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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2017 (based on 48 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.3 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Weston3220 on 4/6/2013: Bright juicy fruit, tannic structure, nice bitter notes enjoyable on the nose lingering floral red berry notes (1634 views) | | Tasted by Weston3220 on 5/17/2011 & rated 89 points: Deep Ruby A: Med/Med- Intensity Red Fruit, Savoury/Dusty, slightly closed
T: Dry, med+ acid, med body, med+ intensity, med+ finish Raspberry + Blackberry, Dusty, Chocolate [not dark just a hint]
Conc: Very good balanced at a good place, with fruit/acid very together and enjoyable (2508 views) | | Tasted by Weston3220 on 3/16/2011 & rated 85 points: Purple A: Med Intensity, Youthful Stem, Licourice, bubble gum? [not over bearing]
T: dry, med+ acid, med- tanin, med int, med finish grape earthy, savory, spice/anise
Conc: Easy to drink, not overly complex but nice / solid wine (2351 views) | | Tasted by Weston3220 on 1/27/2011 & rated 86 points: 12.5% Alc med to med+ ruby, going to med-/pale rim A: med intensity, with fresh fruits, cherry, meat. It still has the freshness of hightone fruit
T: med+ acid, med-/med tannin, med body, med intensity, med finish red fruit, lots of acidity back bone, some light chocolate, black pepper
Conc: Young, elegant, good wine. Needs some age time but nice (2427 views) | | Tasted by Weston3220 on 8/26/2010 & rated 89 points: C: Deep Purple, Significante Legs Presents
A: Clean, Med+ Intensity, Youthful ASian Spice/Star Anise, Sour Plums, Savoury
T: Dry, Med+ Acid, Med Body, Med Tannin, Med Alc, Med+ Intensity, Med+ Finish Sour Plum, Cherry, 80% Cocoa Chocolate,
Conc: Day 2 opened up nicely with wet forest floor, this is a elegant but masculine wine, and its 12.5% how it should be (2837 views) |
| Domaine du MurinaisSyrah 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. Vieilles Vignes Old Vine/Vieilles Vignes (Wikipedia)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 MILLESIMESCrozes-Hermitage Crozes-Hermitage AOC (Comité Interprofession des vins AOC Côtes et vallée du Rhône) |
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