Reds |
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Darriaud Côtes du Rhône-Villages 2005/6
Deep coloured with a peppery nose and a nicely weighted
palate showing a warming, spicy fruitcake richness...more |
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Domaine du Vieux Micocoulier Coteaux du Tricastin
2000
A wonderfully balanced and evolved red with good ‘breeding’
The high proportion of Syrah beautifully compliments
the Grenache...more |
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Domaine La Haut Marone Gigondas 2004
Superb, richly concentrated red; sleek and polished
despite its obvious weight with a classic peppery
aroma...more |
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Domaine Fayolle Fils et Fille ‘les Pontaix’ Crozes-Hermitage
2005
Made from 35 year old vines and showing a wonderfully
ripe and rounded plummy Syrah fruit with plenty of
juicy acidity...more |
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Cave de Tain l’Hermitage ‘Esprit de Granit’ Saint-Joseph
2003/5
Complexity balanced by ripe, rounded blackberry fruit
and spice. Supple tannins provide structure and the
wine finishes very long...more |
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Domaine Chante Cigale Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2004
Chante Cigale has always produced accessible and consistently
reliable wine, and ’03 is an excellent, powerful vintage...more |
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Cave de Tain l’Hermitage Hermitage 2001
This excellent wine ably demonstrates why the Syrah
based wines of the northern Rhône are so revered and
sought after...more |
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Rosé |
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Côtes du Rhône Rosé Darriaud 2006
A fabulous, 'punchy' pink. Soft, rounded aroma of
fruit salad and a nicely 'off-dry' palate with a slight
bite of acidity and ripe cherry fruit...more |
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Whites |
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Domaine Chante Cigale Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Blanc 2006
One of the better examples of white Chateauneuf, this
is a rich, creamy textured wine, with a clean streak
of acidity...more |
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