Dark purple red violet color; appealing, tart currant, lightly herbaceous, mineral, light pepper nose; tight, rustic, tart currant, mineral, light pepper palate with medium acidity; needs 2 years; medium finish
Medium red violet color with pale meniscus; appealing, tart cherry, bramble, light licorice nose; tight, tart black fruit, tar, mineral, bramble, licorice palate; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish (80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and Cinsault, 5% Clairette)
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Very dark cherry red color; tart berry, licorice, garrigue, graphite nose; very tight, tart black fruit, licorice, graphite, bramble palate; needs 3-4 years; medium-plus finish (90% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre)
Very dark cherry red color; appealing, tart berry, baked berry, black cherry, dried berry nose; tight, tart berry, black cherry, mineral, graphite, anise, light pepper palate with character; needs 4-plus years; medium-plus finish (80% Mourvedre, 15% Grenache, 5% Cinsault)
Light lemon yellow color with few tiny bubbles; appealing, apple, apple cream, tart pear, apple skin nose; juicy, tart pear, apple, mineral, chalk palate with medium acidity; medium finish
Light yellow color; apple skin, chalk, tart green apple,nose; complex, off-dry, ripe green apple, honey, chalk, mineral palate with near medium acidity; medium-plus finish
Dark pink color with creamy mousse; VA, tart cherry, tart red berry nose; simple, juicy, tart cherry, ripe red berry, cherry soda palate; short-medium finish (90% Gamay, 10% Poulsard)
From 375 ml - light golden yellow color; appealing, apricot, dried apricot nose; quite sweet, honeyed, unctuous, oear syrup, tart apricot palate; long finish
2011 Kermit Lynch Selections Côtes du Rhône Sunflower Cuvée 87 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Light yellow color; aromatic, tart pear, floral, lemon blossom nose; fresh, clean, simple, tart citrus, tart pear palate; medium finish 87+ points (33% Viognier, 33% Roussanne, 22% Marsanne, 12% Picpoul)
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2011 Château Graville-Lacoste Blanc 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves
Light straw yellow color; mineral, lime, light grapefruit nose; tart grapefruit, lime, citrus, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 87+ points (75% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Muscadelle)
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