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La Bastide St. Vincent,
Ready, but will keep,
The 2106 Vacqueyras is certainly fresh and juicy – its
fruit sourced from ten parcels and dominated by the
75 percent of tank-aged Grenache, with Syrah and
Mourvèdre providing impressive support. Herbs,
cassis and a hint of eucalypt provide the backdrop
and the ensemble is enrobed and ennobled by ripe yet
finely poised tannins. Drink 2019-2021.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
fruit sourced from ten parcels and dominated by the
75 percent of tank-aged Grenache, with Syrah and
Mourvèdre providing impressive support. Herbs,
cassis and a hint of eucalypt provide the backdrop
and the ensemble is enrobed and ennobled by ripe yet
finely poised tannins. Drink 2019-2021.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
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Domaine la Cabotte,
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The Sauvageonne is an outstanding manifestation of old-vine Clairette, both vinified and matured in old barrels for twelve months. A traditional white varietal, increasingly modish, Clairette provides a whimsical southern antithesis to the north’s Marsanne grape, their acidic structures are somewhat counterintuitive, but their proclivity to providing intense and cerebrally challenging wines is unmatched. This was one of the stand-out whites of the vintage, unctuous, and elegant, with notes of silex flint, semi-exotic fruit and sour honey all evidenced. I shall be watching its development with huge interest. Drink 2019-2021.
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Domaine Montirius,
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A wine of great purity and focus, with red fruits,
aniseed and hints – appropriately enough – of the
garrigue. The wine is made up of 70 percent Grenache
and 30 percent Syrah, the age of the Grenache
being at least 60-years-old. Christine describes the
fermentation process in terms of an infusion delicacy
being key and the temperature kept no higher than
28 degrees. The resulting style she describes as une
bonne amertune, the apparently bittersweet oxymoron
explained most lucidly by the wine itself. Drink
2019-2023.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
aniseed and hints – appropriately enough – of the
garrigue. The wine is made up of 70 percent Grenache
and 30 percent Syrah, the age of the Grenache
being at least 60-years-old. Christine describes the
fermentation process in terms of an infusion delicacy
being key and the temperature kept no higher than
28 degrees. The resulting style she describes as une
bonne amertune, the apparently bittersweet oxymoron
explained most lucidly by the wine itself. Drink
2019-2023.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
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Domaine Chaume Arnaud,
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A regal colour presages a suitably refined nose, its
dark fruit and spice underwritten by a whiff of
something savoury, jambon cru maybe, courtesy no
doubt of the Mourvèdre. Figs and white chocolate
join more usual descriptors such as myrtle, plum and
griotte on the palate. The blend in 2106 is 60 percent
Grenache, 20 percent Syrah, 10 percent Cinsault and
10 percent Mourvèdre. Drink 2019-2022.
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dark fruit and spice underwritten by a whiff of
something savoury, jambon cru maybe, courtesy no
doubt of the Mourvèdre. Figs and white chocolate
join more usual descriptors such as myrtle, plum and
griotte on the palate. The blend in 2106 is 60 percent
Grenache, 20 percent Syrah, 10 percent Cinsault and
10 percent Mourvèdre. Drink 2019-2022.
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Domaine Emmanuel Darnaud,
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The name of the cuvée refers to the fact that the fruits
of the different vineyards are matured differently; in
2016, 50 percent was in new or one-year-old barrel,
30 percent in tronconique and the balance in older
barrique. The assemblage has an attractive nose
dominated by tapenade, wood-smoke and blackberry
fruit; on the palate there are additional notes of
pepper and spice. The finish is finely etched and
winsome. Drink 2019-2022.
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of the different vineyards are matured differently; in
2016, 50 percent was in new or one-year-old barrel,
30 percent in tronconique and the balance in older
barrique. The assemblage has an attractive nose
dominated by tapenade, wood-smoke and blackberry
fruit; on the palate there are additional notes of
pepper and spice. The finish is finely etched and
winsome. Drink 2019-2022.
