Decanted and served immediately. I never had this while young, but after drinking several bottles from a perfect cellar, stored since release, I am very pleased - and it has many good years left ahead of it. This was excellent with a rack of lamb and held up well throughout an entire 3 hour meal. Les 2 Monardes is a very nice Vacqueyras with a slight New World profile (a bit jammy), but with nice savoriness. At age 8.75, this is drinking beautifully. Excellent QPR.
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This monster tames itself in the glass. Animale aromas and flavors blow off and the Syrah perfume begins to emerge after about 30 minutes. What pokes through is highly perfumed, akin to Cote Rotie, with real finesse. There is a ganache and bing cherry sweetness on the mid-palate, extending into a surprisingly clean and dry finish. Drink now-2018 (?)
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Dès l'ouverture le vin est très approchable, mais il gagne à respirer une trentaine de minutes en carafe. Au de là de ce point le vin ne s'améliore plus.
Au nez on retrouve un côté médicamenteux, de la garrigue, des fruits rouges et des épices. Le vin est très expressif et il a tout pour charmer. En bouche, il y a vraiment une grosse dose de fruits rouges et on reconnait le Rhône du Sud. Le vin possède une certaine sucrosité, mais l'acidité balance le tout. On sent légèrement l'alcool en finale, mais ce n'est pas désagréable.
Avec un beau steak bien saignant, le vin est bien meilleur et le steak aussi!
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4/25/2020 - edckim wrote: 92 Points
Bright and crisp, with cherry fronting a long, balanced full bodied finish
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6/2/2018 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted and served immediately. I never had this while young, but after drinking several bottles from a perfect cellar, stored since release, I am very pleased - and it has many good years left ahead of it. This was excellent with a rack of lamb and held up well throughout an entire 3 hour meal. Les 2 Monardes is a very nice Vacqueyras with a slight New World profile (a bit jammy), but with nice savoriness. At age 8.75, this is drinking beautifully. Excellent QPR.
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2/16/2015 - Vanilla Does not like this wine:
A boire sans attendre. Le vin était trouble et goutait le vieux fruit....
Je me said pas comment noted cette bouteille.
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10/6/2014 - Henry Miller Likes this wine: 93 Points
This monster tames itself in the glass. Animale aromas and flavors blow off and the Syrah perfume begins to emerge after about 30 minutes. What pokes through is highly perfumed, akin to Cote Rotie, with real finesse. There is a ganache and bing cherry sweetness on the mid-palate, extending into a surprisingly clean and dry finish. Drink now-2018 (?)
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6/26/2014 - Vanilla wrote: 88 Points
Ce vin mérite encore 1 a 3 as de cave. Tres animal et encore fermé. Peut-être est-il dans une mauvaise période...?
apres 5 heures il s'affichait un peu mieux.
88+
Santé
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4/22/2014 - Frontal wrote: 91 Points
Dès l'ouverture le vin est très approchable, mais il gagne à respirer une trentaine de minutes en carafe. Au de là de ce point le vin ne s'améliore plus.
Au nez on retrouve un côté médicamenteux, de la garrigue, des fruits rouges et des épices. Le vin est très expressif et il a tout pour charmer. En bouche, il y a vraiment une grosse dose de fruits rouges et on reconnait le Rhône du Sud. Le vin possède une certaine sucrosité, mais l'acidité balance le tout. On sent légèrement l'alcool en finale, mais ce n'est pas désagréable.
Avec un beau steak bien saignant, le vin est bien meilleur et le steak aussi!
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2/15/2013 - TimmyR wrote: 85 Points
Leather, herbs, dark fruit. Very animal, sweet alcohol and lacking some freshness.
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7/21/2012 - julius111 wrote: 93 Points
Lots of animal and rich-greasy-jammy red fruits. Excellent if you like the style.
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4/15/2012 - mjlgrd wrote: 90 Points
Lod of spices and pebber in the nose and in the smell. Wonderfull full-bodied red and just A's Nice ón Day 2
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3/20/2012 - Nedder_travels_the_world wrote: 92 Points
earth, garrigue, some kirsch, burning embers and dark fruit. smooth finish,
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