Auguste Bessac

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 1995

Top of the mountain for me, still so fresh. — 5 months ago

Domaine Auguste Clape

Le Vin des Amis Syrah 2022

Leather and smoke. Dried fruit. Has a bit of a rustic edge. Looove it. — 3 months ago

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Texas Keeper

Auguste Cerise Small Batch Cider 2024

Pretty label. Beautiful color. Euro smells. Smells of rosehip and gojiberry. Complex. High ABV. Deceptively strong cider. Pretty dry. Flavors are tart, but full. Tannins. Cukes and bit of cherry surprise. This is fancy cider for the connoisseur. — 8 months ago

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Domaine Saint Préfert

Réserve Auguste Favier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2017

For CdP this was quite good. Fair amount of fruit and brightness. There’s still plenty of life still. — a month ago

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Maison François Ducrot

Auguste Grenache Blanc Grenache Gris 2022

Consistent notes. 50/50 Grenache Blanc/Gris. 15 days skins. — 6 months ago

Michael, Severn and 2 others liked this

Domaine Des Vignes du Maynes (Julien Guillot)

Cuvée 910 Clos des Vignes du Maynes Mâcon-Cruzille Pinot Noir 2021

Wildcard. Prob my fav cuvée from Julien. Tasted aged even tho it’s a 21. Flowery quality to it, like roses, potpourri.

[2019 Vintage:] “A captivating, translucent ruby red hue. Even on the nose alone, there is already a suggestion of ripeness, yet it is utterly enveloped by fragrance: white flowers, grapefruit, cherry, even stony minerals. Really classy and effusive, replete with sapid pinot-esque flavours of enviable concentration. The vintage is quite magical here: all pure, palate-staining but also inexplicably airy in the mouth. The mouthfeel is silky, culminating in a persistent, gentle and thoroughly sweet-fruited long finish held together by an invisible frame. Like the ethereal cuvée Auguste, trails of crushed flower petals replicate and repeat on the lingering finish.” AC
“Guillot brings a unique perspective to gamay—not quite Burgundy, not yet Beaujolais—not only in his Mâcon Rouge and Mâcon-Cruzille, but the mysterious, radiant, field-blended Cuvée 910.” Jon Bonné
— 2 years ago

Château Auguste

Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

Medium plus tannins, nice berry fruit on aroma and flavors with some chalkiness on the aftertaste. — 3 months ago

Domaine Auguste Clape

Renaissance Cornas Syrah 2013

Initial varnishy notes - a little cold. Barb said cherry and mint notes but she was not a fan of this wine. Not living up to being the younger brother of the Clape Cornas. The palate showed mineral and black currant with a tarry note. I have had better examples of Renaissance. — 5 months ago

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