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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Musigny1955 on 5/24/2021 & rated 88 points: Tasted with monthly Winos group; last of a case bought on release. Less than 0.5 cm ullage. Only bottled in 88 and 89. // Gorgeous Cote Rotie scent but on the palate, clipped profile, likely better 10 years ago. Lots of points for the scent, > 90, but palate low 80s.
Tasted next day - a little of that lovely scent still there, but wine had fallen apart overnight. Score based on how it tasted when tasted by group, when it was likely last place of 5 wines in flight. (797 views) | | Tasted by M DU VIN on 3/16/2017 & rated 91 points: A surprisingly good bottle of wine after nearly 30 years in the bottle. Should still hold for another 3 to 5 years. (1037 views) | | Tasted by eluebchow on 4/23/2015 & rated 90 points: The nose on this is quite beautiful, with enticing aromas of charred meat, olive and earth; On the palate, it's quite light and delicate, with some dried red fruits dominating; The finish is a bit clipped and the tannins are fully resolved; Likely past its peak, but still really pleasurable to drink (1237 views) | | Tasted by M DU VIN on 1/16/2011 & rated 89 points: When first opened, the aroma of this wine was like incense and funky beyon belief. I came close to puring down the drain, but instead gave it a half hour to breathe (I did not have access to a carafe to decant). After the half hour, the volotile aromas had dissipated and the wine was quite delightful -- tar and cigar box aromas were teh domminant themes rather than incense and volatile chemical smells. (1109 views) |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Syrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. 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.comRhône Guide to the wines, wineries and appellations in the Rhone Valley The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
### Wine Scholar Guild's Rhône valley vintage charts & ratings ###Northern Rhône Guide to the wines and appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley -
The Rhône Valley/Le Vins de la Vallée du Rhône (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône)
Regional History: Phocaean Greeks established viticulture in the Rhone as far back as 600 BC, but until the 14th century the wines were not seen outside the region. The establishment of the Avignonese Papacy (1305-1377) brought fame to the region's wine-so much so that their Burgundian neighbors to the north banned wines from the Rhone in 1446, a measure that effectively cut off trade with England and other Northern European markets for over 200 years. Stretching southward from Lyon to just south of Avignon, the Rhone produces a wide variety of wines, with the appellations north of Valence producing the least (in volume), and the towns south of Montelimar producing prodigious amounts. As in other regions, the most interesting wines come from small farms. Saint-Joseph, in the northern Rhone, extends for some distance between Condrieu in the north to Saint-Peray in the south. The reds are made from Syrah and the rare whites from Marsanne and Roussanne, and Viognier.
### 2017 vintage ### "The first red wines already tasted in the Northern Rhône promise a beautiful vintage, with a quality close to the 2015 or even the 2009 vintage" - NEWRHÔNE MILLESIMESCôte-Rôtie Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The Appellation cover three communes - Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône, Ampuis and Tupin-Semons - on the right Rhône river bank, within the Rhône "département".
• Soils : In the northern part of the vineyard, the Côte Brune, consists of extremely steep, terraced slopes of ferruginous mica schists which are covered with schist sand (arzel).The Côte Blonde has a varied geology with gneiss and granite predominating at the most southern side of the appellation.
• Climate : tempered continental. Dry, hot summers and frequent rainfalls during the other seasons. History : one of the oldest vineyards in France, first developed by the Romans. It is said that during the Middle Ages, "The Seigneur de Maugiron" bequeathed a hillside to each of his daughters, one was brunette and the other fair. Thus, were born the names of "Côte Brune" and "Côte Blonde".
• Area planted : 230 hectares (568 acres), for an annual production of 8,400 hectoliters (93,333 cases). Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2,3 US tons/acre).
• Grape Varieties : Syrah (80% minimum). An addition of up to 20% of Viognier grapes in the crop is allowed.
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