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Château Saint-Cyrgues Costières-De-Nîmes 2015

Château Saint-Cyrgues Costières-De-Nîmes 2015

Nice value to be had in this bottle, the 2015 Château Saint-Cyrgues Costières-De-Nîmes offers up a bouquet of violets, perhaps even a hint of dried rose petal. Following this perfumed floral bloom are plums, bramble berries, soil and dried moss, lilting clove and allspice notes. This is a lighter red, with a palate is soft […]

Michel Gassier Nostre Païs Costières de Nîmes Blanc 2014

Michel Gassier Nostre Païs Costières de Nîmes Blanc 2014

The composition of Michel Gassier’s Nostre Païs Costières de Nîmes Blanc changes from year to year—2014 is 60% Grenache blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussanne and 5% Viognier. That’s a shift from previous vintages with no Clariette, and yet this wine’s personality and intensity remain intact. A melange of bruised pear, ripe melon and yellow peach […]

Campuget Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé Tradition de Campuget 2014

Campuget Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé Tradition de Campuget 2014

The 2014 Château de Campuget Tradition Rosé 2014 offers a slightly earthy and wild cocktail of aromas, something akin to red forest berries, rhubarb and dusty spice. This Rhône-style blend of 30% Grenache, and 70% Syrah, sports a concentrated, translucent carmine robe, though somewhat lighter-bodied than expected, fleshed out by notes of cranberries, tart cherries, […]

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