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Opened one hour prior to drinking. Lots of stuffing here, herbal notes, bright red fruit and a hint of vegetable stew. Lots of acidity on the palate. Tannins are rustic but not aggressive. Structured and lingering. (527 views)

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From my warmer than textbook cellar reaching 18°C in summer with a perfect cork as corked yesterday. Garnet with no orange hue in thin layers. From the start medium intense and elegant, so nuanced nose of red currants, herbs, with swirling black fruits, dusty wood, thyme, oregano getting more intense over an hour of air (no decant). On the palate this is without any heavyness, excellent to outstanding intensity, refreshing acidity, still round but very present tannin and good length. 5/14/17/10. Though fully mature it has a long way to go, I believe. From a textbook cellar of 12°C whole year this may be quite young to fully appreciate it. But also true: After 2 hours in the partly emptied bottle it became less nuanced with dominating cherry notes and adstringency. 2023-2030 Dunnuck gave it 94 points in 2015 and a drinking window at least till 2025. (1013 views)

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Charming fresh vintage for Trevallon. Showing a little more Syrah on nose. Medium depth. Not quite sure where this one is going. (1011 views)

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As Trevallon always seems to, this has an incredibly interesting and delightful nose. Bright redcurrant fruit and full on acidity settled down with some time in the glass and the fruits darkened and the acidity smoothed out. Interesting….. (1231 views)

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Pausing for the Cause 2022 (Part 2) (Chicago, IL): From magnum. Yeah, it does kind of smell like cabernet and syrah. Certainly a very generous nose, which promises more than the palate has to offer unfortunately. There's a little thinness and less breadth on the palate, even though this finishes with an incredible amount of tannin. Hard to say whether more time is needed, or whether this was better a few years ago, to be honest. (2005 views)

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There are really too many TCA problems with this wine; almost every other bottle... (1568 views)

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Mid ruby colorless rim. Look healthy at 17 years old.

High toned freshly picked juicy blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, pungent black pepper, herbaceous green bell pepper, graphite, cool soil, cedar, some leather and tobacco. Beautiful and elegant aroma.

Bright acidity, plenty of grippy tannins giving structure to this medium bodied bold wine. Undeniably elegant and fresh which is so Trevallon. A vintage to savor now and over the next decade. (1592 views)

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Big, cassis dominated wine with minimal herbal notes. Really starting to open up. Lovely wine. (1704 views)

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Still replete with bright blackberry and damson fruit, graphite edge, polished oak notes, licorice, a touch of eucalyptus and spice, pencil shavings and plenty of acidity and tannins. Slightly lean when first opened but slowly evolving in decanter. After 4 hours, tannins slightly grippy but lovely and fine-grained. Some earthiness, a touch of leather and savoury, meaty edge. I think this has still got plenty of life in it and would be happy to try it in 5-10 years time. More rounded and plush than the 2003 (1571 views)

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Medium body with a good acidity. Very little sign of evolution. Could be kept 3-5 more years. Nice wine (2088 views)

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This wine is not for wussies!

This was firing on all cylinders tonight, day 2, and much better on the 2nd night, as others have noted. This is of decidedly old-school stock, briny, and reminds one of a traditional old green St. Joseph, full of racy acid, freshness, and vibrancy. At the same time, it's mixed with singed rosemary, tart violets, lavender, damson fruit, and slightly bretty canned spinach. It's thrilling, still with gutsy high-toned tannins at the end, and very juicy. High acid year in Bandol etc. Lots of fun, love this gem of les Alpilles. (1850 views)

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By far the best showing yet for this wine, but I did have to wait for the second day for this wine really to open up....
Basically unevolved deep ruby hue with no signs of aging.
At first the nose the closed as was the case for previous bottles.
24 hours later, with some air, the nose open up to show some red fruit, smoky aromas ( Syrah dominated), brambly aromas.
On the palate, the tight and linear Cab Sauv character came through.
The aftertaste was both longer and more complex than in the past.
I will another 2-3 years before I continue drinking this wine.
reassuring tasting after all... (1888 views)