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Domaine Pierre Gaillard,
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In glorious counterpoint to the equally flamboyant Michel Chapoutier, Pierre Gaillard only cultivates Roussanne amongst the white grapes. For him the tension engendered between its naturally flamboyant personality and a stark granitic backdrop engender real complexity and gastronomic potential. The 2016 is a perfect illustration of this self-assured confidence; 8 months in Allier and Nevers oak, of which 5 percent is new, with gentle battonnage, have secured a rounded, gently creamy personality. Poached pear, nectarine and soft spice are all evidenced. Generous and flamboyant certainly, there is a cerebral tension and finely etched finish. This wine captures the personality of the man with great accuracy! Drink now to 2022.
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Domaine Combier,
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The 2016 Domaine Crozes has aromas of dark cherry and crème de cassis, with notes of tapenade and spice on the palate and very silky tannins. The wine is pure and refined with a sweet entrancing core. For relatively early drinking, this will not fail to please. Drink now to 2021.
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Domaine Pierre Gaillard,
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Planted in 1981 by Pierre himself, shortly after
leaving the house of Vidal Fleury, Cuminaille is now
one of the greatest wines in St Joseph, an eloquent
expression of northern Syrah and a worthy leitmotif
for all the progress made in this diverse and once
rather misunderstood appellation. Pierre destems
completely and uses a system of pigeage to achieve
gentle extraction from the mature vines. Aromatic
integrity, softly persuasive peppery tannins and a
linearity which marks out this vintage are all expertly
captured in this seminal example. Drink 2019-2024.
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leaving the house of Vidal Fleury, Cuminaille is now
one of the greatest wines in St Joseph, an eloquent
expression of northern Syrah and a worthy leitmotif
for all the progress made in this diverse and once
rather misunderstood appellation. Pierre destems
completely and uses a system of pigeage to achieve
gentle extraction from the mature vines. Aromatic
integrity, softly persuasive peppery tannins and a
linearity which marks out this vintage are all expertly
captured in this seminal example. Drink 2019-2024.
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Domaine Coursodon,
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Boasting a wealth of silky red and black fruits, this wine is poised and perfumed. Underlying spices and notes of sousbois perfectly complement the structure. The 2016 has a wonderfully refreshing and clean finish, courtesy of the mild season and inherent fruit quality. Drink 2019-2023.
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Domaine Coursodon,
Drink now,
My only “issue” with this gem of a wine is that it is made in such small volume, which usually entails an indecorous scramble for an allocation. Well worth it, of course, as it is rare to encounter such a forthcoming Marsanne, its citric and orchard fruit personality mapped onto a denser more complex structure, honied and beautifully layered. Drink 2019-2023.
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Domaine Du Tunnel,
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Marsanne and Roussanne, favouring the former
in a 4:1 ratio. Its pleasing gras is born out of the age
of the vines, perfectly complementary to the
Roussanne, which lend notes of pear-skin and
honeysuckle, thereafter white peach and citrus fruits.
The palate has classic Marsanne grip and hints of
beeswax and lanolin; and beyond that, a fine, almost
saline minerality which lends a firm structure.
Prestigious indeed. Drink now to 2020.
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in a 4:1 ratio. Its pleasing gras is born out of the age
of the vines, perfectly complementary to the
Roussanne, which lend notes of pear-skin and
honeysuckle, thereafter white peach and citrus fruits.
The palate has classic Marsanne grip and hints of
beeswax and lanolin; and beyond that, a fine, almost
saline minerality which lends a firm structure.
Prestigious indeed. Drink now to 2020.
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Domaine Emmanuel Darnaud,
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The vines inherited from father-in-law Bernard Faurie are just behind Mauves, at reasonable altitude and with appropriate granitic austerity. This year they have acquired a sunny soubriquet, in deference to this picturesque lieu-dit. Fourteen months in mainly demi-muid later we have an exemplary St-Jo; sinewy, rich, generous and linear. A black pepper garland flirts harmlessly. Drink 2020-2024.
