Bonnefond Syrah 2012 France
Bonnefond Syrah 2012 FranceSyrah blended with Viognier, the wines come from plots adjacent to the appellation of Cote Rotie. Vinification is in stainless steel vats and aging in barrels for 12 months.
Bouchard Rose VDP N.V
Bouchard Rose VDP N.VBouchard Rose VDP N.V
Bouchard Aîné & Fils’ “Rosé de France” blend uses mostly Cinsault Noir grapes to achieve a very elegant, fruity wine.
A beautiful clear rosé with purplish tints.
Fruity with hints of gooseberry and citrus fruits.
Slightly acidic for optimum freshness. Pleasantly soft in the mouth and easy to drink
Chateau De Campuget 1753 Syrah 2015 France
Chateau De Campuget 1753 Syrah 2015 FranceChateau De Campuget 1753 Syrah 2015 – The Château de Campuget ‘1753’ Syrah is a classy expression of this red wine grape variety, made without any contact with oak in order to maintain the purity of the Syrah fruit. Aged in vats for up to 7 months prior to bottling the 1753 displays a classic Syrah nose with a very intense fruit-driven character. On the palate the wine shows smoky, liquorice notes and a hint of dark chocolate through to a lovely smooth and chunky but velvety texture. No oak ageing but bags of complexity.
Chateau Gigognan Cotes du Rhone 2017 France
Chateau Gigognan Cotes du Rhone 2017 FranceChateau Gigognan Cotes du Rhone 2017. Chateau Gigognan is located in the town of Sorgues, on a tributary of the Rhone River which originally belonged to the Jesuit community. Built atop the foundation of a centuries old monastery, the vineyard, a selection over one hundred year old vines, are farmed in organic and bio-dynamic fashion. Soils range from sand and limestone for the Cotes du Rhone to the rocky soil studded with galets roules for the Chateauneuf-du-Pape. The rounded cobble stones, which the Southern Rhone is famous for, provides excellent drainage, absorb heat during the day and radiate the heat back to the vines at night.
A bright and fresh vintage for the perennial favorite. Ripe dark plum and roasted herbs comingle on the nose. The palate is lush and super silky in texture with loads of dark plums, violets, spiced garrigue all unfolding into a wave of velvet tannins and finishing ripe. Another stunner from this estate |
Chateau Mont Redon Lirac 2017 France
Chateau Mont Redon Lirac 2017 FranceChateau Mont Redon Lirac 2017. ‘Dark red robe, a purple top. There are savoury, beef stock, black olives airs in a ripe, already pretty open nose; grilling accompanies its cassis fruits, some coulis in their depth, ripeness there. There’s a hint of oak. The palate runs with expressive black fruits, blueberry, licorice to the fore, with some grain tannin on the aftertaste. This is tasty, with its black fruits pretty clear cut, coming out with dance. This is modern, on the go, lively Lirac with good brio. The attack and its bustling, busy fruit carries well into the finish, where the oak gives some toffee.
Delas Saint Esprit Cotes du Rhone 2017 France
Delas Saint Esprit Cotes du Rhone 2017 FranceDelas Côtes Du Rhône Saint-Esprit 2017 deep colour has a dark, plum-like hue. The nose is classically Syrah, with berry fruit, violet, liquorice. It has a full, rounded palate with delicate tannins, making it unique in the “Côtes-du-Rhône” category.
Domaine Alary Cairanne 2010 France
Domaine Alary Cairanne 2010 France92+ Jeb Dunnuck – The Rhone Report
“More tight, backwards, and mineral-driven than the La Font d’Estévenas, the 2010 Domaine Daniel et Denis Alary Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne Vieilles Vignes is a blend of Grenache and Mourvedre that is aged all in neutral wood. It is a gorgeous, classy effort that delivers clean aromas of black cherry, spiced raspberries, licorice, crushed stone, pepper, and subtle roasted herbs. This elegant, yet concentrated Cairanne has a lively, energetic texture, great acidity, and fantastic persistence and focus on the finish. Give bottles 2-3 years in the cellar, and then enjoy over the following decade.”
Domaine Charvin Le Poutet Cotes Du Rhone 2017 France
Domaine Charvin Le Poutet Cotes Du Rhone 2017 FranceDomaine Charvin Le Poutet Cotes Du Rhone 2017 France
Domaine Charvin Le Poutet Cotes Du Rhone 2017 FranceDomaine Charvin Le Poutet Cotes Du Rhone 2017 is deep dark red black colour with a dark red hue. Alluring black raspberry, black cherry and liquorice scents laced with provincial herbs and incense show excellent up lift with some spice and pepper notes also present. Medium weight with good freshness and a sense of elegance the palate dishes up juicy dark to black raspberry and liquorice flavours over a back drop of earthy incense, infusions of herbs and pepper. Vibrant acidity and slightly chewy tannins lead into a satisfying finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Domaine Clape Renaissance Cornas 2008 France
Domaine Clape Renaissance Cornas 2008 FranceDomaine Clape Renaissance Cornas 2008
About the domain
Respecting a transmission from father to son, the Clapes produce elegant wines that stand out as essential references in the Cornas vineyard. Today it is Pierre Clape, accompanied by his son Olivier, who work these 5 hectares organized in terraces on granite hillsides. The terroir is difficult because it cannot be mechanized, natural slopes of up to 50-60%. The wine making is done in a traditional way, according to a plot logic and respecting the age of each vine, all in a spirit as interventionist as possible.
About the cuvée Beautiful expression of the young Syrahs of the domain, the Renaissance cuvée thus reveals an intense garnet color and a complex bouquet. Fruity, ripe, empyreumatic, floral and spicy notes coat a mouth with a delicate tannin grain. Fresh and long, the palate allows pretty complex and refined gastronomic accords. Stuffed quail, duck breast with grapes, ravioli with truffles will honor him. To do this, the estate has vinified its syrah in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts. A few pumping-over allowed controlled oxygenation of the wine before it was aged in old vats.