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Focus Languedoc-Roussillon
vineyards. The final blend, based on syrah
with 33 percent mourvèdre and 10 percent
grenache, is as elegant as its ruby-red color
predicts. Rather than promoting size, it's
focused on finesse, with lean, lithe cherry flavors framed in spice and earth. The tannins
have the meaty texture of cherry skins, ripe
and flavorful, giving the fruit a succulence
that lasts for minutes after each sip. § Taub
Family Selections, Boca Raton, FL
525337

93 | Les Clos Perdus

$25

2018 Corbières Cuvée 161 ^ British winemaker Hugo Stewart teamed up with Australian Paul Old in 2003 to launch this winery, focused on " forgotten " (perdu) parcels of
vines. Stewart has since returned to the UK,
while Old continues working on the estate,
49.5 acres farmed under organics and biodynamics. This cuvée highlights old-vine
carignan (50 percent of the blend), blending it with grenache and mourvèdre into a
bright, transparent garnet-hued wine. Fermented with ambient yeasts, basket-pressed
and held in stainless steel, the wine feels lean
and cool, especially given its fragrant herbal
scents; with air, a shiitake flavor develops
that adds a weightless bass line. Elegant and
palate-whetting. § Artisanal Cellars, White
River Junction, VT

525433
525416

92 | Domaine d'Aussières

92 | Château Jérémie

525387

$18

2019 Corbières (Best Buy) ^ Arnaud Sié took
over his family's domaine in 2000, establishing an estate winery. This is a selection from
his 49 acres in Talairan; it's a deeply earthy
wine, with notes of cumin, coriander and
Mexican chocolate wrapped into the fruit.
The savor gives the wine a feeling of restraint,
even as it saturates the palate with black
cherry and raspberry flavor. § Johnson Brothers, Raleigh, NC

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$25

2019 Corbières ^ Oak notes add sweet spice to
this wine's red and blue fruit, as well as extra
tannins to shape it, giving it a firm curve. It
lasts, succulent and long. § Johnson Brothers,
Raleigh, NC
525438

525387

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$25

2019 Corbières ^ Domaines Paul Mas began
updating this 168-acre estate in 2014, refurbishing the cellars and moving the vineyards
toward sustainable farming. This garnethued 2019 is refreshing in its lightness, its
brisk acidity sweeping the sweet red fruit
along. The fine grit of the tannins holds it
firm, the balance spot-on for grilled salmon. §
Grape Expectations, Richmond, CA
525388

91 | Domaine Esprit
des Pierres

93 | Château Tréviac

$21

2018 Corbières Blason d'Aussières (Best
Buy) ^ The " second " wine of this Bordeauxowned Corbières estate, this gives equal
weight to carignan and syrah, with 23 percent grenache and 10 percent mourvèdre. It's
built to be enjoyable right out of the gate,
with only a small portion going into oak; the
focus is on fruit, cherry-red and sweet, with
enough sappy herbs and earth to place this
firmly in the south of France. § Taub Family
Selections, Boca Raton, FL
525493

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91 | Ch. Ollieux Romanis

$45

2018 Corbières-Boutenac Atal Sia ^ From
a parcel of vines ranging in age from 60 to
100 years old, this is almost half carignan,
blended with grenache and syrah. Vinified
entirely in stainless steel, there's nothing to
get in the way of the fruit, carignan's sultry
gaminess layering into sweet red and black
tones. Melted-chocolate tannins bind spice,
herb, earth and fruit together, the wine feeling sumptuous and ready to drink. § Wine
Wine Situation, Los Angeles, CA

90 | Château Aladères

$35

90 | Domaine Le Champ
des Murailles

$35

90 | Famille Fabre

$28

2017 Corbières Barrique Réserve ^ From an
estate owned by the Allard family of Château Lastours, this is dark and plummy, a
ripe, smoky red. After a year in barriques,
the tannins have turned to melted chocolate, making this feel cushy and luxurious. §
W.Direct, Lawrence, KS
525439

2019 Corbières-Boutenac Via Nostra ^ This
is juicy and black, a soft, superripe red with
cocoa-scented plum flavors. Some schisty
tannins run underneath, adding definition
and the grip for a mushroom-topped burger. §
Wine Wine Situation, Los Angeles, CA
525343
2018 Corbières-Boutenac Château FabreGasparets ^ This is a huge red, ripe and ostentatiously oaked. Yet the wine's firm red fruit
counterbalances the oak, along with hints of
stone and herbs that may emerge more fully
with time in the bottle. § Baron François, NY

COSTIERES DE NIMES
525332

92 | Marc Kreydenweiss

$22

88 | Saveurs du Temps

$15

2019 Costières de Nîmes Les Grimaudes ^
Alsace vintner Marc Kreydenweiss purchased
this estate in 1999; his son, Jean, took over in
2016, farming 44 acres of vines biodynamically. This wine is made from equal parts carignan and grenache, destemmed and left to
ferment without any crushing, pump-overs
or other force. Bottled with a minimum of
sulfur, the wine has a coolness that defies
its deep purple flavors, a sense of cold, firm
stone that balances the fruit and leaves the
palate feeling refreshed. § AP Wine, NY
525414
2019 Costières de Nîmes (Best Buy) ^ Floral
scents underscore the freshness of this wine's
purple fruit, mouthwatering in its clarity and
simplicity. § Soilair Selection, NY


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