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Perhaps slightly better than the previous bottle but still a considerable disappointment.
Basically, this wine has no charm, which is not characteristic of this domaine.
Lean, mean, austere with little evolution taking place. The wine was decanted hoping to soften the unforgiving tannins. while there was a slight softening, it was insufficient to make this wine really pleasant. Only the cold cuts that it was served with helped out a little.
I'm less optimistic now than previously as to the future improvement of this wine. I will not count on it and will work my way through most of a case with low expectations. What went wrong that year? (1814 views)

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Upon first opening, nose is dusty and jammy; on the palate stewed fruit, a bit disjointed acid on the finish and somewhat monotone -- however, from 30 mins to 2 hrs of breathing (in the bottle) it evolved and was lovely. Round, silky mouthfeel. Ripe dark fruit, classic soft cabernet tones dominate - wood, hint of cocoa, lingering tannins. Enjoyable now and enough life for a couple of years but needs time to open. (2261 views)

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I bought six of these off the back of a spectacular bottle of the 01 earlier this year. Not much love for this vintage on CT but this bottle was singing. Red fruited, hints of cassis, touch of herbs but deep red fruits at the youthful end of maturity. No problems with tannins here. Gave the wine a three hour decant. Very enjoyable if not up to the glory of the 01. (2114 views)

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Très frais, très fin, très agréable à boire.
Ses 14 années ne se voyaient pas.
Encore une bouteille en cave qui va attendre encore quelques années. (1839 views)

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Flawed (2615 views)

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Losing some luster. Drink now. (2521 views)

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A bright colour, red with a hint of garnet; quite full, perfumed fruit, and rather thick tannin. Still young and, although approachable now, it should improve further. However, it might be a long wait, and it will probably always be tannic. (1896 views)

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I have had several bottles of this vintage over the last several years. Opened one last week and drank without decanting or waiting for it to open up. The fruit was a bit flat, acidity and tannins balanced - it seemed to open up on the last glass. We enjoyed it but not as much as ones drunk earlier. This bottle might have opened more with time; suggestion - if it tastes a bit flat or tired, try leaving for an hour to open. (1969 views)

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Getting tired. Drink up (2033 views)

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This wine was much better after vacuuming the air out and letting it set overnight. Much smoother and more balanced. (1474 views)

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quite a pale red colour, showing its age
SMells of stewed fruit and herbs,
then on the palate it's very very tanninc, hard work at the moment
Needs decanting and some serious food
It will keep but it's going to take years for those tannins to fade and the fruit already isn't that fresh. (2059 views)

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Dark bright red; slightly lean nose with some licorice; nice somewhat neutral attack, then some deep fruity tones with some acidity, quite tannic / dry ending; overall likeable and fine primarily due to the rich and ripe middel part, but is it over the top? - or in a in-between phase? (1705 views)

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Herbs and spices, fresh w high acidity. There's also cherries and tomato paste. It feels a bit fizzy, natural wine feel to it. Somewhat dirty, something off with this bottle. Taste also of burnt spices. (1230 views)

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Interessant, ce vin offre plusieurs facettes, parfois ambivalentes, comme son age, qu'il ne fait pas, sa puissance, non denuée de finesse, ou sa chaleur, compensée par une acidité tenace en finale.
Offrant un nez complexe où;l'on retrouve bien les 2 cepages qui le composent, il arbore tour a tour le luxuriance du CS, mentholée, sur le cassis et le cèdre, et les notes evoluées, animales, cuirées, sous-bois, truffe, de la syrah ensoleillée et agée.
En bouche, l'attaque douce est relayée par une finale plus stricte, minérale et acidulée qu'un leger carafage a su affinér, tout comme le repas qui le mit bien en valeur (agneau, veau a la menthe …)
En plein' forme actuellement, il s'agit sans doute d'un grand millesime, complet, racé, sans signe de fatigue. (1771 views)

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This score is based on current hedonistic value. I expect this wine to be more pleasant, but for now this wine remains unforgivably closed. This is why all descriptions center around acidity and tannin.
The color of this wine alone tells you than it's essentially un-evolved; after 13 years it's still ruby red without any hint of aging. It reminds me of the 1975 chateau Montrose that I had not long ago. Is there a potential equilibrium that this wine will reach? possibly, but who is going to wait another 10-15 years or longer?
The aromatics are quite lovely but ultimately wine is made to be consumed and it does not make for a pleasant drink. Anything else at this point should be considered denial. (1769 views)

