Vaucluse by Xavier Vignon

 

The only good thing about this wine: it's drinkable. Barely. Too much sugar, it's hard to understand taste.

Will never buy again.

This producer makes great Châteneuf-du-Papes. Beats me how could he release this wine.

2024 Regengos Seleção

 Good wine. Don't feel much difference from Regengos Carmim. A bit of berries, a bit of tannins, very well balanced.

Enjoyed it at a restaurant Sem-Fim.

2024 Regengos Carmim

 Good red wine. No bells and whistles, but good taste, a bit of berries, a bit of tannins, almost no sugar.

Was good with choriso grilled on a alcohol bath, Portuguese style.

2024 Vila Real Rose

 Don't like it. At all. Too sweet, too immature. Feels like wine which should've stayed in the casket for a while before being bottled.

Will not buy again. Will not buy Vila Real Tinto either.

2025 Chiaretto di Bardolino

 Nice, light, with lots of fruits and flowers in the taste and nose, apple being the most prominent.

Was very good with grilled cavala.

2022 Cabriz Reserva

 Everything you have in 2022 Cabriz, but better. The same crop, but spent more time in a barrel. Result: more refined taste. Some black currant, some sour cherry, everything very well balanced.

Enjoyed it with veal liver.

2018 Château Chavelet

 

Nice, classic Bordeaux. Rich, with strong black currant note, a bit of spice, a bit of raspberry.

Was very good with grilled tuna.