Vinosphere
Town Hall, Sydney
Tasted Monday, June 24, 2019 by chatters with 261 views
Introduction
this year's vinosphere was, as usual, long on great wine and short on time and, as usual, I tried to do as much as possible as quickly as possible which explains the relative paucity of these notes...
Flight 1 (77 Notes)
Closing
Phew. A bit elbows at dawn. I would have loved another hour though. The Georgian bracket was kind of interesting. My first 'deep' encounter with those wines. I'd like to have another go…
2018 Domaine Collotte Bourgogne-Aligoté
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Aligoté
Clean, citrus, slight smoky stone. Juicy, fleshy, slightly bitter, medium plus length.
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2017 Domaine des Hâtes Petit Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Petit Chablis
Cream, butter, slight toast, lemon. Sharp acid. Slight butter, little else.
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2017 Jean-Louis Chavy Bourgogne Blanc
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Medium minus intensity aromas of stone, citrus. Juicy, slight sharp acid but a bit flat. Meh.
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2017 Domaine Collotte Marsannay Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay
Medium minus intensity aromas…this was more wet than anything else. Mundane.
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2017 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Bourgogne-Grand-Ordinaire Cuvée Axelle
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Grand-Ordinaire
Butter, cream, quite rich nose over citrus elements. Palate reflects nose, buttery, finishes a little bitter.
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2017 Lucien Muzard Chassagne-Montrachet
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Toast, butter, stone fruit, slight sweet spice. Juicy, fleshy, textured, butter, stone fruit. Medium plus length.
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2016 Domaine Métrat et Fils Chiroubles La Scandaleuse
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Chiroubles
Stalks, charry, cherry and a little coffee. Stalky with slightly bitter cherry.
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2016 Château Grange Cochard Morgon Côte du Py
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon
Cherry, a little more oak, pretty fruit with a savoury underpin. Lovely red cherry on the palate. textured. Good.
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2017 Domaine Fabien Coche Pinot Noir Bourgogne Côte d'Or
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Côte d'Or
Smells slightly sour and stalky. Palate reflects this, juicy, fleshy, slight sour, slight stalky cherry fruit. Hmm.
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2016 Lucien Muzard Santenay 1er Cru Clos Faubard
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay 1er Cru
Medium minus intensity aromas shows a little red currant and black tea. Sharp acid and palate burr, lacks fruit. Nah.
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2017 David Duband Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
A little black hued fruit, brambles, earth. Structured, savoury, brambles, mid palate burr. Nice.
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2017 Domaine Collotte Marsannay les Grasses Têtes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay
a little green, though not what I'd call stalky, over black fruit. Juicy acid, savoury, tightly, talc textured tannins. Hmm.
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2016 David Duband Nuits St. Georges
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges
Perfumed, slight smoke, slight dark cherry. Tight, young, the fruit is present but this needs time.
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2017 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Morey St. Denis En la Rue de Vergy
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis
Smells Unfined and unfiltered, stalks, whole bunch berry sweetness. Fleshy, juicy, more of the same fruit and flavourwise on the palate. Yum. But needs time.
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2017 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Pernand-Vergelesses Les Combottes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses
Lovely, fruit forward, stone fruit, little struck match and butter. Juicy on the plate, slightly textured, long. Yum.
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2017 Domaine Luneau-Papin Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie Terre de Pierre Butte de la Roche
France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine
lemon and lees, slight saline. Fresh, juicy, smashable.
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2016 Serge Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Medium plus intensity aromas of gunflint, gooseberry, slight floral top notes, a little passion fruit. More of the same on the palate. Yum.
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2017 Vincent Pinard Sancerre Nuance
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Passion fruit, earthy, herbaceous notes, wetly juicy ,easy, short. Meh.
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2018 Damien Laureau Savennières La Petite Roche
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières
lemon, very slight honey, bees wax. Juicy, rich, fleshy, lemon, honey, lovely.
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2017 Thibaud Boudignon Anjou Blanc
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Anjou
Citrus, quit neutral nose. Lemon on the palate, juicy, tangy and textured. Nice.
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2017 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Sec Flawed
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Very slight cork taint wood glue, slight oxidised. Flat on the palate. Nah. I'm going to go FLAW
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2016 Domaine Pichot Vouvray Clos Cartaud
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Green apple, a slight almost creosote note but, odd though it sounds, not in a bad way. Apple on the palate very nice.
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2016 Domaine Pichot Vouvray Clos Berger Demi-Sec
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Toast, apple, off dry but it's, well, a bit bland
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2015 Le Rocher des Violettes Montlouis-sur-Loire Touche-Mitaine
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire
waxy, a little smoky. On the palate sharp acid, green apple. Time?
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2013 Le Rocher des Violettes Montlouis-sur-Loire Cuvée la Negrette
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire
Waxy, a little leesy (?), sharp acid dominates the palate. Too much for me. Time?