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Domaine Coursodon,
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L’Olivaie is the branded name given to the fruits of magnificent 60-year-old vines located at St Jean de Muzols at the northern edge of the so-called cradle of St Joseph. Having enjoyed an upbringing in 25 percent new wood, with the balance shared between barrel and demi-muid, the 2016 has blacker fruits than Silice, but the integrated yet ripe tannin profile is very much le style de la maison. It may not completely work in translation but Jérôme describes this one as jovial. A bringer of joy, certainly. Drink 2021-2025.
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Domaine Du Tunnel,
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A classic blend from vines of up to 55 years of age,
with 30 percent of the stems preserved in the
assemblage, this is an outstanding Cornas which
effortlessly combines rich, dark fruit with hints of
pepper, scrub, charcuterie and liquorice. The tannins
are poised and delicate, antithetical to the popular
concept of Cornas, yet gently, quietly persuasive and
running along the boardwalk of the wine’s powerful
and far from pedestrian appeal. Drink 2022-2028.
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with 30 percent of the stems preserved in the
assemblage, this is an outstanding Cornas which
effortlessly combines rich, dark fruit with hints of
pepper, scrub, charcuterie and liquorice. The tannins
are poised and delicate, antithetical to the popular
concept of Cornas, yet gently, quietly persuasive and
running along the boardwalk of the wine’s powerful
and far from pedestrian appeal. Drink 2022-2028.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
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Domaine Pierre Gaillard,
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Pierre’s total Côte Rôtie holdings now cover over 5 hectares and are located across the appellation. The final blend therefore combines Brune Syrah, which has a firm spicy oxyde de fer character, with “Blonde” Syrah and Viognier, the latter making up 10 percent of the final assemblage. In 2016 sites in Pimotin, Bassenon, Viaillière and Mollard have been favoured and the Viognier is especially expressive, adding lift, lyricism and floral charm to a finely chiselled and supremely elegant wine. Drink 2020-2025.
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Domaine Dumien-Serrette,
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Nicolas destemmed half the crop in 2016 and selected carefully, attentive to the possible impact of prolonged spring rainfall. Yields were reduced therefore, but there was no hail and no frost. Dense and dark, the wine has a hint of the sauvage behind the fruit, an edge which will guarantee the potential for lengthy cellaring and a fascinating evolution, at the culmination of which it should be relished with a game bird. Drink 2020-2025.
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Chateau de Beaucastel,
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“Unusually closed on the nose, in White Burgundy this is often a sign of greatness…with much coaxing delicate florals and sweet beeswax emerge. Spicy white pepper tops the pear, apricot and gently exotic fruit on the palate. The finish has an almost coriander coolness yet is bound up within itself. This is impressive and will need more time than usual to show its full potential.”
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Domaine Pierre Gaillard,
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The natural amphitheatre of this vineyard covers 0.8 hectares and is located exclusively in the Rozier enclave (Côte Brune). Here, its south-facing aspect, stony terroir and unusually warm microclimate engender musts which require longer ageing than some and which are well suited to 100 percent new wood for 18-19 months. The wine is a dark-fruit vin de garde, its velvety enrobing tannins recalling cassis and wild raspberry, its smoky, teasing personality promising a long and satisfactory evolution for two decades or more. Drink 2022-2028.
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La Bastide St. Vincent,
Ready, but will improve,
Vines approaching full maturity (40-50 years) have
engendered appropriate complexity. The blend is
made from 80 percent Grenache and 10 percent each
of Syrah and Mourvèdre, the resulting wine evoking
black fruit, charcuterie and sousbois with notes of
liquorice, macerated prune and autumnal bonfires
all celebrated in a fit of suitably poetic appreciation.
Drink 2019-2022.
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engendered appropriate complexity. The blend is
made from 80 percent Grenache and 10 percent each
of Syrah and Mourvèdre, the resulting wine evoking
black fruit, charcuterie and sousbois with notes of
liquorice, macerated prune and autumnal bonfires
all celebrated in a fit of suitably poetic appreciation.
Drink 2019-2022.
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Domaine Des Saumades,
Ready, but will improve,
From this small domaine of only 2.5 hectares we have sourced a traditional style Châteauneuf-du-Pape which punches well above its weight. Made from 100 percent Grenache grown on sandy soils in the ‘La Crau’ district, this red shows the power and concentration of the 2016 vintage while retaining its elegance and finesse. Brimming with blackberry and blueberry fruit on the palate the fine but firm tannins lead to a long refined finish with notes of thyme and wood smoke. A great match for grilled red meat dishes.
