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2016

Château de Poncié Fleurie Le Pré Roi

Beaujolais · Fleurie

Plum, earthy strawberry, rhubarb, and black cherry skin flavors fool you into believing they will come off too broad and rich, but the script is quickly flipped and the execution veers toward a more…

Reviewed 28 May 2021
2015

Daniel Bouland Chiroubles Châtenay

Beaujolais · Chiroubles

Thin, lithe, and hyper linear. Watery cranberry, cherry, subtle wood, and some herbal flavors. Alcohol and bitter cranberry on the back end. Next-to-no finish. Pass.

Reviewed 8 October 2017
NV

Patrick Bottex Bugey Cerdon "La Cueille" Methode Ancestrale

Bugey · Cerdon

This was part of a 4 wine side-by-side taste-off with other Brachetto and bubbly "purple drinks." This wine was the driest of the four wines, with an extra brut quality that drew the sweetness away…

Reviewed 17 December 2016