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Served blind; Most people guessed Bordeaux based on the nose, which had some tones of tobacco, earth and dried herbs; The palate, however, was a wall of structure and acid, without much fruit poking through; Hard for me to say if this was a completely sound bottle or if it's just completely shut down right now (1844 views)

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Served blind. This is not a great bottle. Aged red and black fruit on the nose with a decidedly sour note. The palate is very tart and all acid. The fruit is nowhere to be found. Chalking this up as a bad bottle. (1905 views)

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Very enticing. Ripe blackcurrant contrasted with some pleasantly green and herbal notes. Light on its feet but with mouth-coating tannin. A light-hearted rendition of the opulence of good Bordeaux without any of the po-faced, buttoned up seriousness. Could definitely age further based on the tannin and acidity but not quite sure why one would do so as the weight is perfect now. Finding fault with this wine for having fresh acidity is massively missing the point... (1849 views)

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I have to agree with the consensus here; this wine had lovely, fresh and delicate aromatics but the palate was far too acidic to succeed. It was a classy sort, refined and pointed, but seemed missing the fruit that would undoubtably make it excellent. Truly, it's difficult to recall a wine at this price level that offered so little. Maybe I'm missing the point and in 5-10 years, this will come into its own. I doubt it, however, and suspect the acidity would only dominate more and you would be drinking (even more) expensive lemon juice. 88 (1807 views)

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(at Craft – NYC) Breathtaking. I continue to be impressed by wines from this winery. Every time I try one, I am amazed by the combination of Provence sun and sophisticated elegance. The smart kid in the class with just a bit of a wild streak. This bottle is at its apex. Silky, warm, balanced, exciting. Great. (96) (1900 views)

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Smooth and well balanced with a hint of chocolate or maybe even malt ball. We did get some roasted fruit as the age was starting to show. (2101 views)

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First flat and acidic. This is often with Trévallon, which then develop into complex, sweetlike beauties. After 2-3 hr decant developing well, but not that great. (2076 views)

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Not bad, a bit thin, opened up after half an hour, either not a great bottle or not a great year - good, far from great (1840 views)

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Disappointing wine. Thin, slightly metallic palate. Lacking fruit and interest on the nose. This said, good acid balance, red fruit. Quality nowhere near reflective of the price paid for it. (1996 views)

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Leathery black fruit goodness. Nice acidity. In a good place but isn't going anywhere any time soon. (2058 views)

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tanninic, not opened up, after opening, before decant. Lets wait an hour ore more. (2186 views)

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Brief note.
Disappointing, even if not bad, I was really looking forward to pop this bottle that I have kept in my cellar since 2008.
Nose with liqueur nots/kirsch, alcohol, darker blue & black fruit, plums, black currant, black berries, earth, damp forest & some herbs.
Palate a little too dense, packed with blackberries, blueberries and plums, dry leather, some herbs and earthiness/soil.
I miss transparency and get a somewhat clumsy and extracted, as well as a bit hot, impression in this wine.
(88 – 90?) (1779 views)

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(at Vaucluse – NYC) Another fantastic bottle. The Cabernet element was strong here – fabulous black current fruit. There was a touch of spiciness as well. Drinking perfectly right now. (93) (2143 views)

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A fairly deep colour, showing some maturity; a ripe nose and a fairly full palate with blackberry fruit (from the Syrah, which seems to dominate), somewhat stewed and with some rough tannin. This is more developed than a previous bottle drunk a couple of years ago, but I don't think it is a great example of Trévallon. Perhaps it will improve with more time in bottle, but I suspect it will always be on the tough side. (1865 views)

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I have opened several bottles of this vintage over the past year -- in line with the tastings notes by others, I've experienced quite a bit of bottle variation in the 4 bottles I've tasted. The bottles have ranged from delicious (like this current bottle) to searing acidity with a lingering chalky, cotton-mouth aftertaste with zero dimension of fruit (that bottle was returned as flawed). Today's bottle is superb - opened with Coravin - on day 2 tasting: leafy, sanguine, gamey, ripe fruit, smoke, cocoa , balanced acidity, moderate lingering tannins, sediment that can't be avoided with Coravin - still delicious and complex. Day 1 tasting seemed more closed -- so decanting in advance would optimize the wine. I think you could drink this over another 3-5 yrs. 92+ (2147 views)

