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An exuberantly expressive nose jumps from the glass to reveal a lovely array of earth

Les Beaumes

and now has roughly 10 acres under vine

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Dome other_regions_italy An exuberantly expressive nose jumpsTasted at the chteau, the 2006 Le Dme has retained an attractive bouquet with crushed violet and cold limestone scents percolating through the blackberry and boysenberry fruit. The palate is fresh on the entry with slightly coarse tannin, mulberry, red plum and Seville orange marmalade here, moderate depth with just a slightly abrupt, muscular finish. It has aged better than Les Asteries and I would be inclined to drink this over the next 5 7 years.