| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text |
| | Tasted by Slics on 5/29/2023 & rated 90 points: Better this time. (491 views) |
| | Tasted by rodbeisel on 11/12/2022: Should age longer (651 views) |
| | Tasted by nanoose on 9/13/2022: Lovely wine ready to drink (782 views) |
| | Tasted by JMCFIRE on 6/20/2022 & rated 90 points: The house red (836 views) |
| | Tasted by @sebastienwine on 3/19/2022 & rated 89 points: Muted with spicy oak tannins. Savory and smoky with black fruits. After a couple of hours some floral aromas emerged but pretty muted overall. Not the usual prettiness I expect Maybe in a dumb phase (938 views) |
| | Tasted by nanoose on 11/18/2021: Lovely, drink or hold (961 views) |
| | Tasted by SeriousMoonlight on 10/25/2021: Sooooooo Goooood (744 views) |
| | Tasted by KVM on 5/17/2021: Decanted. Dark purple. Nose has dark red to black fruit, black pepper and some raw meat. On the palate it has a steely acidity, reminiscent of Beaujolais but the complex fruit is so lush. Very nice Syrah in a ripe slightly alcoholic style. (1378 views) |
| | Tasted by larms on 3/17/2021 & rated 89 points: PNP a clean garnet colour in the glass. Enjoyed without any food pairing.
Nose: Stewed blackberries, subtle forest mushroom, black pepper really dominate the nose balanced with aromas of violet.
Palate: This one was a tad hot and tight immediately upon opening but really settled down rather quickly which was thoroughly appreciated. Medium plus acidity persisted and tannins of a mild nature. Despite the darker garnet colouring I really found red fruit to dominate the palate with ripe racy raspberries and menthol as the primary flavours. I would say the nose offered a little more than the palate but really enjoyed this nevertheless. (1370 views) |
| | Tasted by Alykhan V on 2/7/2021 & rated 90 points: Dirt, violet, black plums, smoked meat. Subtle cedar. Savoury rather than fruity.
Elegant in style and varietally correct, but nothing new or surprising or compelling.
Very good length (1482 views) |
| | Tasted by df1962 on 12/22/2020 & rated 91 points: PnP.
Plummy violets (seriously). Nice use of viognier. Excellent. (1635 views) |
| | Tasted by CDT on 10/29/2020 & rated 91 points: Colour is medium to deep ruby with aromas of sweet red & black fruit & smoked meat. On the palate, medium bodied tart red cherry/plum and blueberry with very savoury spice/green peppercorn & cedar. Very lively high acidity & medium to high soft tannins. The finish is long and this wine is well balanced between young fresh fruit/13.5% ABV/acidity/tannin. Lovely! (1438 views) |
| | Tasted by David J Cooper on 10/14/2020 & rated 91 points: Medium red. Lots of pepper, along with red cherry, berry and Syrah funk. Dry peppery red cherry flavours and a dry tannic finish.
I have ha d a few bottles of this at home and found the 2018 to be a bit disappointing, I didn’t make a note on any of the bottles. This was much different and really brought the pepper. (1353 views) |
| | Tasted by Alexander Smith on 10/11/2020 & rated 90 points: Tasting the new range of Vieux Pin Syrah.
Le Vieux Pin Syrah Violette with a blend of 99% Syrah and 1% Viognier was a more approachable and one could say a feminine style of Syrah. Aromas of crushed violets, blackcurrant crumble, blackberry pastry, and fresh herbs. The palate was fresh and lush with waves of dark berry fruit, silky tannins, light structure, bright mid-palate with an enjoyable finish. Drink this now over the next couple of years. This is better than 2017. 90-91 can't decide... (1299 views) |
| | Tasted by CynicalSpinster on 10/9/2020: Really spicy and rich, well balanced and smooth. Easy drinking, very delicious! Lots of pepper, cocoa, and cherries. (841 views) |