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2010 Domaine des Baumard Savennières Clos du Papillon
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières
Waxy, lemon, creamy, apple. Rich, almost over extracted palate, long, creamy. Hmm.
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2017 Yannick Amirault Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil La Source
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
pencils shavings, red berries, slightly yeasty animal notes. Juicy, talc textured tannins, red berry, pencil shavings. Simple but nice
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2016 Le Rocher des Violettes Cabernet Franc
France, Loire Valley, Touraine
A little tomato and tomato leaf over red berry. Bitter and unpleasant on the palate. Nah.
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2014 Château de Coulaine Chinon la Diablesse
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
Red berry, wood glue, pencil shavings, slightly stalky, touch of Brett. More of the same on the palate, tonight no but, for me, tomorrow probably yes.
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2015 Antonelli San Marco Umbria Contrario
Italy, Umbria
Medium minus intensity aromas, a little baked black fruit, savoury. In the mouth more black fruit, warm, huge grippy tannins but surprisingly clean.
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2014 Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Pot pourri, dried flowers, red cherry, slightly sour. Tea. Cherry, pretty fruit. Controlled and balanced. Nice.
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2014 Sottimano Barbaresco Cottá
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Raisined fruit, dried flowers, sweet spice, slightly oxidised. Big, tight tannins closes down the palate.
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2016 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese (White Capsule)
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Round, meaty, slight vegetal note hand in hand with orchard fruit, cream. Very slightly off dry, touch of spritz, crushed red apples. Hmm. Time.
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2015 Hiedler Riesling Gaisberg
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
Very slight kerosene, lime, cream, rich and juicy on the palate. Lime and slight apple on the palate.
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2015 Weingut Hirsch Riesling Zöbing
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
Kerosene, apple, lime, mineral notes. Juicy, freshy, long, pleasing palate, similar flavours. Nice.
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2014 Rudi Pichler Riesling Federspiel
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Kerosene, ripe apple, slight custard apple, slightly sour on the palate, otherwise similar flavours. Meh.
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2017 Alzinger Riesling Federspiel Dürnsteiner
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Medium minus intensity aromas, a little apple, spritz on the palate, toast, medicinal. Nah.
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2016 Domaine Arlaud Bourgogne Roncevie
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Slightly funky, cheesy, gamey over polished black fruit. Slightly sour black fruit, warm. Lovely.
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2016 Maison Arlaud Bourgogne Oka
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Medium minus intensity aromas of earthy, red cherry it's a touch of sour on the palate. Textured grip closes down the palate. Fruit missing. Nah.
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2014 Maison Arlaud Vosne-Romanée Aux Réas
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
slight wood clue, toasted black cherry. A little sour on the palate. Lacks generosity for me, tight tannins.
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2016 Maison Arlaud Morey St. Denis Clos Solon
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis
Toast, blackberry, sweet spice. Rich, palate a reflection of the nose. Rather lovely.
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2018 JC's Own Grenache Bluebird
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
whole bunchy fruit, slightly sour red berry but ripe notes as well. Big boy on the palate, alcohol warmth. Meh.
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2018 JC's Own Grenache Ferine
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Stalky, wood glue, slightly sour red fruits, jubey. Palate reflection of nose, talc textured tannins. Mmm
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2017 JC's Own Rock: it
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
slightly ashy, stalky, red and black berry. Rich, warm, fruity, stalky, soft but grippy and persistent tannins. Toast. Yum.
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2017 JC's Own Grenache Angaston
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Red berry, sweet spice, cream soda, slight jubey. Juicy, very slight wood glue. Plenty of alcohol, talc textured tannins Hmm.
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2017 JC's Own Shiraz Greenock
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Whole bunch prettiness to the front , spice. Surprisingly rich and dense on the palate with a jubey black fruit, slightly creamy, alcoholic warmth.
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2018 Château Mont-Redon Côtes du Rhône Blanc Réserve
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
stone fruit, wax, slight citrus and grapey notes. Juicy, fleshy, textured, tangy fruit. Nice.
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2017 Domaine de la Roche Paradis St. Joseph Blanc Les Vessettes
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
honeyed, stone fruit, slightly green but ripe fruits, bees wax. Rich, quite large nose, nice though.
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2016 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Les Marelles
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Medium minus intensity aromas, mineral, slight bees wax. Softly juicy on palate, alcohol warmth, a little anonymous. Meh.
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2017 Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage Papillon
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Black and green peppercorn, meat, blue fruits more of the same on the palate. Soft tannins <shrugs>
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2016 Domaine Les Bruyères Crozes-Hermitage Georges
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Mineral, crushed rock, savory black fruit, slight cream, dried blood. Sourly juicy, silky tannins, black fruit. Nah.
