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Cave Les
Costières
de Pomérols "Beauvignac" Sauvignon-Blanc 2005, V.d.P. d'Oc
* A serious, very intense,
highly extracted, powerful, dry and expressive white wine, combining
both
the attractive ripe and green qualities of the Sauvignon-Blanc grape,
with
lots of fruity and flowery nuances next to the uplifting yeasty and
mineral
impressions, rich and fresh, powerful and elegant, in a crystal clear
style.
Impressive high-tech wine making has resulted in an exciting "regular"
and very affordable Vin de Pays with a touch of class. Excellent value
for money.
- estimated retail price ca.
5 euro
- tasted: 12-06-’06 (still
delicious after 2 weeks in open bottle)
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de Pomérols "Beauvignac" Viognier 2005, V.d.P. d' Oc
* A fresh and elegant
interpretation
of the aromatic and increasingly popular Viognier grape, this wine
excels
in balance, freshness and many clean and clear fruit nuances of
apricots
and peaches, perfectly matched by impressions of minerals and some
spices.
A delicious wine, both invigorating and capable of complementing strong
dishes, a great buy for little money!
- estimated retail price ca.
5,50 euro
- tasted: 21-04-’06 (same
bottle
still delicious after 1 week)
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Domaine de Coussergues
Syrah
Vieilles Vignes 2005, V.d.P. des Côtes de Thongue
* This beautiful wine offers
the potential and depth of the fruit of old vines combined with
an
unbelievably softness. The beautiful fruit has real depth and already
some
complexity,. is clean and pure with impressions of brambles, cherries
and
a whiff of pepper, cedar and minerals, the wood is hardly noticeable
and
is seamlessly integrated. If you prefer high quality and a soft
character
this definitely is the wine to choose. It is stunningly cheap
considering
the quality.
- estimated retail price ca.
6,50 euro
- tasted: 21-04-’06 (same
bottle
tasted over at least a week, improving every day)
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Domaine de Gournier
Blanc
Cuvée Tradition 2005, V.d.P. des Cévennes
* A very affordable and
surprisingly
good, well balanced dry white wine with interesting personality, very
clean,
yeasty style with emphasis on minerals, herbs rather than on
expressive,
exotic fruit, attractive modern expression of terroir. Versatile with
food,
very good value for money.
- estimated retail price ca.
5 euro
- tasted: 16-02’06
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Domaine de Gournier
Sauvignon
Blanc "Les Vieilles Vignes" 2004, V.d.P. des Cévennes
* An intense, minerally,
earthy
and compact Sauvignon Blanc, loaded with laid back nuances of herbs,
minerals,
earth, some fruit and flowers, has depth, concentration, richness as
well
as great freshness, some complexity and a tiny touch of restrained
wood.
Not an "easy pleaser" but a wine that grows on you.
- estimated retail price ca.
7,50 euro
- tasted: 16-02’06
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Domaine des Homs 2004,
V.d.P.
des Coteaux de Peyriac. **HERITAGE WINE**
* Strikingly fresh wine,
elegant,
intense, compact and full of character, loaded with the most pure and
beautiful
black fruit and a touch of black pepper, excellent balance, some depth
and refinement, impressively natural and clean, exceptional for a Vin
de
Pays. Do not look for richness, wood or sexy, soft fruit, but enjoy its
great fruit expression of its beautiful terroir.
- estimated retail price ca.
6 euro
- tasted: 18-12-'05
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Domaine des Homs 2004,
A.C.
Minervois. **HERITAGE WINE**
* An infant wine of great
purity,
with already emerging complex and classy earthy spicy fruit,
beautifully
concentrated, intense, elegant, with freshness, minerals, good tannins
and good potential, excellent balance between fruit and wood, the oak
complementing
the exceptional fruit. Not a blockbuster, but an intriguing expression
of a very fine terroir.
- estimated retail price ca.
7 euro
- tasted: 18-12-'05
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Muscat Sec
"Premier"
/ "Mas La Pierre" 2004, V.d.P. d'Oc
* This is one of the most
attractive
and versatile dry muscats: clean, fresh, yet rich and mild, very
aromatic
with a myriad of impressions of ripe muscat, citrus, minerals and some
spices. Not at all heavy, great freshness, makes you think of a good,
rich
Alsace Muscat, for much less money, great buy!
- estimated retail price ca.
6 euro
- tasted: 22-05-’05 (still
delicious after 2 weeks in open bottle)
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Mas Carlot Rosé
Cuvée
Tradition Syrah - Grenache 2004, V.d.P. d'Oc.
