90
points
Château les Valentines 2005 Bagnard Red (Côtes de Provence)
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$40
This blend of one-third each Mourvèdre, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon features ample perfumes of flowers, spice and black cherries. On the palate, it’s refreshingly medium-bodied, not a big, hulking wine, but rather pretty, with unusually refined and elegant tannins on the finish. Drink now–2015.
— J.C.
(7/1/2008)