The Red Wine Experience
Tasting Notes
Chateau Cru Godard 2021
It is a beautiful wine, structured, and well balanced. It is a delicious wine, velvety, with red currant and cooked strawberry on the palate. Drink now. 65%Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec
Chateau La Fleur des Graves 2019
Château La Fleur des Graves is rich and complex on the palate, with red fruit aromas, vanilla, and spicy flavours. After a delicate attack, the wine grows in strength, expressing freshness and richness. 50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
Domaine le Petit St Vincent - Saumur-Champigny 2021
On the nose fruity notes arise first with red fruit and it opens up to black fruits and light spice. The palate is charming, round and fruity. It can be enjoyed at a barbecue, with white meat and slightly chilled with cheese. Drink now. 100% Cabernet Franc.
Rougeot-Dupin - Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2020
The wine has a subtle nose of cherry, fresh liquorice, sous-bois, raspberry and a captivating floral bouquet. The palate is finely structured, light to medium bodied with fresh fruits, fine spices and a long finish. It’s delectable to drink now or cellar up to 2025+. 100% Pinot Noir.
Maison Advinam - Allumee rouge VDP
The wine is an explosion of fresh, wild red berries, sap, grilled leaves, rosemary, and orange peel with subtle notes of honey. The palate is lively, great acid with beautiful red fruits melting on the palate. The finish is clean, very pure and highly refreshing. Drink now. Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon & Sémillon.
Domaine Austral - Saumur red "Manta" 2021
On the nose the Cabernet is very fruity and floral, with notes of strawberry, blackberry, mint. The palate has a fine and melted texture. It is the hallmark of the terroir combined with delicate vinification. The finish is long, fresh and chalky. 100% Cabernet Franc.
Domaine de Bel Air - Brouilly "Briante" 2021
An impressive Brouilly with as much spicy character as violet aroma. On the medium-bodied palate the velvety tannins neatly match the subtle red fruit and the elegant acidity to create a very satisfying whole. Very long finish with spice and crushed rock minerality. Sustainable. Drink or hold. 93 points, James Suckling. 100% Gamay.
Bernard Gripa - Saint-Joseph Red 2021
Shimmering violet colour. Primary red and blue fruit aromas, along with suggestions of olive, smoked meats and cracked pepper. Offers fleshy, appealingly sweet cherry and blackberry flavours that turn spicier and firm up through the back half. Subtly chewy tannins add grip to a long smoky finish that leaves cherry and spice notes behind. 91-93 points, Josh Raynolds, Vinous. 100% Syrah.
Domaine Gavoty - Cote de Provence Red "Storia" 2021
Nose already open on black fruits and spices. Fine and supple tannins. Aromas of black fruits and liquorice; melted structure: a gourmet and complex wine; a “real pretty wine”! 100% Carignan
Philippe Alliet - Chinon "Vieilles Vignes" 2021
The wine develops very well on the nose with notes of blackcurrant, red fruits, a subtle saltiness and some earthy flavours. The taste is complex; firm tannins, dark fruits and duration on the palate. It is ready to drink if decanted for 30 minutes before service and could age another five to seven years. 100% Cabernet Franc.
Domaine du Trapadis - Cote du Rhone Red "P'tite Cote" 2022
Aromas of red fruits, cherry, garrigue and pepper. Soft tannins, nice finish on small red fruits. This Petit Côte de Trapadis is a pretty Côte du Rhône which has substance, freshness and fruit. Cultivated biodynamically there is also finesse! 100% Grenache.
Domaine du Trapadis - Rasteau Red "Les Cras" 2021
A powerful wine which reveals itself with a beautiful deep red colour with some garnet highlights and a remarkable bouquet of red fruits, laurel and garrigue. In the mouth we discover a pleasant suppleness followed by a finish of freshness and minerality. 70% Grenache Noir, 10% Carignan, 10% Mouvedre, 10% Syrah.
