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2009 Lauren Ashton Cellars Cuvée Mirabelle
Red Rhone Blend
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
Label borrowed from 2011
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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jlhkiss Likes this wine: 92 points
January 23, 2017 - Much improved since September. In fact, I probably had an off bottle then. This was smooth as silk from the beginning off the pop and pour. At full maturity and in good balance, with a nice savory, meaty entry with sweet, lush, dark fruit in the palate and into the finish. Drink now. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 92.
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jlhkiss wrote: 89 points
September 2, 2016 - Seems muddled at the moment. Honestly can't tell if it's past its peak or just in a dumb phase. Still firm with good structure so I'm hoping the later.
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jlhkiss Likes this wine: 91 points
May 26, 2015 - Opened and drank with grilled pork chops, roasted potatoes, and broccoli. Sweet oaky nose with plenty of meaty nuances, dark, ripe cherries, and even some motor oil. The palate is big, round, extracted, and supple, bringing loads of juicy black fruit, leather, herbs, meat stock, soy sauce, and ripe raspberries into the finish, which is dry, saturated, and has good length. Feels like this is nearing peak so I would drink over the next few years through 2018.
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jmcmchi wrote:
January 31, 2015 - 18 months since last tasted...
Now mature, syrah still driving the total with fruity mineral and tar nose
Smooth on palate with S pepper supplemented by spice and dark integrated tannins -
jmcmchi wrote: 90 points
June 16, 2013 - Nose remarkably similar to syrah, with addition of almonds. On plate lots of fruit, tannins more pronounced than for the syrah...amazing what a little mourvedre can do.
Interesting WA twist on GSM (I suppose this is an Sgm - since 80% syrah)
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By Sean Sullivan
9/20/2012 (link) *** 1/2 points(Lauren Ashton Cellars Cuvee Mirabelle Red Mountain) Medium ruby. An aromatically intriguing wine with dark cherries, herbal notes, oak spice, and chocolate. The palate is rich and textured with moderate tannins and cherry flavors that draw out toward the finish. 80% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre. 14.9% alcohol. 49 cases produced. Sample provided by winery
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Lauren Ashton Cellars
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation Cuvée Mirabelle
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Columbia Valley
- UPC Code 850502004040
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 12 (26%)
- Consumed 35 (74%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerLauren Ashton Cellars
- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationColumbia Valley
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