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| NV Achard Vincent Clairette De Die Brut $25 | |||||||||
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Tasting Notes: 100% Clairette. Pale yellow in color with goldish hues. Honeysuckle, apricot, and honey. Done in th clairette de die tradition. Secondary fermination is done in the bottle without dosage. Bottled under pressure only after the secondary fermination. Dry with notes of honey apricot, citrus. |
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| 2018 Gassier Nostre Pais Blanc $20 | |||||||||
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Tasting Notes: Coming all from the estate Bec Vineyard, located in the cool, southern part of the appellation, the 2018 Costières De Nîmes Nostre Païs Blanc checks in as a mix of 45% Grenache Blanc, 20% Roussanne, 20% Clairette, and the rest Viognier and Bourboulenc, raised in old barrels and concrete tank. Readers looking for a superb white to drink over the coming 2-3 years should snatch this up. It offers terrific notes of white peach, rose petal, crushed citrus, and spice. With a touch of White Burgundy class, medium body, beautiful freshness, and a great finish, it way over-delivers. Don’t miss it. |
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| 2019 Brunier Megaphone Ventoux $30 | |||||||||
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Tasting Notes: Brunier Megaphone Rouge carries a serious, profound bouquet with a hint of licorice. The palate reveals the spices of this new terroir, interwoven with herby-garrigue flavors. Attractive structure, taut, elegant, compelling – you sense the freshness of the place. A true character. |
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| 2019 Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhone Les Deux Albion Rouge $30 | |||||||||
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Tasting Notes: Les Deux Albions is one of the outstanding wines of Louis Barruol’s collection and highlights the exceptional value that can still be found in the Côtes-du-Rhône category. The wine combines depth, structure, and finesse with aromas and flavors of roasted game, mesquite, and olive, crushed plum, and black currants. |
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| 2018 Domaine du Vieux Lazaret CDP Rouge $50 | |||||||||
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Tasting Notes: Pale plus dark red with clear purple rim. The nose is warm and beginning to show an attractive complexity characterized by understated red fruits and spice along with leather and tertiary notes. The palate is composed and lighter weight, again exhibiting a measure of bottle development in an appealing mix of red cherry and spice notes. There is a fine, balanced structure. This is an elegant, not heavyweight style expressing Cinsault and Grenache in particular, with the emphasis on finesse rather than power. |
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