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Candied black raspberry and coffee grounds show on the nose. Black raspberry shows on the palate, too, with coffee, then red plum on the mid-palate. Tannins are medium-grained. The overall sense is juicy, rather than deep. Drink with a pork tenderloin sandwich. Recommended. 86 points. WHO: Coté Mas WHAT: Red Blend

2012 Redux: Languedoc Paradox, How a Big French Region is Trying to Show its Identity

Remy Charest

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Palate Press has selected our top ten stories from 2012 and will publish a 2012 Redux article each weekday until January 4, 2013. These stories highlight our featured columnists, widely recognized contributors, and most popular works published through the year. The Palate Press editorial board hopes you enjoy these highlights as we look

Languedoc Paradox: How a Big French Region is Trying to Show its Identity

Remy Charest

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In the world of marketing and sales, it's always good when you can keep things simple. Of course, this can be quite a challenge for an industry like the wine industry, where realities of place, grapes, vintages, styles, and terroir add up as so many variables to take into account—enough

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2008 M. Chapoutier Domaine de Bila-Haut L’Esquerda

Becky Sue Epstein

Wine Reviews

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Starts out thinnish, then rounds out more as the evening progresses and a little more the following day. Some dark caramelized fruit dominates the flavors, with damson and leather, too. Still a pretty delicate wine, with integrated tannins and a shortish finish. Nicer with a meal than on its own. Drink with

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Joe Roberts

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Unless you are Rip Van Winkle, one of those Old Testament characters who lived for a few hundred years, or a really well made bottle of wine, it probably will not take a long time to reach some level of-read more-

2007 Morandé Edición Limitada Carignan

Joe Roberts

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Morandé’s winemaking director Pablo Morandé is often regarded as the godfather of Chile’s modern winemaking industry, and he’s not afraid of taking risky chances when the pay off is a result like this great wine, made from a variety that-read more-

2007 Les Breteches du Château Kefraya

Erika Szymanski

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A slightly dusty-looking brickish red. Aroma is of brick dust and freshly tilled earth, dried cherries, and cocoa powder. Rough tannins hover across the early- and mid-palate and linger on the (moderately long) finish. Beneath the tannins, dried cherry and-read more-

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