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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2016 (based on 11 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.4 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 29 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dsamuel on 11/15/2017 & rated 89 points: Medium garnet with mild clearing at rim. Medium(+) aromas of black fruit/ earth/ mushrooms. Medium(+) palate of blue/black fruit. Medium well integrated tannins and medium length with decent acidity. Nothing to write home about but quite pleasant as an everyday drinker. (1226 views) | | | Tasted by dsamuel on 5/10/2017 & rated 91 points: No notes taken, but this is drinking very well currently. Sweetish red/black fruit on the nose and palate. Tannins well integrated. I really liked this (1496 views) | | | Tasted by awinejourney on 3/19/2017 & rated 90 points: Great fruit, nice dry finish. (1741 views) | | | Tasted by allensounhein on 1/6/2017 & rated 90 points: very nice color and nose of fruit decanted for 1/2 hr (1617 views) | | | Tasted by merryberry on 2/9/2016 & rated 86 points: Semi-translucent magenta, like a pinot noir. Strawberry, earth, and a little bit of funk on the nose. Light to medium bodied, dirty raspberries, pepper, hazelnuts, soft woody tannins, soy sauce, and a medium finish. Really easy to mindlessly drink. (2060 views) | | | Tasted by SSGibson on 9/10/2014 & rated 88 points: A little more fruit than last time, with some nice spice and black pepper on the finish. Simple but good. Good QPR. (1995 views) | | | Tasted by waas on 1/4/2014 & rated 88 points: Fruit forward, well made. Earthy with dark fruit on the nose. Smooth and very drinkable now. Haven't had a great wine from this region of this one is nice. (2550 views) | | | Tasted by christaton on 12/12/2013 & rated 87 points: Garnet with brick rim. Banana, cherry nose. Bright acidity, with medium to coarse tannins. Should enjoy with food. (2246 views) | | | Tasted by mcsac67 on 11/4/2013 & rated 88 points: Dark-hued Syrah. Aromas of dark cherry, smoke amd pepper. Flavors of black cherry, garrigue, smoke and white pepper. Well balanced, with integrated tannins. Nice balnced wine at an affordable price. (2312 views) | | | Tasted by Food Daddy on 7/20/2013 & rated 88 points: Agree with other reviews. Bright red cherry. Acidic. Nice wine (2627 views) | | | Tasted by SSGibson on 7/16/2013 & rated 88 points: Nice mid-week red. Started out a little rough, but opened up quickly (30 min) to reveal a nice balance of dark fruit and earth/cedar, with a good mouth feel. Drinking nicely now. (1736 views) | | | Tasted by billwine5 on 7/12/2013 & rated 88 points: Drinks like a rhone with fuller fruit, like chasing gooseberries. A bit acidic, best paired with food. Good grilling wine for traditional beef or lamb dishes. (1403 views) | | | Tasted by dsamuel on 6/13/2013 & rated 88 points: Nice candied cherry/ black fruit aromas - good mouthfeel, tannins a little too forward at this point. Will wait a year and try again. Appears to have some potential when tannins regress (1369 views) | | | Tasted by Rezy13 on 6/4/2013: Deep purple but not opaque; ripe fruit, pepper, asphalt, a little garrigue, Rhoneish, very ripe and heady. 70% Grenache 30% Syrah. (1225 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| La Croix de Saint Jean Producer websiteRed Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comLanguedoc Roussillon Inter Sud de France | Vins Languedoc-Roussillon
Wine-Searcher.com: http://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-languedoc-roussillon
Financial Times Article (June 19th 2010 Andrew Jefford):http://bit.ly/bLDytg
Financial Times Article (June 5 2010 Jancis Robinson): http://bit.ly/8ZerX2
David Schildknecht (7th June 2010) Languedoc-Roussillon Best Producers:http://bit.ly/do0LQa Languedoc Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Languedoc (Official site) |
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