Chemin Des Rêves
Clos de L'ours
Le Chemin Red Blend 2019
As far as Provence rouge, it’s a tough category and not one my clientele has inquired about. Côtes du Rhône and CdP are what the consumer is familiar with and asks for by name. It’s up to the salesman to suggest Bandol, Cassis, Minervois, Corbieres, etc. At the moment there is simply too much wine on the market and the average consumer reaches for familiarity. Drink what you know.
R. Pouillon & Fils
Chemin du Bois Mareuil-Sur-Aÿ Champagne Blend 2014
Really quite something; outperformed over time, deep and unique BdN — 3 years ago
Eric Pfifferling (Domaine de l'Anglore)
L'Anglore Chemin de la Brune Rosé Blend 2022
Dry and Smokey - very nice! — 6 months ago
Sine Qua Non
Le Chemin Vers L'Heresie Grenache 2015
J/h. Decanted 4 hrs. Still too young — a year ago
Domaine La Rogerie
Chemin de Chalons Avize et Cramant Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay 2018
Jeremie Huchet
Vin Biologique Chemin des Prieres Muscadet 2022
A favourite. This wine manages to contain all the lovely attributes of muscadet - mineral, lemon, apple, lactic taste - whilst keeping the pure fruit at the core but having a lovely sea freshness too. — 6 months ago
Jean Francois Jacouton
Chemin de Sainte-Epine Saint-Joseph Syrah 2017
Nose is so seductive. Wow. Violets. Meat, dark berry fruit. Unreal granite and just so expressive. I’m thrilled how great this is. Stunning. Raspberry spice cake. Just sick. 9.6 nose. Smells like God’s Jelly Donut. Palate is juicy, precise and lean. Wow is this slathered with minerals, but seems a bit closed initially. But man is poised, concentrated and slathered with gorgeous minerals. Long floral/berry infused finish. Let’s see how this develops but so fine now. — 2 years ago
Revoltier & Fils
Vieux Chemin Châteauneuf-du-PapeRed Rhône Blend 2020
Intense red almost purple. In the nose nice minerality, umami, herbs with a strong thime finish. On the palate black cherries, leather, blackberry. Nice minerality with balanced and moderate tannins. Overall great wine. Perfect companion for a rare steak. — 2 years ago
Tom Casagrande
It’s getting increasingly difficult to find traditional Cotes de Provence AOC reds. Is it that American importers aren’t interested, or are Provençal producers making less and less in favor of cash-flow-friendly rose? I don’t know. But this is a nice one. Near equal parts Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Syrah. Nose is complex, with spicy dark berry ooze, roasted herbs, iodine, crushed rock. Mouthfilling and with some serious weight, it’s a lot like a good Gigondas or Vacqueyras in style. Very savory- leaning flavors. 14.5% alc. Still some significant tannic presence, but it’s not intrusive. This will actually improve, I think, over the next couple of years. — a month ago