Community Tasting Notes 14

• laetulos wrote: 90 points

  March 24, 2024 - Classic Rhone profile, dusty tannins, earth, a hint of violet. The violet fades fairly quickly after its open. A good wine.

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• rbjohnson52 Likes this wine: 88 points

  February 18, 2018 - The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. It smells like black pepper and strawberry jam. It tastes like cedar, black pepper and blackberry. The body is full. The wine finishes long.

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• laetulos Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 21, 2016 - Agree with the last review, folks drank this too young. It is turning into a much more nuanced Rhone. Even my wife liked this bottle and she doesn't prefer Rhones. Note however, it had lost much of its luster by the second night in an uncorked bottle.

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• theoves wrote: 91 points

  March 10, 2015 - I suspect a lot of people drank this too early. It's delightful now. An interesting full nose and a complex taste with a nice, long pleasant finishy.

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• huse wrote: 88 points

  January 27, 2015 - This is a blend of 50 % Syrah, 30 % Grenache (old vines), 10 % Cinsault and 10 % Mourvèdre. The Syrah and Mourvèdre were aged for 18 months in oak barrels (1/3 new, 1/3 second use, 1/3 third use), the Grenache and Cinsault in stainless steel tanks. Decanted: one hour prior to consumption. Medium intense red colored wine with a spicy nose of sour cherries, forest floor, pepper and a hint of anise. On the palate: a not too complex, rather light-bodied wine showing nice blackberry fruit and notes of bitter chocolate, but the tannins are still a bit green and overpowering. Satisfying though slightly drying aftertaste.
  
  Een blend van 50 % Syrah, 30 % Grenache (van oude wijnstokken), 10 % Cinsault en 10 % Mourvèdre. De Syrah en Mourvèdre kregen een rijping van 18 maanden in eiken vaten mee (1/3 nieuw, 1/3 tweede gebruik, 1/3 derde gebruik); de Grenache en Cinsault verbleven in roestvrij stalen tanks. Gedecanteerd: één uur vóór consumptie. Redelijk intens rood van kleur en een kruidige neus met aroma’s van zure kers, bosgrond, peper en een spoor van anijs. In de mond: een niet al te complexe, eerder lichtvoetige wijn met mooi bramenfruit en nuances van bittere chocolade, maar de tannines nog steeds een vrij groen en te dominant. Bevredigende, lichtjes uitdrogende afdronk.

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• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Xavier Vignon
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Vacqueyras

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• In Cellars 242 (44%)
• Consumed 298 (54%)

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