Another find from the Lodi region, this is atypical of those big, spicy Chardonnays from California. This one is fresh and clean with a nose of green apple, peach, pineapple and light spice notes. It’s delightful on the palate with bright fruit notes, soft vanilla spice and plenty of acid to provide freshness through the finish.
Spicy red cherry scents with a subtle touch of background oak give way to strawberry and raspberry as well as red cherry flavours in the mouth. Smoothly rounded texture contrasts with lightly firm tannic grip and lively acidity with a light splash of dark chocolate.
Fleshy ripe blackberry and blackcurrant scents lead the way for stylish blackcurrant and black-cherry flavours; good weight, well-balanced acidity and solid but not overbearing tannic structure. A polished, modern Cahors that keeps faith with regional terroir.
Ruby red. Black cherry and other dark berry fruits, earth, spices and herbs complete the inviting nose. Ripe fruity taste and toasted oak notes on the palate, rich and velvety but a little warm on the tongue. The balanced finish is firm with a fine grain.
Mas de Domas Gassac produces some of the best wines in the Languedoc. Their second label, which is much more affordable than their top wines, is Moulin de Gassac. The wine is dense purple in colour with an earthy blueberry nose. Medium-bodied and richly extracted, it’s dry and spicy with a warm finish.
Dark ruby with a purplish rim. Pleasant and inviting nose of black fruits, liquorice, oak and garrigue. Explosive fruity flavour, medium to full body, smooth texture, rich middle palate and soft finish. Drink within a year with everyday dishes of red meat, pasta in tomato sauce, etc.
Syrah/Grenache blend from the extreme south end of the Rhône. Medium-deep pinkish red. Typical candy-apple nose from the Grenache, coupled with spice and pepper from the Syrah. Light-bodied and simple, strawberry flavours, immediately appealing and easy-drinking.