Inviting, layered nose of raspberry, strawberry, molasses, smoke, black olive, licorice and gamy notes. Nicely complex and flavorful with lots of ripe berry fruit, leather, black pepper and roasted meat notes. Medium to full-bodied with moderately firm tannins. Fresh, richly textured and dense without being heavy.
— W.E.
(10/15/2010)
Flinty at first, then becoming more perfumed, with hints of herbs and berries. This lovely rosé is round and ample in the mouth, delivering a blend of fruit, herb and mineral flavors. Nicely balanced spice notes mark the finish. Drink now.
— J.C.
(12/15/2011)
This Syrah-based cuvée is aged in barrel, but the cedary notes are only a backdrop to the floral, garrigue notes and dark fruit aromas. In the mouth, the flavors seem brighter and more like red berries, with plenty of savory spice for interest. It’s drinking well now, but the moderate tannins suggest it should hold through 2016.
— J.C.
(12/15/2011)
Featuring a combination of cedar, garrigue and bouncy red fruit, this wine achieves lovely balance and complexity. It’s medium bodied, with raspberry and cherry fruit accented by hints of spice and vanilla. Should easily last through 2016.
— J.C.
(12/15/2011)
A strong effort, this iss a gorgeous rosé, loaded with wonderfully intermingled flavors of pears and strawberries and graced by hints of spring flowers and spice. It's lush on the palate, ending harmonious and long.
— J.C.
(7/1/2007)
Filled to the brim with bold upfront fruit--peaches and pears tinged with honey and truffle--the chief possible complaint is a certain lack of subtlety (who really needs it?). Fades a little quickly on the finish, but still represents good value. Drink now.
— J.C.
(4/1/2010)
A lovely blend of several varieties, this wine delivers a whiff of sea brine, some herbes de Provence and ripe pineapple notes. It’s a concentrated, medium-weight wine that manages to be a bit viscous without seeming heavy. Finishes long, balanced by peppery spice. Drink now.
— J.C.
(12/15/2011)
Importer Bobby Kacher seemingly has a pipeline to the best rosés around Nîmes, and Mas des Bressades is a perennial favorite. The 2008 features layers of ripe fruit--berries and peaches--brought together in a lush, full-bodied but not overblown wine. Drink now.
— J.C.
(7/1/2009)