Val De Garrigue

Domaine La Garrigue

Vacqueyras Red Rhône Blend 2004

Bought on release and stored at 55 degrees in my cellar since. Old world style, spicy, earthy and true to its name …garrique! Could have easily passed for a well made CNDP. WOW 20 year old Vacqueyras who would have guessed. — 16 days ago

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Val do Sosego

Rías Baixas Albariño

Crisp and light. — 8 days ago

Moutard Diligent

Val de Mer French Sparkling Brut Nature Rosé Blend

Piuze makes fantastic Chablis, so perhaps not surprising how much value his sparkling wine brings. Much more detail & incisive focus than 17$ should be; very dry on palate, with small red berry essences & very balanced. This beats up Cremants at the same price point, & then some. — a month ago

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Val di Suga (Angelini)

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2016

Ripe and delicious — a month ago

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Henri Bourgeois

Petit Bourgeois Val de Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Nice, basic Loire Sav b. Juicy, some floral notes, peaches, little bitterness at the end. — 7 days ago

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Bodegas La Val

Licia Rias Baixas Albariño 2020

Pale lemon yellow color with aromas of citrus and stone fruit with fresh herb notes. On the palate flavors of green apple and grapefruit, with herbs and crisp mineral tones. Medium finish, well balanced on a soft ending. Easy drinking. Very nice! Consistent quality. — a month ago

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Joseph Mellot

Sincérité Val de Loire Sauvignan Blanc 2022

Labeled as a Vin de France. This wine is tinted pale yellow. The nose is gentle and fragrant, it does not come on strong like a New World Sauv Blanc. There is restrained minerality and a restful, floral salinity about the aromas. The palate has lemon, lime and only a hint of grapefruit up front, but all that citrus lays low and allows the smooth salinity to call its shot. Acidity is fresh, almost not noticed. I will have this as an aperitif or chilled on the porch on a hot summer day.
— a month ago

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Cédric Bouchard

Roses de Jeanne Côte de Val Vilaine Brut Blanc de Noirs Champagne Pinot Noir

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9.2

Apple at the end. Smooth. Light bubbles. Excellent — 10 days ago

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

La Crau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2007

The 2007 Vieux Telegraphe, enjoyed here from half bottle, encapsulates everything so wonderful about Chateauneuf-du-Pape, coming from very old vines on the fabled plateau of La Crau. Pungent aromatics; an ethereal cacophony of sweet cranberry, blackcurrant, strawberry, liquorice, blood orange, white pepper and garrigue (in spades), with airy elegance and poise. The palate follows in much the same style, graceful and welcoming, adding flecks of sweet vanilla. There is, however, a core of iron and solid structure that ties everything together. This is accomplished stuff, even in such a brilliant vintage as 2007, and this elegant, complex CNdP warrants a high score – and further ageing. — 24 days ago

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