2010 Domaine du Grand Tinel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Alexis Establet
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92 Points
Sunday, July 27, 2014 - Great example of a French GSM. A really good wine for the price.
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Comment posted by thesternowl:
7/29/2014 10:42:00 AM - Agree...though technically not a GSM as this is actually 100% Grenache
Comment posted by SLOFred:
7/29/2014 10:44:00 AM - That surprises me, that it is not a GSM. It is remarkably well rounded for pure Greanche.
Comment posted by thesternowl:
7/29/2014 11:09:00 AM - No doubt. Probably has something to so with the vines being 95+ years old.
Comment posted by SLOFred:
7/29/2014 11:34:00 AM - For the price, this is just a really fine wine. The alcohol is a bit high, but that seems to be my main criticism with all reds produced world-wide in the last 15-20 years.
Comment posted by thesternowl:
8/3/2014 9:20:00 AM - Yeahhhh...part of that is the style people are making these days. Part of it is the ripeness that growers can achieve. I try not to fault the winemakers too much...at least not the non-interventionalist ones.