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Smells great - lively, interesting and quite unique - but quite muted on the palate. A little disappointing. (2387 views)

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Light and enjoyable. (1953 views)

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Herbal with notes of clay and red fruit. Fantastic acidity. Needs time though, I'd say 8-10 years. (1856 views)

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Minty and fine. Rather pleasant but not a bling drop and better for that! Drinking perfectly now. (2136 views)

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After being open for about an hour, showed mainly syrah notes on the nose, soft redfruit and stones. In between medium and full bodied and very expressive. Comes across as mostly cabernet notes at first, but the longer it's open, the more prominent the syrah becomes and the softer, more integrated and more balanced the wine becomes. Mostly blackfruit notes at first, balanced with syrah, redfruit notes. There's a depth here, but overall the wine is very accessible. Really surprised by the notes showing bitterness and overly spicy qualities as this bottle didn't have anything like that. Seems close to peak, but there was good tannic structure on the finish (that integrated nicely with time open), so I expect this wine should stay at this level for several more years. Worth trying now if you're willing to decant for an hour or two. (1690 views)

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Restaurant purchase and thus no decanting here, albeit the wine did not feel like it needed much of decanting. Quite a but of cabernet dominance in this vintage, leafy, blackberry fruit on the nose, primary still and full of fresh charm. Round on the palate, no sharp edges here and the tannin is on the silky yet firm side. Full of charm at this stage and with quite a lot of life ahead of this. 92+ (2709 views)

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(at Pre Catelan - Paris) Some days are just good days and this is one. After a hard day at work, we had an amazing meal with Roulot and this fantastic bottle. I have had more Trevallon in the past 6 weeks than I have had in my previous 30 years of wine drinking. Lucky me. I don't know if I prefer the '05 or '04. This bottle is perfectly mature with a wonderful right bank Bordeaux personality (maybe a lush Pomerol) mixed with some peppery Syrah earthiness. I am shocked by other’s notes on this wine. Maybe there is a difference between bottles in France and the U.S. The bottle I drank tonight bears little resemblance to most of the notes written over the last few years on CT. (94) (3112 views)

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Just too much acidity here which keeps the wine bitter and out of balance. I suppose it could evolve over time given that the classic Provence syrah fruit is descernable underneath but I wouldn't bet on it. This seems like a miss for Trevallon in this vintage if this bottle is representative. It was otherwise in perfect condition. (3063 views)

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A muted nose of some fruit and spice, medium garnet in color. A medium bodied red blend, with plum, black cherry, some tea and spice on finish, good with food, nothing exciting. www.winelx.com (2331 views)

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The 2004 Trevallon was a real walk on the wild side, showing blue and black fruits, perfumed floral tones and sweet spice with an intensity which seemed to reach up from the glass yet ended ultimately with freshness. On the palate, soft textures gave way to red fruits and minerals but quickly firmed up to reveal gripping tannin which seemed to saturate the senses and last through the close. This wine was so tightly coiled but hinting at great things to come. (2781 views)

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Weekly tasting group #157; Cult (@ DJ): The bouquet shows some development; there are dried plums, sweet spices and tobacco. On the palate red currants, bell pepper, sweet spices and white pepper. Autumn impressions. Firm acidity and slightly drying tannin. A little less full bodied compared to 2003, but more elegant. (2428 views)

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This has years to go before it's in prime time. Super closed upon opening, the very pure and beautifully delineated fruit takes time to show itself from underneath the rough tannins. This has Bordeaux-like structure and will probably unfold gently and profitably over the next two decades. (2249 views)

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nicely mature for my palate. Still has robust tannin, but line is fine and some bloody leathery notes with small reminants of red fruits. Long finish, and food friendly. Very good (2287 views)

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garrique nose, southern heat
cherries
big wine, chewy
would like to try again with food
leathery finsih (2265 views)

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Light and a bit weird. Doubt it will age further. (2171 views)

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Mineral, meaty and herbaceous at the same time. Full bodied with refined tannins and very good acidity. Interesting wine, but not my cup of tea. (2386 views)

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There is some attractive, fresh, raspberry fruit, but overall the wine is rather restrained and closed up. Some dryish tannin appears to be masking the fruit, so it will perhaps be better in 2 - 3 years. As it is now, it is slighlty disappointing. (2705 views)

