Zachary Ross
Zachary Ross
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2022 Clos du Gravillas Minervois L'inattendu
Another wine of character from Clos du Gravillas. This is a dry white composed of grenache gris, grenache blanc, and macabeu, fermented on its lees for 10 months in neutral oak barrels. This is a curious wine, intensely mineral but lacking a bit in cut. The proportions are spherical and this really fills the mouth, but there is a relative paucity of flavor, which echoes softly along the melon/pear spectrum. It's like drinking wet river stones, smooth and polished. This is a good wine and I like it well enough, but it doesn't surprise with its magic as other wines from this domaine can.
2021 Clos du Gravillas Minervois à fleur de peau
I normally don't care much for Muscat (100% here), but this is pretty damn great. Skin-contact wine (3-4 weeks), this has lovely texture and excellent length. The nose is classic Muscat - tangerine oil, dried fruits, floral scents, white pepper; the domaine says Earl Grey tea, and I get what they mean - and the palate is clean and fresh, gentle pear flecked with peppery dried fruits. The balance is remarkable, and the flamboyant and bitter side of Muscat is very well tamed - this is really a fantastic wine.
2022 Clos du Gravillas Minervois L'inattendu
Another wine of character from Clos du Gravillas. This is a dry white composed of grenache gris, grenache blanc, and macabeu, fermented on its lees for 10 months in neutral oak barrels. This is a curious wine, intensely mineral but lacking a bit in cut. The proportions are spherical and this really fills the mouth, but there is a relative paucity of flavor, which echoes softly along the melon/pear spectrum. It's like drinking wet river stones, smooth and polished. This is a good wine and I like it well enough, but it doesn't surprise with its magic as other wines from this domaine can.
2021 Clos du Gravillas Minervois à fleur de peau
I normally don't care much for Muscat (100% here), but this is pretty damn great. Skin-contact wine (3-4 weeks), this has lovely texture and excellent length. The nose is classic Muscat - tangerine oil, dried fruits, floral scents, white pepper; the domaine says Earl Grey tea, and I get what they mean - and the palate is clean and fresh, gentle pear flecked with peppery dried fruits. The balance is remarkable, and the flamboyant and bitter side of Muscat is very well tamed - this is really a fantastic wine.