* A both delicious and
serious
dry rosé: excellent balance with great ripe and spicy fruit,
rich
and soft and at the same time piquantly fresh and mineral, good
concentration,
refinement, also surprisingly complex for a rosé, clean, very
well
made, modestly priced too.
- estimated retail price ca.
6 euro
- tasted: 27-04-’05 retasted
several times, last tasted 27-09-'05: consistent notes, more earthy,
spicy,
less young fruity, but still very good.
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Mas Carlot Rouge
Cuvée
Tradition Syrah - Grenache 2004, V.d.P. d'Oc.
* An attractive wine with
expressive
earthy and smoky, ripe fruit, soft and round, but at the same time with
grip and some elegance (ripe tannins and acidity) good intensity and
well
balanced, clean and honest in style.
- estimated retail price ca.
6 euro
- tasted: 27-04-’05 retasted
many times, last tasted 28-09-'05: consistent notes, less rich and
soft,
more earthy, spicy, but still very fruity (more mature), still very
good..
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Château
les Tresquots 2002, A.C. Médoc
- This a very well made entry
level Médoc with clean and nice fruit, characteristic
earthiness,
freshness, good tannins, medium power and body, restrained nuances of
oak,
very honest and natural style, approachable, delivering what you expect
of a sound Médoc.
- estimated retail price ca.
7 euro
- tasted: 01-12-’04 (same
bottle
was still very good and even had improved after 8 days.)
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Château
l'Argenteyre
2002, A.C. Médoc Cru Bourgeois **HERITAGE
WINE**
* A rich and mild styled
Médoc
with power and many nuances in an earthy and ripe fruity style, mild
acidity,
nice depth of flavour, very well integrated supportive oak, clean and
very
well made, no hard or aggressive impressions. Smooth expression
of
the terroir.
- estimated retail price ca.
10 euro
- tasted: 01-12-’04 (same
bottle
was still very good and even had improved after 8 days.)
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Domaine de Saint Guilhem Amadeus 2004, A.C. Fronton. **HERITAGE WINE***
This is a very impressive and great wine: strong, intense, compact,
complex, deep and loaded with exotic, earthy and balsamic fruit
nuances, beautiful mineral acidity adding extra length to this very
pure and singular wine with a rustic
twist. Excellent expression of a unique terroir. Impressive
low price too!!
- estimated retail price ca. 8,50 euro per bottle
- tasted: 11-06-’07
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Château Le
Clou
rouge 2004, A.C. Bergerac. **HERITAGE WINE***
Ecologically produced red
Bergerac, smooth, ripe, round and juicy, strong regional (earthy)
character, some complexity but also very easy on the palate with just
that little tannic twist that gives this wine its perfect balance and
attractive tension.
- estimated
retail price ca.
7,50 euro per bottle
- tasted:
09-11-’06
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Gilles de Morban 2000,
V.d.P.
de Saint-Sardos. **HERITAGE WINE**
* This wine excels in balance
and elegance, the clean, earthy and spicy fruity nuances are in perfect
harmony with the medium body, sweet tannins and clean freshness, you do
not taste them apart, they are completely integrated into one integral
tasting experience, restraint is the second feature that impresses in
this
wine.
- estimated retail price
ca.
5,5 euro
- tasted: 19-12-’04
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Lou Muscadou,
Rosé
doux, Vin de Table de France. **HERITAGE
WINE**
* Believe it or not, a vin
de table, rosé that is also sweet: selected in
winescout.info.
If you taste this wine you will understand why this wine merits full
attention.
This wine is pure and clean, the fruit is so honest and ripe, the taste
is so smooth and mild, yet fresh and elegant, this wine has great
balance.
A great achievement for a vin de table!
- estimated retail price
ca.
7 euro
- tasted: 19-12-’04
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Domaine Sergent blanc
sec
füt 2003, A.C. Pacherenc du Vic Bilh
* A modern and daring wine
with lots of regional and varietal character combined with obvious
spicy,
trendy oak. Very fresh, pure, intense and expressive with ripe white
fruit,
minerals, honey, linden blossom and spices, complex and exciting wine.
- estimated retail price ca.
9,00 euro per bottle
- tasted: 13-10-’04
several
occasions after that (into jan. '05) consistent notes, developing a
slightly
more earthy spicy character.
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Domaine Sergent blanc
doux
füt 2002, A.C. Pacherenc du Vic Bilh **HERITAGE
WINE**
* Freshness, cleanliness and
sweetness are beautifully combined in this very well made, rich but
very
refreshing late harvest wine in the style of a prestige
Jurançon.
