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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 50 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Dr.Chris on 3/12/2023 & rated 90 points: Still drinking we’ll past prime, just a little light on fruit (249 views) | | | Tasted by Quarked on 9/6/2021 & rated 90 points: Still quite fresh at 14. Raspberry, with watermelon, mint, pepper. Very S. Rhone in profile. (485 views) | | | Tasted by SFCC on 5/13/2021 & rated 92 points: Colour: Garnet
Aroma: wild strawberries, candied cherry, caramel, liquorice, eucalyptus, pinch of black pepper, hint of leather, dry forest floor
Taste: after decant tannins were quite sharp. Within 30 mins the wine opened up and balanced this, with fruit emerging. Quite sweet, displaying much of the character of the aroma. Perhaps a tad candied, but incredibly pleasant and good accompaniment to roast beef. Would have been excellent with venison or duck as well. Needed time in decanter for heat of alcohol to soften too. Enjoyably rich and complex. Finish slightly short, stopping this from being outstanding.
Drink now. (489 views) | | | Tasted by barrkel on 5/9/2020 & rated 89 points: First sip quite sweet, a hint of candied cherry. After some air, a mix of red fruit, raspberry, eucalyptus, in a somewhat sweet viscous surround. Doesn't feel like it has enough tannins or acid in particular to stand up to the sweetness or fruit. The longer it's open, the more a ragged green tannic note in the tail makes itself felt, and does more for balance.
Overall impression is uncomfortably towards dessert wine, it's kind of hard to like. (686 views) | | | Tasted by pgm on 2/18/2019: Consistent with the bottle two years ago. Drinking good , but drink in the near term. (1127 views) | | | Tasted by Quarked on 9/11/2018 & rated 91 points: My '07 Clarendon's are coming together finally, and this one was drinking very well. Raspberry, mint, some wood. Somewhat pale in color, but still quite fresh. Not hot at all. (976 views) | | | Tasted by TashNYC on 2/4/2018 & rated 93 points: Tasty wine. Notes or eucalyptus, menthol, raspberry, cherry, mineral. Great with the lamb chops and even better with the lamb shwarma.
Drink now. (989 views) | | | Tasted by TashNYC on 11/26/2017 & rated 93 points: What a tasty wine. Notes of eucalyptus, glycerin, cherry, raspberry, mineral. Best on its own or with Mamoun's smoky lamb kebabs: ok wih the lamb shwarma and the lamb tikka was too spicy for it.
Would also be good with roast chicken and potatoes.
We got this for $22 on close-out. Very good QPR for that price. (1082 views) | | | Tasted by FlyPig on 10/27/2017: Third bottle, one poor, one exceptional, this one was in between. Fruit really vibrant for its age, but it was hot beyond what’s on the label. I wild have said 15.5+, bottle says 14.5. (1119 views) | | | Tasted by THF49 on 7/8/2016 & rated 93 points: mixed berry foreground with long pleasant finish; well aged; drink now (1480 views) | | | Tasted by pgm on 6/26/2016 & rated 92 points: Bright raspberry and spice in the nose, and the raspberry is powerful, juicy and complemented by herbal mint and thyme notes. Tasty and enjoyable. (1545 views) | | | Tasted by Hover low 64 on 4/21/2016 & rated 93 points: This was a really nice grenache, with aromas centered on a bouquet of wonderful light fruits and mineral. Cherries and raspberries mainly. The wine is ruby colored, perhaps a bit clouded by light sediment in the bottle. It presents tastes like raspberry, red currant, mineral and light toast with light tannins to give it a nice "grip". The body is medium with a coarse texture. All in all, the flavors filled my mouth with rich fruit and was balanced from the start to a good, medium length finish. It tasted earthy, organic, and was a splendid wine with our dinner. I wish I had another bottle to enjoy later, but alas it was my last one. It's a solid 93 in my book! (1275 views) | | | Tasted by brooklynJ&O on 3/2/2016 & rated 88 points: much better than last. cloudiness gone. tasty. (848 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 2/26/2016 & rated 92 points: Really nice with perfume, raspberries, spices and underbrush. Medium plus finish. Drink now. (1501 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 2/13/2016 & rated 92 points: Really drinking well now with spices, underbrush, mint and coffee beans. Ripe fruit throughout and no one would think it is a Rhone wine but still really tasty. (1500 views) | | | Tasted by wino121 on 11/30/2015 & rated 90 points: A must decant, a bit cloudy in color, but that's all that holds it back from a higher score, sage, dry cherry, and touch of acid,
Almost to much residule sugar for my palate, but it worked well with the pork dish.
Overall a nice bottle. (1018 views) | | | Tasted by brooklynJ&O on 11/5/2015 & rated 84 points: WTSO. cloudy. not bad but not the usual clarendon (678 views) | | | Tasted by subguy87 on 9/26/2015 & rated 85 points: Not impressed. Opened first bottle and decanted, noted the color seemed a little cloudy, taste was off. Opened the second bottle and had same results. Improved a little on second day, but would not buy again. Wonder if bottles overheated in shipping or if they are just past there prime. (1107 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 5/13/2015 & rated 87 points: Last bottle. Spices, charcoal, a bit rustic and finishes a bit harsh. Not as good as previous bottle but drinkable. (1405 views) | | | Tasted by DesMarteau on 1/31/2015 & rated 92 points: When you're in the mood for an Aussie..this delivers. Bright electric currants, cassis, flowers...thick and rich. lots of sweet fruit range. Amost zin like (1315 views) | | | Tasted by manny651 on 1/3/2015 & rated 90 points: at pnp it's way too jammy, however after 2-3 hours this goes away and then comes a very fruity but balanced and structured grenache. well done. (1321 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 11/15/2014 & rated 93 points: again better on the 2nd day, but overall a better wine than the last bottle. Really smooth blackberry and blueberry tones, with zinging minerality. (1285 views) | | | Tasted by Iceman611 on 11/8/2014 & rated 91 points: Very nice. Balance between intense tannins and nice fruit. (1125 views) | | | Tasted by noahbw on 8/21/2014 & rated 91 points: Gave several hours in the decanter. Nose of wood bark, roasted meats, wet leaves, licorice, warm spice and only a hint of dark berries. On the palate there is a lot of dark concentrated chocolate, espresso. Rich in the mount along with strong tannin. Well balanced. Broad shoulders. Finishes bright with lingering coating of caramelized fruit. Very nice. PJG: 91.5 (1326 views) | | | Tasted by stevenjstein on 8/21/2014 & rated 91 points: Dark red fruit, with a bit of a bite on the back end. (1054 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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