DOMAINE SANTA DUC - 'Les Saintes Vierges' Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2018
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February 2021Soft-edged, with elegant cassis, blood orange and cherry puree notes gliding through, lined with...
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Soft-edged, with elegant cassis, blood orange and cherry puree notes gliding through, lined with...
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A very rich Blanc de Blancs champagne that doesn’t taste bone-dry, thanks to the stunning...
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Aromas of rose petals, red cherries, wild herbs, bark and citrus zest. It's medium-to full-bodied...
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The 2019 Trousseau is very pretty, showing sweet dried cherry, orange peel, spice, cedar and rose...
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The 2019 Gamay Noir El Dorado is another hugely appealing wine in this lineup. Sweet red cherry,...
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One of the highlights in this range, the 2019 Syrah is gorgeous. Bright red/purplish berry fruit...
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Underbrush, ripe red-fruit, sandalwood and menthol aromas all come together in the glass on this...
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Sweet and sour-cherry with walnut and toasted-oak aromas that follow through to a full body with...
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This sauvignon comes from Isla de Maipo, and although that's far from the cold influence of the...
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There is a distinctly cool quality to the restrained, ultra-fresh and airy aromas of red currant,...
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A distinctly earthy and exceptionally fresh nose speaks of the pure essence of various red berries...
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An overtly floral and exceptionally pretty nose reflects notes of red currant, dark raspberry and...
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A slightly riper and exuberantly spicy nose is composed by notes of black cherry, dark raspberry,...
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In contrast to the prior wines, here the nose is quite firmly reduced. More interesting are the...
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Here too there is a mentholated top note to the much earthier aromas of poached plum, underbrush,...
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The 2019 Rosso di Montalcino boasts an herbal-tinged black cherry and balsamic spiced bouquet....
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A bright, high-pitched style, with makrut lime, green apple and green melon flavors laced with a...
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Opaque ruby. Smoke-accented aromas of ripe dark berries, pungent flowers and vanilla, along with a...
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A darker, meatier wine than the Rubicon release, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon offers lots of...
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(from a huge 2.10 ha parcel; 40% whole clusters). There is enough reduction tosuppress the...
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(from a .55 ha parcel; 35% whole clusters). Here too the nose is overtly floral in character though...
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(from Charmes proper; 70% whole cluster but without the central stem). An appealingly layered nose...
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(from a .72 ha parcel on the Vosne side in the middle against the southern wall; 40% whole cluster...
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(40% whole cluster but without the central stem). An overly floral nose is suffused with a variety...
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