2005 Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas
Community Tasting Note
NineteenEightyTwo wrote:
83 Points
Monday, July 14, 2014 - Popped and poured at cellar temperature, this was very reticent. Decanting for an hour didn't help this much. Medium-dark crimson color. Faint aromas of graham crackers, but not much else on the nose. The palate is tannic but lacks body and character. I tried this back in 2009 and assumed then that the overall underwhelming impression was due to youth; unhapily, I can report that this seems to be an inferior vintage relative to the expressive, enjoyable 2003 and 2004.
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Comment posted by mterheijden:
7/17/2014 3:18:00 PM - Are you sure this bottle wasn't flawed? Had this couple of months ago and impressed me
Comment posted by NineteenEightyTwo:
7/17/2014 6:50:00 PM - Pretty sure it wasn't flawed. It didn't taste stewed or funky or corked or anything- just dull. As I said, I had this several years back and recall a similar impression, despite generally being a big fan of Dominique Ay's wines. I'll certainly try again in the future.