2014 Trevallon
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The 2014 Alpilles Rouge is in a gorgeous place right now. Dried herbs, rose petal, mint, sweet red cherry, licorice and pipe tobacco give the 2014 tremendous aromatic nuance and overall presence. The 2014 is an especially mid-weight, gracious Trévallon that is just starting to drink well. While it may not have the richness of some of the other vintages in this report, the 2014 is exquisitely beautiful today. I expect it will age gracefully on its acids and overall balance.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Not too dissimilar from the 2013 in overall weight and richness, yet in a more forward, charming style, the 2014 Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Alpilles offers a beautiful perfume of kirsch and currant fruits, Provençal herbs, cedary spices, and dried earth. Medium-bodied, silky, seamless and beautifully pure on the palate, it has light tannin, no hard edges, and impeccable balance. I love it today, and while it’s not going to be the longest-lived vintage of this wine, it should keep for another 8-10 years easily, and I suspect have a gradual decline.
Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon. Ferrous, earthy and herbal, with the stemmy style of great Syrah – or possibly that’s the green-pepper scent of Cabernet. So utterly delicious! Really stunning, effortless complexity even now, with a long, earthy finish. (RH)