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St-Chinian

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My joint top-scoring wine in this tasting is one grown on steep schist slopes at a higher altitude than most (300m to 350m). This is Cathy Izarn’s Grenache and Syrah cuvée, with a tiny dash of Carignan. It is very lightly oaked – the Syrah gets a year in three to six year old demi-muids, while the Grenache is only aged in stainless steel. The scents are delicate, pure and finely etched, suggesting stone and herbs. On the palate, too, it’s attacking, vivid and fresh. There's ample flesh and ripeness, but it’s nervy and poised, and the textures are finely milled. There's more fruit evident on the palate than the nose suggested, a mouthwatering combination of blackcurrant and blackberry, and look out for a touch of chocolate at the end. Wholly admirable.

Carignan / Mazuelo

Grenache / Garnacha

Syrah / Shiraz

Borie La Vitarèle, Les Schistes, St-Chinian, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 2015

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My joint top-scoring wine in this tasting is one grown on steep schist slopes at a higher altitude than most (300m to 350m). Thi

Lightly Oaked

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Andrew Jefford

Borie La Vitarèle

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Borie La Vitarèle, Les Schistes, St-Chinian, 2015

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Borie La Vitarèle, Les Schistes, St-Chinian, 2015

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