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The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Languedoc
May 23, 2012
White
2011 St. Peyre Picpoul de Pinet; Aroma: Clean fresh spicy tight acid elegant; Mouth: Light spicy clean rounded tangy & full; Very Good 10.99; Mixed Case, 9.89; Case, 9.34
2010 Bergerie l'Hortus Classique Blanc; Aroma: light clean fresh, rather pretty herbal, aromatic,; Mouth: fresh. lightly clean , smooth texture, green plum, a honeysuckle note, clean food-friendly acid, long; Very Good Plus 15.99; Mixed Case, 14.39; Case, 13.59
Red
2009 Ch. de Fontanelles Corbieres Cuvee Notre Dame; Color: very black opaque; Aroma: very sweet very ripe heady primary black fruit , thick, dusty black currant; Mouth: thick very ripe with black plum, currant and an olive note, juicy; Very Good Plus 14.99; Mixed Case, 13.49; Case, 12.74
2010 La Liquiere Faugeres Vieilles Vignes; Aroma: Juicy forward fruit, plummy rather dense; Mouth: Juicy rather rich leanish nice minerality plump & round ; Very Good Plus 17.99; Mixed Case, 16.19; Case, 15.29
2009 La Croix Chaptal Terrasses du Larzac les Terrasses; Color: Rather light red brown; Aroma: Lightly spicy clean rather racy ; Mouth: Light rather lean spicy clean acid rather fine & herbal sweet ripe fruit on the finish; Very Good Plus 18.99; Mixed Case, 17.09; Case, 16.14
2007 L'Hortus Coteaux de Languedoc Clos du Prieur; Color: very dark brown red; Aroma: firm fleshy dry jam, Mouth: firmly fleshy, fullish acid clean; Very Good Plus 19.99; Mixed Case, 17.99; Case, 16.99
5-23 Languedoc Case: Special, two each of the above wines - $169
Instore only 5-23 Languedoc Pack: Special, one each of the above wines - $89
2008 La Croix Chaptal Terrasses du Larzac Cuvée Charles; Color: Light red orange; Aroma: Very herbal southern spicy rather clean & intense ; Mouth: Fleshy rather bright & herbal clean spicy, finely delineated extraordinarily elegant; Very Good - Excellent 24.99; Mixed Case, 22.49; Case, 21.24
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