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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 3/2/2024 & rated 95 points: Great colour; a polished bouquet; depth & concentration, generous A long distance runner. (558 views) | | | Tasted by lozatron on 3/1/2024: Syrah - N Rhone vs SA with the N London Crew; 2/29/2024-3/1/2024 (La Cabotte): On the nose - oomph. Super engaging. The palate...well it seems disjointed to me, doesn't quite keep the promises the nose is making. Not sure if this is a slightly grumpy bottle, or just a wine that you should sell if you own any. (672 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 2/29/2024 & rated 90 points: Syrah at Cabotte with the TWS North London Group (Cabotte, London): Noticeably dark on pouring, you just knew this was going to be thick and dense. And it is, but unfortunately to the point of feeling a bit clumsy. Ponderous is what I wrote down on the night. The nose is the best part by a distance, a glorious waft of rocky fruit. But on the palate it is inelegant, disjointed and rather too dry. Given the winemaker and the terroir, maybe this is just a slightly rough bottle, or perhaps 2009 just wasn't a great year? It's not bad by any means, nobody is going to pour it away, but the unanimous feeling was that it should be better than this and the Mullineux made it feel, well, ponderous. (631 views) | | | Tasted by Jamieson12o on 2/29/2024 & rated 91 points: Syrah - Rhone vs SA - Cabotte with the NLWTS (Cabotte): Tiny bit of heat on the nose. Restrained nose. Really earthy. Palate is much more muted; in a slightly awkward ‘neither here nor there’ phase? Obviously a surprise considering its pedigree. But for me just slightly out of balance… and noticeably hot. (304 views) | | | Tasted by M.Y. Chong on 12/23/2023: Young colour with no bricking at all.
Musky nose, with time meaty and smoky.
Well judged ripe black cherries both on nose and palate. Almost Burgundian palate. Not big or showy, very elegant. Medium bodied.
Great finish and acidity.
Fully resolved powdery tannins.
Paired superbly with roast rib of beef although was equally good on its own.
I think this is perfect to drink now. Quite special.
From Benjamin Liew's cellar. (610 views) | | | Tasted by Saint B on 12/23/2023: Youthful colour for its age. Amazingly aromatic nose of blueberries, wood, soil. Exceptional palate of red fruits, rich and silky with beautifully dissolved tannins. I fully agree with what Jancis Robinson refers to, the resemblance to the best of Burgundian wines. A lovely bottle paired with roast beef, finished the bottle wanting more! (606 views) | | | Tasted by Montecalvo on 11/24/2022 & rated 94 points: still dark red and still primary fruit with no secondary development. (1001 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 1/31/2022 & rated 70 points: January Rhônes (Chicago, IL): No fruit or acid. A dull, lifeless thud of a syrah; oaky, dusty, and drying. Evokes sawdust. Like a mouthful of it. (2527 views) | | | Tasted by gouldcampbell77 on 12/14/2020 & rated 92 points: Decanted 2hrs. Mid ruby purple with a hint of smoke. Very little on the nose, hints of dark cherries and cold ash from last night's firepit. Medium weight but very pure and concentrated. Not a bruiser, this is lithe and supple but with great reserves of power - like a gymnast. I agree that this is all about potential but the tannins have softened to the point where you certainly won't be wasting a bottle if you crack one open today. Ideally needs another 3 - 5 years. (1737 views) | | | Tasted by moods on 12/11/2020 & rated 94 points: Still a beast and needs a lot more time. Fruit on this brute is simply divine. (1451 views) | | | Tasted by dnnk88 on 11/27/2020 & rated 91 points: End Nov Wine Night @ GWC!: Black fruits, red fruits, raisins, slight smokiness. This needs more time. 91/92 (1486 views) | | | Tasted by Claret & CdP Gang on 9/7/2018 & rated 94 points: Decanted 3 hours, purple in colour, roasted meat, blackfruits, full bodied, very good balance, concentrated, rich, artisanal winemaking, still young, 50 yr type of wine
94+ (1838 views) | | | Tasted by _water.into.wine_ on 9/7/2018 & rated 94 points: Always hard to score a wine when it has so much potential ahead. It was great to check in on this wine as I would love to follow it over the coming decades. It has a deep and dark core. Even with a slow ox and 3 hour decant this was still so young. Very primary with lots of oak, and still lots of tannins. This has serious structure, but lots of underlying fruit. This could be a classic in years to come. 93 now, but easily having potentional t be a 95-97 with time. Drink 2025-205+ (2303 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/15/2018 & rated 96 points: Full bodied, intense, powerful, robust and refined, it's easy to find all the ripe, fresh, juicy blackberry, hints of blue fruit, smoke and licorice, with elements of crushed rocks. Long and expansive, another 5-10 more years will have this beauty singing. (2830 views) | | | Tasted by pgordon62 on 11/29/2015 & rated 90 points: Really disappointing. Musty, oaky nose with straightforward black fruits. Rather astringent. Not going to open my other bottles for 10+ years. (3318 views) | | | Tasted by ccarlier on 8/22/2015 & rated 96 points: The wine has medium acidity. The body is full. The wine finishes long. The wine has smooth texture. (2822 views) |
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| Marc Sorrel Read about Marc SorrelSyrah 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 MILLESIMESHermitage Guide to Hermitage wine Guide to Cote Rotie - Read about the Northern Rhone Valley
• The appellation stretches over 3 communes in the Drôme "département" : Tain-l'Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Larnage.
• The soils are a combination of granite with alluvial quaternary delta deposits, and, on the eastern side, Pliocene clay. This diversity explains the numerous different names given to vineyard plots within the appellation : Bessards, Greffieux, Méal, Roucoule, Beaumes, etc.
• The meso-climate provides shelter from the north winds, where the majority of the slopes is well exposed, facing south.
•The vineyards area adds up to 134 hectares/331 acres, with an annual production of 3,635 hectoliters. Authorized maximum yield is 40 hectoliters/hectare (2.3 US tons/acres).
• Grape varieties : Syrah (an addition of up to 15% of Marsanne or Roussanne is allowed).
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