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2017 Domaine de la Roche Paradis St. Joseph La Bergerie
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
Alcohol meat, blackberry, slight coffee, savoury, tight, meaty. Savoury, peppery with tight tannic burr. Tight.
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2017 Domaine de la Roche Paradis St. Joseph La Madonne
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
Very slight cork taint, gamey, funky, peppery spice, fruit a little muted. Fruit more to the fore on the palate, savoury though with alcohol heat intruding. Hmm.
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2017 Domaine Charvin Côtes du Rhône (Le Poutet)
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
slightly volatile, red berry fruit, alcohol heat. Wet, red fruits, alcohol heat. Nah.
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2016 Domaine d'Ouréa Vacqueyras
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vacqueyras
Wood glue, spiced red fruit. Residual sugar, talc textured tannins, porty. Nah.
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2016 Domaine d'Ouréa Gigondas
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
meaty, gamey, spiced, rich, dark fruit. More of the same on the palate, plenty of alcohol with talc textured tannins. Meh.
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2016 Château Mont-Redon Lirac
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac
peppery, gamey, meaty, black hued fruit, savoury, earthy tones. Alcohol warmth.
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2016 Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
baked red berry fruit, sweet spice, toast, alcohol heat. Juicy, savoury grippy, nice.
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2016 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
A little more savoury, meaty, peppery with red berry fruit, spice. Tight, young.
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2016 Domaine la Barroche Vin de France Liberty
France, Vin de France
Wood glue, red fruits, shoe polish. Massive tannins close things down. <shrugs>. Time?
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2016 Domaine la Barroche Châteauneuf-du-Pape Julien Barrot
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
baked red and black fruits, oak very young, fruit proves sweeter on the palate but with the same massive tannins as the Liberty. Hmm.
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2014 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Flawed
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Slight cork taint, cream, wood glue, biscuit, ripe red fruit, a little oxidised with that same cork taint on the palate. FLAW
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2017 Pheasant's Tears Chinuri
Georgia, Kartli
sour apple, glue, earthy. Tangy, juicy, apples, textured, a little smoky note and a touch of cider
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2017 Iago's Wine Chinuri
Georgia, Kartli
Wood glue, apple, lemon, gamey, saline. In the mouth it's juicy, tight, tangy, savoury with chewy tannins and little fruit. Hmm.
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2017 Lapati Mtsvane Kakhuri Tetris
Georgia, Kakheti
Gamey, smells wet and mineral, touches of mountain spring, a little freshly sour lemonade on the palate. Textured. Hmm.
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2017 Pheasant's Tears Rkatsiteli Amber
Georgia, Kakheti
Glue, slight vinegar and an odd fishy note, a bit like seafood with a sweet apple sauce but, and this sounds increasingly odd, not in a bad way. Just, well, odd.
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2017 Zurab Topuridze Chkhaveri Amber Dry
Georgia, Guria
Gamey, old smelling, leather, very slight spritzy, tightly textured, leathery.
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2013 Kerovani Rkatsiteli Amber Flawed
Georgia, Kakheti
Corked and oxidised, toast, citrus, cloves, medicinal herbs, slight alcohol warmth. FLAW
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2016 Gotsa Mtsvane
Georgia, Kartli
Smells old and slightly oxidised but still strangely fresh. Chewy, grippy tannins close down the palate but, again, it does have a strange freshness…interesting.
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2017 Lapati Saperavi
Georgia, Kakheti
Sour red fruit, stalky, earthy, glue, slight spritz, sharp acid, sour red fruits, monster tannins. Woof.
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2016 Okro's Wines Saperavi Budeshuri
Georgia, Kakheti
Dense, yeast extract, savoury. Juicy, fleshy, tight tannins, fruit sweetness. Fun in a challenging way
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2016 Pheasant's Tears Shavkapito
Georgia, Kartli
Mineral, crushed rocks, black fruits, oxidised palate though which rather puts me off. Meh.
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2015 Fernand Lécheneaut et Fils (Philippe et Vincent) Morey St. Denis
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis
Polished oak, ripe black cherry fruit. Juicy, fleshy, tight tannins, some alcohol warmth, big, long. Nice. Time though.
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2016 Damien Coquelet Beaujolais-Villages
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages
Whole bunch stalks with pretty cherry fruit. Juicy, fleshy, nice.
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2017 Château Cambon Brouilly
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Brouilly
Meaty, savoury, gamey over black fruits. Juicy, black fruits plenty of tannins. Time.
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2015 Paul et Marie Jacqueson Rully Les Chaponnières
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Rully
Toast, black fruits gamey. Nice nose. More of the same on the palate. Rather nice.
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2015 Montirius Gigondas Terres des Ainés
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
Baked, garrigue, red berry, slightly spiced, gamey. Tight tannins, red berry fruit, balanced though. Nice.
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