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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2004 and 2010 (based on 6 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MikeATL on 1/8/2015 & rated 91 points: Still quite youthful, but it opens up with air to drink very nicely. It still has plenty of time left in it. (1221 views) | | | Tasted by MikeATL on 8/19/2013: TN: LDM Young and Old: Surprisingly primary and youthful, the color was almost identical to the 2011 tasted with it, with only a slight ruby corona suggesting that this was the older wine. Smoked meat, minerals, and black pepper bring savory complexity to ripe but tart fruit and help to balance the prominent, but to me not offputting, level of acidity. This bottle suggests years of remaining life, but I'm not sure whether this is a representative sample. (2360 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 4/12/2013: Crumbly cork and I think this, my last bottle, is not a good example. Pure Syrah fruit still recognizable but no match for the acidity. (1503 views) | | | Tasted by grog on 1/7/2009 & rated 91 points: This bottle was back on form with the way I remember this back in 01 or 02 - sort of a baby Cote Rotie with floral and bacon fat aromas. None of the VA that plagued some bottles. On the palate, this has a pronounced raspberry note along with some smoked meat. One bottle left - hope it is as good as this one! (2336 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 10/13/2008: Acid remains abundant, but tamed enough to be welcome with appropriate food match. Quite pure Syrah fruit, but still not much complexity. Will give my last bottle more time. (1927 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 8/23/2007: A poster child for Syrah. Nose meaty, just a little gamy, with pure syrah fruit and smoke on the palate. Acidity is high enough to be a positive attribute with food but not at all shrill. I suspect this will only get less primary over the next few years and there's no hurry at all to drink it. (1462 views) | | | Tasted by grog on 10/23/2004 & rated 91 points: This wine has taken on a bit of weight since I last tried it, in 2001. The nose has taken on some nice spicy/cinnamon notes, almost Pinot-esque, along with some more N. Rhone characteristic smokiness/bacon fat/smoked meat. The tannins provide nice structure but are not obstrusive. On the palate, notes of salty plums, meat, and dark fruits. Should have several more years to go in the cellar. (1878 views) |
| Eric Texier Producer websiteSyrah 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 MILLESIMES |
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