Has both the highly fashionable oaky character of a luxurious wine and
the mineral, spicy and earthy nuances characteristic of South-West
France.
- estimated retail price ca.
11,50 euro per bottle
- tasted: 13-10-’04
several
occasions after that (into jan. '05) consistent notes, still young and
full of promise.
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Domaine Sergent
Cuvée
Tradition 2002, A.C. Madiran **HERITAGE
WINE**
* Intense and beautiful
earthy
fruit, strong tannins, freshness and a interesting and delicious
regional
character: a very good basic Madiran with the emphasis on fruit and
balance,
rather than on power and rustic extracted tannins. Inky dark, begging
for
rich food, a nice combination of modern elegance and regional rusticity.
- estimated retail price ca.
7,00 euro per bottle
- tasted: 13-10-’04
same
bottle after 1 week still in good condition, more fruity, a bit softer.
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Domaine Sergent
Cuvée
Vieilles Vignes 2001, A.C. Madiran **HERITAGE
WINE**
* A relatively soft and
richly
fruity Madiran with power, intensity, beautiful complex fruit
(brambles,
cherries), a touch of spice, very well dosed classical oak, made of
very
ripe and healthy grapes, providing a generous amount of ripe and strong
tannins in combination with a mild acidity.
- estimated retail price ca.
9,50 euro per bottle
- tasted: 13-10-’04
same
bottle remained in good condition during a week.
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Domaine Sergent
Cuvée
Vieilles Vignes 2000, A.C. Madiran **HERITAGE
WINE**
* A classical styled intense
and powerful dark red wine, loaded with complex earthy and spicy fruit,
rich in strong tannins, good acidity and very well dosed oak,
resembling
a powerful high quality Médoc with great intensity and an
interesting
twist of rusticity. Not for the faint hearted, great value for money.
- estimated retail price ca.
9,50 euro per bottle
- tasted: 13-10-’04
several
occasions after that (into jan. '05) consistent notes.
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Domaine Bernhard &
Reibel
Gewürztraminer Hahnenberg 2003, A.C. Alsace
* A remarkable
Gewürztraminer
in vendange tardive style: a beautiful mix between expressive richness,
velvety smoothness and mineraly freshness, elegance and purity. Has
beautiful
clean spicy fruit and flower nuances, a touch of sweetness and smoke,
this
eco wine is also excellently balanced.
- estimated retail price ca.
12 euro
- tasted: 04-03-’06
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Céline &
Laurent
Tripoz "Chant de la Tour" 2005, A.C. Bourgogne rouge. **HERITAGE WINE**
* An elegant, refined and
medium
bodied red Burgundy, very pure style with great and subtle fruit,
freshness,
soft and restrained tannins, excellent balance, lacking perhaps a bit
in
depth (made from still young vines) but offering impressive purity and
elegance instead. Biodynamically produced (in conversion).
- estimated retail price ca.
14,00 euro
- tasted: 05-10-’06
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Céline &
Laurent
Tripoz Macon Loché 2004, A.C. Macon Loché .
**HERITAGE
WINE**
* A white Burgundy with a
very
pure, clean and balanced character, beautiful richness matched by good
freshness combined with lovely and complex white fruit, minerals and a
touch of butter. This is Chardonnay expressing it's terroir perfectly
and
does not need any wood to shine, a completely natural wine, produced in
a biodynamical way.
- estimated retail price ca.
10,00 euro
- tasted: 12-06-’06 (still
delicious after nearly 2 weeks in open bottle)
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Domaine Jean Claude
Châtelain
blanc 2002, A.C. Pouilly-Fumé **HERITAGE
WINE**
* A very classic example of
Pouilly-Fumé: not the exuberant green or intense fruity
Sauvignon-Blanc,
but the more restrained, intense and earthy spicy version with strong
acidity
that matures into a highly complex minerally and earthy dry white wine
with faint impressions of smoke.
- estimated retail price ca.
13 euro
- tasted: 22-05-’05 (same
wine
-vintage- tasted 2 years ago: impressive wine, very intense, rich,
fresh,
with great potential.)
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Couly-Dutheil "Domaine
René
Couly" 2002, A.C. Chinon. **HERITAGE WINE**
* A very good dry, fresh and
earthy, spicy fruity red Loire wine entirely made from Cabernet Franc
grapes.
Characteristic, fresh Loire styled "cool" wine with some Bordeaux
seriousness,
elegance, balance and an impressive array of complex fruit nuances.
- estimated retail price ca.
10 euro
- tasted: 13-05-’05 (retasted
06-06 (nearly 4 weeks after opening: still in excellent condition)
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