Schug Chardonnay Carneros 2013 Medium gold color. Nose of peaches, oranges, butter and toasted bread. Same flavors on the palate with additional notes of grilled pineapples and oak withouit being overwhelming, it had some balance and a touch of finesse and a medium long finish. Good+ (88) Made of Chardonnay mainly coming from Carneros, the other […]
Henri Prudhon & Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Rouges-Gorges 2009 Medium dark ruby color. Aromas of spiced strawberries, sweet cranberries, spices, earth and just a hint of animal and green notes. The usual rustic feel from Prudhon’s wines is there on the palate with ripe fruit flavors in a good and chewy way. Good acidity […]
Daniel Bouland Chiroubles Chatenay 2015 Quite dark purple color showing the warm vintage. Very aromatic with fruity, floral and earthy notes. Dense on the palate with a texture close to the one of biting into berries that leads to a spicy explosion. Good from now and for many years more as this wine has the depth to […]
Domaine Buisson-Charles Meursault Les Tessons 2011 Beautiful golden color. Complex nose of citrus fruits, ripe fruits, flowers, salty notes and fine oak aromas. Followed flavors of fresh pineapple, citrus fruit and minerality shows again, but what impresses me the most is the texture of the wine. There is a round and fat mouthfeel, but finesse, there is […]
Domaine du Nival Matière à Discussion 2015 Lightly colored. Shy nose where some salty, lemon and hay notes did showed up in a very fresh way. More expressive on the palate with lemon zest flavors paired with a round and almost fat mouthfeel, then the acidity came on the finish on salty and mineral notes. […]
Château Cailleteau Bergeron Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2012 Dark garnet color. Nose of dark berries, spices and smoke. On the palate this wine shows the Bordeaux classic balance with notes of tobacco and leather, this fruit flavors paired with an enjoyable bitterness. Approcheable now, but would surprise many of us after some ageing in a […]
Michele Chiarlo Le Orme Barbera d’Asti 2014 Medium dark ruby color. Nose of flowers, berries, spices and earth. There is on the palate an enjoyable acidity paired with fine bitterness, there is fruit and spices notes and this calls for food as it’s then that this wine shines! From deli meats to pastas or pizza, this will pair […]
Louis-Antoine Luyt Legno Duro Carignan 2014 Purple color but you can see through. Nose of cherries, fresh mushrooms, earth and some spices. On the palate the fruit is so pure, true, there is no “makeup“, it’s good, juicy, enjoyable. The flavors goes from red berries to spices, while also showing earth notes, all with a […]
Pierre-Marie Chermette Gamay Nouveau Les Griottes 2016 This “Nouveau wine” from Domaine du Vissoux is quite dark, almost purple colored. Primary aromas and flavors of fruit and sweet spices. Surprisingly concentrated and round, this is really enjoyable and tasty! If more Beaujolais Nouveau couold be like this, I would have more! Good (87) Made of Gamay. Aged 4 […]
Laurence et Rémi Dufaitre Vin de France Nouveau 2016 Beaujolais and other “Nouveau vin” may not be as popular as they were before, but I find that it is still and enjoyable exercice to try some of these newly released wines. As you may have seen, I like Gamay based wines a lot, and these wine […]
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