Where or when I purchased this, I’m not particularly sure. It appears in my inventory when I set up Cellar! (my now defunct software) program in June of 2001. This one last bottle has manage to survive my gaze ever since 2004 when I killed off some sister bottles. The Tardy brothers created this simple but decently made wine. At least for $10, it’s not a bad wine at all. Giving it a little sniffy-sniff, it shows plum, blackberry, smoke, mixed herbs with a mineral cut and fairly tannic finish. The fruit, however, is fading. With time, oak shows more and fatigues the palate. As a simple wine, the power is on its attack, with the mid-palate and finish showing and then fading fast. 12.5% alc. With cheeses including blues of Stilton and cambozola and truffled cheese (not a good pairing) and sauteed mushrooms. 02.22.13. Recommended with Reservations.
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Winemakers Charles et Francois Tardy have a winner with this simple but well made wine. Originally rather tannic and somewhat astringent when tasted a couple of years ago, this is now a meaty, fairly well balanced wine with smoke, dried cranberry, bacon and mineral notes. 12.5% alc. Forgot the pairing. 10/04.
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Sunday, December 23, 2001 Color of purple turning to garnet on the rim. Nose of cloves, barnyard, brambles and pepper. A hot wine. Like the Paret St. Joseph, it needs time to integrate and come together. Again, this is a wine that needs food. Dusty dry. Flavors of pepper, spice and barnyard. Disappointingly short finish. Nice with walnuts.
Sunday, December 23, 2001 gifts to PDM, ST and Dave Poole
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2/22/2013 - timewithwine wrote:
Where or when I purchased this, I’m not particularly sure. It appears in my inventory when I set up Cellar! (my now defunct software) program in June of 2001. This one last bottle has manage to survive my gaze ever since 2004 when I killed off some sister bottles. The Tardy brothers created this simple but decently made wine. At least for $10, it’s not a bad wine at all. Giving it a little sniffy-sniff, it shows plum, blackberry, smoke, mixed herbs with a mineral cut and fairly tannic finish. The fruit, however, is fading. With time, oak shows more and fatigues the palate. As a simple wine, the power is on its attack, with the mid-palate and finish showing and then fading fast. 12.5% alc. With cheeses including blues of Stilton and cambozola and truffled cheese (not a good pairing) and sauteed mushrooms. 02.22.13. Recommended with Reservations.
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12/23/2012 - RichardSandlan Likes this wine: 89 Points
Liked it... Old Rhone is interesting. I'll post a proper note for the next bottle...
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10/18/2004 - timewithwine wrote:
Winemakers Charles et Francois Tardy have a winner with this simple but well made wine. Originally rather tannic and somewhat astringent when tasted a couple of years ago, this is now a meaty, fairly well balanced wine with smoke, dried cranberry, bacon and mineral notes. 12.5% alc. Forgot the pairing. 10/04.
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12/23/2001 - timewithwine wrote:
Sunday, December 23, 2001 Color of purple turning to garnet on the rim. Nose of cloves, barnyard, brambles and pepper. A hot wine. Like the Paret St. Joseph, it needs time to integrate and come together. Again, this is a wine that needs food. Dusty dry. Flavors of pepper, spice and barnyard. Disappointingly short finish. Nice with walnuts.
Sunday, December 23, 2001 gifts to PDM, ST and Dave Poole
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