Community Tasting Notes 7

• Dr S Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 12, 2024 - A sentimental memento bought from the cellar door in Ampuis on a pre-wedding honeymoon in 2012. From memory, 35 Euro that gave good QPR and sure as hell beat the price back in Oz.
  
  Dark core but brick to browning rim. That belies the seductive nose. If a wine can smell or feel velvety on the nostrils, this does it. Burgundy meets Cote Rotie. Cherry/raspberry mix, scented, soft spices and later charcuterie.
  
  The palate doesn't quite live up to the romance of the nose. Soft and fine, but diffuse. Acid peppers the middle weight body, lending freshness but it seems the fruit's fading. Herb appears but doesn't distract.
  
  The nose, initially at least, is a 93-94. The palate an 89-90, or thereabouts.
  
  My first bottle of the three. At its plateau and better than a pleasant drink, but no rock star. As expected, I should have opened these earlier, circa 2019 or sooner. But I vowed to so do to share with my wife. Making babies, feeding babies, and all that stuff got in the way. C'est la vie.

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• yofog wrote:

  March 1, 2016 - Good vintage for this cuvee, very pure and pretty on the nose, open and juicy on the palate. They used the ripeness to the best end.

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• eurorrocket wrote:

  January 31, 2016 - Not ready yet. Raspberry nose. No joy on the drinking.

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• j30 wrote: 88 points

  May 15, 2015 - Attractive red fruits and floral nose. Smooth palate and rather light bodied, with high acidity. Unspectacular finish. Can't imagine that the wine can improve further.

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 90 points

  February 4, 2015 - Smooth, young and almost seductive in character, this medium bodied, forward, Rhone wine offers a generous serving of peppery, fresh, black raspberries, cherries and earth.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Barge
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Côte Brune
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côte-Rôtie

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• Pending Delivery 9 (5%)
• In Cellars 119 (70%)
• Consumed 42 (25%)

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