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Jean-Louis & Remi Pouizin,
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The Native is a blend of concrete-aged Grenache and
wood-aged Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Grenache
makes up 70 percent of the blend, its fruit sourced
from a variety of soil types, with more black clay higher
up the slopes and, beneath that, soils punctuated by
pudding stones but build on sand. Silky tannins enrobe
a pleasing dark fruit core, with myrtle and red cherry
both evidenced. Drink 2019-2021.
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wood-aged Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Grenache
makes up 70 percent of the blend, its fruit sourced
from a variety of soil types, with more black clay higher
up the slopes and, beneath that, soils punctuated by
pudding stones but build on sand. Silky tannins enrobe
a pleasing dark fruit core, with myrtle and red cherry
both evidenced. Drink 2019-2021.
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Domaine Mouton,
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Mouton’s most opulent cuvée, Cote Chatillon is a heady mixture of exotic and stone fruit, mineral, floral and creamy oak flavours. It shows both power and elegance and should satisfy any fan of the full bodies wines of this appellation. Try it with chicken or white fish quenelles or with creamy mushroom dishes.
Oliver Barton, Wine Buyer
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Domaine de Marcoux,
Ready, but will keep,
The warmer calcareous soils on the Right Bank
underwrite Lirac’s gregarious personality. The
Marcoux vines here are sheltered by the garrigue
and are older than the average, and as a result their
wine has more depth and complexity and less fleshy
opulence. The 2016 is initially a touch reticent, then
the garland of black fruit flavours envelops the palate,
with a subtle spicy backdrop and finely integrated
tannic support. Drink 2019-2021.
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underwrite Lirac’s gregarious personality. The
Marcoux vines here are sheltered by the garrigue
and are older than the average, and as a result their
wine has more depth and complexity and less fleshy
opulence. The 2016 is initially a touch reticent, then
the garland of black fruit flavours envelops the palate,
with a subtle spicy backdrop and finely integrated
tannic support. Drink 2019-2021.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
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Domaine de Marcoux,
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Thirteen plots, with a concentration on the famous
Crau plateau, have gifted this blend which is made up
of 80 percent Grenache, 10 percent Mourvèdre, seven
percent Syrah and three percent Cinsault. Gentle
extraction after a modest cold soak has been followed
by eighteen months ageing, shared between vat and
350 litre casks, none of which are new. Benchmark
Châteauneuf aromas of black olive and the scrub cede
to a dark and savoury palate, hugely textured and
with layers of potential. The 2016 calling cards of pure
acidity and elegant tannins are both present and the
finish is imperious. Drink 2020-2028.
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Crau plateau, have gifted this blend which is made up
of 80 percent Grenache, 10 percent Mourvèdre, seven
percent Syrah and three percent Cinsault. Gentle
extraction after a modest cold soak has been followed
by eighteen months ageing, shared between vat and
350 litre casks, none of which are new. Benchmark
Châteauneuf aromas of black olive and the scrub cede
to a dark and savoury palate, hugely textured and
with layers of potential. The 2016 calling cards of pure
acidity and elegant tannins are both present and the
finish is imperious. Drink 2020-2028.
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Domaine Raymond Usseglio,
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A classic Châteauneuf with dense blackcurrant and
kirsch fruit, supported by notes of ripe plum, Provence
herb and graphite. Half of the vines are located in
the norther and eastern sectors, with sandier soils,
the rest a little further south and west, and with
correspondingly more clay and galets roulés evidenced.
Stéphane feels that the latter soils were better suited to
the 2020-2026.
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kirsch fruit, supported by notes of ripe plum, Provence
herb and graphite. Half of the vines are located in
the norther and eastern sectors, with sandier soils,
the rest a little further south and west, and with
correspondingly more clay and galets roulés evidenced.
Stéphane feels that the latter soils were better suited to
the 2020-2026.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer
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