90
points
Domaine Ferme Saint-Martin 2004 Cuvée Saint Martin Red (Beaumes-de-Venise)
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$17
This is darker and richer than the domaine's Les Terres Jaunes bottling, but also less precisely perfumed. Creamy black cherry fruit washes across the palate in waves carried by supple tannins. It may lack a little nuance--although that may emerge with another year or two in the cellar--but it's full, rich and satisfying.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)
89
points
Domaine Ferme Saint-Martin 2004 Les Terres Jaunes Red (Beaumes-de-Venise)
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$13
What a lovely mélange of cherry and black pepper scents this wine offers. It's like the crushed fresh fruit has been macerated in a glass with several turns of the peppermill. Very supple, creamy and expansiive on the palate, but it remains focused and long on the finish, thanks to balanced acidity. Drink now.
— J.C.
(11/15/2006)