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Notes follow:
Snat 2003 Vin de Pays des Cteaux de Peyriac Les Arpettes (Languedoc) Merlot, grenache, and carignan. Mixed seed peppers smoothed by gentle applications of blueberry and black cherry. Fades on the finish, and not particularly complex. (10/06)
Snat 2005 Minervois La Nine (Languedoc) Grenache, carignan, and mourvdre. Raspberry bubblegum with a large-boned structure and a thick waist. Raw leather, blackberry, and blueberry infused with herbs rush through the palate, and theres a good deal of earthiness underneath that occasionally hints towards a tar-like quality. Impressively long. There are little nits at which to pick here, but its a good wine. (10/06)
Snat 2004 Minervois Le Bois des Merveilles (Languedoc) Grenache and mourvdre. While this shows the darkest possible fruit, theres a sweetness and purity to it. Leather, earth, black-n-blueberry, cpesall concentrated and very, very long. Terrific balance. Marvelous. Or rather, merveilleux. (10/06)
Snat 1996 Minervois Le Bois des Merveilles (Languedoc) Despite the name, compositionally similar to La Nine. Very spicy, with black earth, seared chanterelles and morels, and black truffles. The shrooms dominate, but theres also a core of wild blueberry and wild thyme. Delicious, and while its not fully mature, it could very well be approaching its best. (10/06)
Magnon 2005 Vin de Pays de la Valle du Paradis le bgou (Languedoc) Old-vine grenache gris. Apricot, grapefruit, and soda-spice on the finish. Fun, clean, and long, though theres a bit of exotic complexity to the finish. (10/06)