| Bleu Blanc Thau 2021 |
Vignerons de Florensac |
Côtes de Thau |
Picpoul, Terret |
12.5% |
7.50 |
Lemon and melon on the nose. Pronounced fruit acidity with some minerality. Sharp and dry. drier than most Picpouls, probably reflecting the unusual blend with Terret. |
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| Châteauneuf- du-Pape Blanc 2020 |
Château Mont-Redon |
Châteauneuf- du-Pape |
Grenache Blanc |
13.5% |
23.00 |
Lemon meringue pie nose. Slightly honeyed, caramel, creamy palate with fuller body and good subtle finish Perfect with asparagus. A rare and classy white Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
BW |
| Viognier- Sauvignon Equilibre 2021 |
Domaine de l"Arjolle |
Côtes de Thongue |
Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc |
12.5% |
8.95 |
Tropical fruit nose. More Viognier on the nose but Sauvignon on the palate. Fine freshness Relatively unusual blend but works well. |
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| Côtes de Roussillon Blanc Coume Marie 2020 |
La Préceptorie |
Côtes de Roussillon |
Grenache gris, Grenache blanc |
14.5% |
13.95 |
Divided a few. Pineapple nose. Sweet and honeyed richness with dry finish Rich but refreshing. Quite high alcohol level - 15% - which was too much for some |
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| Château de Montfaucon 2018 |
Château de Montfaucon |
Côtes de Rhône southern Rhone, right bank |
Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault, Counoise |
14% |
11.50 |
Dark fruits on the nose. Some cherry and vanilla. Quite tannic but all the better for it. |
2nd |
| Costières de Nimes, la Ciboise 2020 |
Chapoutier |
Costières de Nimes |
Grenache, Syrah |
14.5% |
9.50 |
Leather on the nose. More rounded and rich on palate compared with the previous Cotes de Rhône, despite being younger - perhaps more commercial. Full bodied. |
1st BV |
| Domaine de Perdiguier Cuvée en Auger, 2013 |
Chateau de Perdiguier |
Coteaux d'Ensérune |
Cabernet, Merlot |
13% |
11.95 |
Leather, dark fruit, and liquorice. Still some tannins on the finish from a 2013. |
3rd = |
| Les Premières, 2019 |
Domaine Alquier |
Faugères |
Grenache, Syrah |
14% |
14.95 |
Herbs, some thyme and mint. Light and rounded Some raspberry on the nose. From high and herbaceous ground. But not the best Faugères we had encountered |
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