herbal and savory depth. Broad and round density, light to medium bodied. Medium-plus acid and ripe plush tannins. Medium-plus depth on the finish, adding notes of red apple zest and sweeter spices.

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  • 2022 Domaine de la Grange des Pères Pays d'Hérault

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Pays d'Hérault

    Dark ruby color, medium intensity, brightly toned. Aromas of snappy red cherry and smoked plum fruit, with leather, musk, five spice, crushed rock, and garrigue. Round and finessed palate, with red fruit expression that's seamlessly layered with savory spice and black tea, along with fresh herbs and mineral complexity. Medium-bodied, finely textured density, long and refined. Bright and succulent acidity, with fine-long tannins and long closing length.

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