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Delicious, palate has loads of cedar, black cherry. Feels like it is drinking very well now. (2918 views)

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Superb, very Nice aroma's top (3563 views)

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Dégustation verticale du Domaine Trevallon: Verticale Trevallon
Avec une attaque en rondeur, c’est un vin qui n’est pas très extrait, de corps moyen, avec cette belle fraîcheur et l’équilibre qui sont les marques du domaine. Droit comme un Bordeaux, avec une belle finale assez longue, qui n’est pas encore très complexe. Il est à un stade intermédiaire, très agréable, mais je crois que le meilleur reste à venir. Il vaut la peine de l’attendre car il a encore des tanins bien présents, mais tout est en place et bien dosé pour faire un très beau vin dans 5 à 10 ans. 91-92 + pts (3595 views)

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Come on folks, it's too expensive and SOUR as hell...you don't get anything of the syrah, feels like a bordeaux (pauillac) in the mouth but just tastes somehow wrong.
90+ for the individual style. (3580 views)

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Horribly corked. (3947 views)

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Double decanted for three hours, served at room temperature. Color: Medium to Dark Red. Nose: Black Currant, Cinnamon, Black Cherry, Clove, Coffee. Palate: see nose. Finish: Medium. Tannins: Medium. Alcohol: 13 % well integrated. Medium bodied mouthfeel with initial dark fruit. Mid-palate adds baking spices transitioning into a tannic finish with underlining coffee. Nicely balanced acidity and overall not over the top. Just missing a little soul to get really excited about. 89-90 points. (2960 views)

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Still too young, tanninic, not integrated. Wait 4 years. (2876 views)

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Drank at Goedhius
50% Cabernet and 50% Syrah

A pleasant rich deep wine with elements of plumb, leather and earth. Good mouth feel with a smooth round finish (2899 views)

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Dark red; pleasant fresh strawberry nose, hint of "smoke" / leather; fresh lean and full taste, structured, quite fine for a southern European wine (no warm jamminess here); long lingering aftertaste, perhaps a bit of green grass to it; very pleasant (3092 views)

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Tempier Tasting @ Joost B. (Netherlands): Way too young. Still extremely primal. Aromatics and complexity are tucked away. Hard to judge at the moment, because of the crackingly young fruit. Can't see through that, at the moment. 15/20 (3486 views)

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25th Anniversary Vin Vino BYO Open House (Vin Vino Wine, Palo Alto, California): Very dark purple red violet color; dried berry, tart berry, plum nose; dried berry, tart berry, plum palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (3421 views)

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Monthly tasting club "The Tasting Club" 2010-01; Domaine de Trévallon: a vertical of 12 vintages. (@ DJ): The bouquet is still a bit locked. There is some cassis and paprika. Also on the palate the wine is a bit locked. There are dark fruits and good bitterness and also some unripe flavors. The tannin is soft, but still a bit too young. Give this wine another year or 2 to open up. (3746 views)

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Leslie’s: This is another stunner! Great cherry, small berry mix; Really grt searing acidity iside cherry cough syrup and spice and garrigue mixed in a bowl; still big t’s, but float in the mix well. So good, and sort of punk rock. (2121 views)

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Super minerality. Complex. Gorgeous!! (4240 views)

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Dark; slightly smoked nose; slightly lean; ok, but not fantastic (3857 views)

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Delicious! Keeps on pleasing. One bottle is not enough :-) (4161 views)

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Trevallon 1985-2004: Echoes of the 1999 here with excellent freshness as well as slight herbaceousness and a hint of cheesiness though the fruit is darker and more syrah driven than the 1999's. Lovely mint and mineral top notes and a whisper of violet. In the mouth this is tight and crisp with ripe tannins in balance allowing for the mineral tinged cherry fruit to peek through on the midpalate before clamping down on the finish. Great mouth feel and energy again. This should be a winner and may very well be the star of the line-up in due time. 2013-2025 (5188 views)

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Medium ruby color, youthful appearing. Complex cedar, cassis aromatics. Nice weight and lively acidity. The flavors are currently dominated by the Cabernet component, but this is a very successful, well balanced Cabernet-Syrah blend that is already approachable but structured to age well for a decade or more. (4441 views)

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