Community Tasting Note

• RajivAyyangar wrote: 90 points

  November 10, 2017 - Blinds at Palace Steakhouse (The Palace Steakhouse, SF): (Blind)
  Medium ruby color. Pyrazinic and earthy.
  Dry, medium body, 13% alcohol, medium acid, medium plus tannins. Scratchy texture to the tannins.
  
  Laterals: Chinon, Chilean cab, Carmenere
  
  Final call: 2003 Chinon (ripe vintage).
  Actually: 89 couly dutheil clos l'olive.
  Analysis: I’m in the right region but totally misread the vintage! This is quite a live and in a good place.

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8 Comments

• Vietty commented:

  9/17/18, 8:46 PM - Nice! Got a bottle coming soon ex-cellar, thanks for the note

• RajivAyyangar commented:

  9/17/18, 9:00 PM - Awesome! I’m jealous!

• Steve Brickley commented:

  9/20/18, 11:28 PM - The 89 is a great wine. I have hadbit three times and enjoyed each one. Three left in the cellar.

• RajivAyyangar commented:

  9/21/18, 6:39 AM - Awesome! Good to know it’s consistent!

• winchester-xi commented:

  9/21/18, 5:31 PM - I’ve got one of these ready to go. I’m a little trepidatious because my handful of previous experiences with the producer have not been good. Or better, they’ve been really bad. So fingers crossed.

• RajivAyyangar commented:

  9/21/18, 5:36 PM - Have you tried any older vintages? 1990 and earlier?

• Steve Brickley commented:

  9/21/18, 7:51 PM - I tried the 1976 Couly-Dutheil Chinon La Baronnie Madeleine and loved it. My tasting note is in CT.

• Steve Brickley commented:

  9/21/18, 9:10 PM - Winchester - I don’t doubt your experiences. I have had two cases of various Couly-Dutheil over the last six years, each a treat.

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