Community Tasting Notes 29

• Caruso Likes this wine: 95 points

  October 8, 2021 - Garnet with orange rim and even a very slight amber hue. This bottle was stored under textbook conditions since release. From the start a lovely nose of dark fruits, raspberries, game, herbs, earthy notes. The tannins are still here of course and still a bit drying. During 5 hours from the opened bottle, there is nothing falling apart or so. So there are some years to go for perfect cellared examples, I guess. But there is nothing to gain, but a lot to loose. So keep an eye on the evolution of your bottles. My advice is to drink it up in the near term anyway. This was my last bottle. 5/14/18/8. -2025?

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• Caruso Likes this wine: 95 points

  August 31, 2018 - Given the age of this wine the colour of it is astounding. Ruby with only slight orange hue at the rim. While the nose is not that intense, but complex with aromas of garrigue, cherries, dark fruits, on the palate it is a real knock out. Intense, but also fine, with additional hints of incense, dark cherry fruit und forest floor. The tannin is ripe, smooth and has low level and the wine has good length. The 14,6 % alc. are completely hidden. With time it even gains in intensity and gets additional notes of coffee and tobacco. I had this wine multiple times in the last 15 years, rating from 94 to 95, but this time it shows itself probably better than ever. Nevertheless I don't believe in a decade or more of positive evolution. Well stored examples should have a magical peak now. If you have multiple bottles in your cellar, try them and have a close look at the evolution over the next years. 5/13/19/8. 96 points from the WA (Jeb Dunnuck in 2016) -2023+?

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• Pebben wrote: 94 points

  June 22, 2014 - Consistent with previous note – amazingly vibrant after nearly 20 years – this particular bottle would easily have held up for another 10.

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• Zweder wrote: 92 points

  June 12, 2014 - UWS (@ JB): Beautiful bouquet with garrigue and pleasant barnyard. On the palate ripe red fruits, some chocolate, beautiful acidity and pleasant sweetness. Completely dissolved tannin and integrated oak. A beautiful and lush wine still. Really lovely to taste this again! At its peak now and I wouldn't wait too long before drinking this wine if I had any bottles left.

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• godx wrote: 88 points

  March 16, 2013 - Casual evening at Bill's (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – Riper nose with white pepper and dark roasted fruits. Fairly extracted on the palate with more dark fruits and a little bit of heat creeping through on the finish. Tannins are firm and drying with average acidity. Drinking well now. Very good.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Santa Duc
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation Prestige des Hautes Garrigues
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Gigondas

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• In Cellars 66 (45%)
• Consumed 80 (55%)

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