2023 Chateau d'Or et de Gueules Costieres De Nimes Les Cimels Rouge Rose derived from vines growing in

derived from vines growing in the part of Lafleur's vineyard through which a water course once flowed and where the soils are richer in clay and better hydrated

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mineral core of the wine

the 2009 Troplong Mondot bounds out of the glass with plum preserves

2023 Chateau d'Or et de Gueules Costieres De Nimes Les Cimels Rouge Rose derived from vines growing inIn the very southeast part of the Rhone Valley is the commune of Saint Gilles, where Mathieu Chatain and Diane de Puymorin purchased Domaine de la Petite Cassagne in 1998. They changed the name to Chateau dOr et de Gueules (Occitan dialect for Gold and Red") and havent looked back. One gets a good whiff of dark, smoky, spicy purple fruit on the bouquet, with the black tea, tobacco leaf and forest floor adding to the complexity. We've said it before,