garrigue
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This Lirac from La Rocalière, a red blend based on grenache, shows black fruit flavors and a gritty sense of stone, with hints of violet and lavender garrigue.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022
This syrah-based wine, with grenache, mourvèdre and carignan blended in, is deep and savory, with sun-baked flavors of dark cherry and the wild herbs and scrub of garrigue.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022
I expect Languedoc reds to conjure up the wild herbs of southern France famously known as garrigue.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
The palate is fresh with lovely garrigue notes alongside a core of medium-bodied dark fruit flavors.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021
I fell in love with this place for its location, as well—a farmhouse, looking out across a vast field of lavender, wildflowers, vines, olive trees and garrigue, perfectly backlit by the setting southern sun.
From Forbes • May 27, 2014
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