Domaine Louis Cheze
Cuvée Ro-Rée St. Joseph Syrah 2016
Blackberry, licorice on the nose. A bit of garrigue and olive too for a classic saint Joseph bouquet. The palate is rather thin and on the length which is unusual for this producer. Usually it has more matter and weight. This one is very long with a good grip, some nice fruit along the acid backbone, and a fruity finish with a bit of a wild, gamey, meaty thing to finish with. Good not great — 18 days ago
Jean Foillard
Morgon Gamay 2017
Hay, leather, cherry, earth, a bit of a cola and candy cane too. Boy what a ride! The palate is perfectly drawn : superb acid backbone, extremely ripe cherry all along, some width, some weight, a bit of tannins this time (oh complexity), some grip and a bit of salt and meat along with a radiant cherry in a very long finish. As always this is grand 🍷 — 4 days ago
Les vignes nobles de Sophie Bertin
Menetou Salon Sauvignon blanc 2018
Les vignes nobles de Sophie Bertin. Menetou Salon blanc. Sauvignon blanc 2018
Herbal nose with lemon and a bit of chalk. Very nice. The palate is well balanced, matter, a chalky touch too, a great acid frame, some grip on the sides and the end of the palate hits kind of wall, where the grip transforms into a slightly bitter, herbal touch which leads to a lemony finish. This is very good — 4 days ago
Château Dalem
Fronsac Merlot Cabernet Franc 2014
Tar, cedar, spices, tobacco a bit, blackberry, black currant, a bit of mint too. There is a bit of oak too. The palate is well structured with a strong acid backbone, lots of matter all along with a nice soft touch on the sides. Then come the tannins wich are still very lively and pointy. They add a complex layer wich turns to a bit of bitter finish, with a pinch of salt, some meat juice, some black currant too. Below 9 for the finish which is a bit hard and unresolved/unresolved — 10 days ago
Winnica Golesz
Cuvee North Blanc
North Blanc - Winnica Golesz non vintage
White flowers, elder flower, grapefruit, lemon on the nose. The palate is rather thin, with a strong acid backbone, some matter around it, a good grip, a nice fresh finish with lemon and white flowers. This is a good polish white even if it's non vintage — a month ago
Daniel Maquin
Licorice, garrigue, olive, smoke, a gamey thing too. Not much fruit on the nose. Maybe some plum and blackberry scents lingering in the back. The palate is well structured yet a little too young. Strong acid backbone, some red tangy forest fruits all along, some grip, young, unresolved, drying tannins in the rear which start a fruity, salty, easy going finish. This is fresh, this is easy going, this is pretty much why I usually rate Roussillon better than Languedoc ! — 3 days ago