Dark red, almost black; lots of ripe mulberries in the nose, silky, smooth soft attack followed up by nice acidity and a slight harshness, a well-made full-bodied wine leaving an overall impression of chocolate-type power wien rather than a more subtle wine with finesse; clearly good for its occassion - I like it
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This difficult to source wine from the Lirac region of the southern Rhone is rich, unctuous, and quite forward at this young age. I regret opening this as I would have loved to experience the development of this wine over 7-10 years.
Explosive aromas of blackberry paste, wintergreen, black/red licorice, and dark raspberry. This really coats the palate like very few wines I have experienced in this $ range. One third each of Syrah, Mourvedre, and Grenache. Rich dark fruits abound. Tannin still integrating but refined nonetheless.
I would have scored slightly higher if the wine exhibited more acidity, balance,and structure. Make no mistake; this is a full bore onslaught of pristine fruit consistent with the hedonistic CDP profile. Very enjoyable with a char broiled Delmonico steak and scalloped potatoes. I just believe my palate is moving away from these powerful and saturated wines at this point in time.
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Full bodied, luscious, powerful, rich, ripe, and dense, the tastes like a barrel sample. The wine is incredibly concentrated and palate staining. This is no shy wallflower. Alcoholic, but there is so much fruit, you do not even notice it. Give it a few hours in the decanter.
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Dark purple red; very intense nose, dark red fruit, mulberry, some pepper; requires air! - after decant: smooth, velvety attack, dark and masculine, powerful, light underlying tannins keeping it all together very well, concentrated sweet aftertaste; clearly very young (too young) - boding well for the future
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Souper-Dégustation avec Fabrice Delorme du Domaine de la Mordorée: Un nez un peu animal, réduit à l'ouverture. Un vin assez puissant, d'une belle richesse en bouche, il possède surtout une finesse de tanins exceptionnelle pour un vin de l'appellation. Le fruit est dense, assez gourmand, le vin garde la fraicheur qui semble une des caractéristiques du millésime, rappelant en cela à 2010. Une sorte de quintessence de l'appellation Lirac, qui ferait la barbe à nombre de Châteauneuf. J'aimerais beaucoup le revoir à 8 ou 10 ans d'âge. 92-93 pts
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1/7/2024 - Miceri Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dark red, almost black; lots of ripe mulberries in the nose, silky, smooth soft attack followed up by nice acidity and a slight harshness, a well-made full-bodied wine leaving an overall impression of chocolate-type power wien rather than a more subtle wine with finesse; clearly good for its occassion - I like it
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8/4/2018 - drdan8 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This difficult to source wine from the Lirac region of the southern Rhone is rich, unctuous, and quite forward at this young age. I regret opening this as I would have loved to experience the development of this wine over 7-10 years.
Explosive aromas of blackberry paste, wintergreen, black/red licorice, and dark raspberry. This really coats the palate like very few wines I have experienced in this $ range. One third each of Syrah, Mourvedre, and Grenache. Rich dark fruits abound. Tannin still integrating but refined nonetheless.
I would have scored slightly higher if the wine exhibited more acidity, balance,and structure. Make no mistake; this is a full bore onslaught of pristine fruit consistent with the hedonistic CDP profile. Very enjoyable with a char broiled Delmonico steak and scalloped potatoes. I just believe my palate is moving away from these powerful and saturated wines at this point in time.
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3/26/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
Full bodied, luscious, powerful, rich, ripe, and dense, the tastes like a barrel sample. The wine is incredibly concentrated and palate staining. This is no shy wallflower. Alcoholic, but there is so much fruit, you do not even notice it. Give it a few hours in the decanter.
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4/4/2015 - Miceri Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark purple red; very intense nose, dark red fruit, mulberry, some pepper; requires air! - after decant: smooth, velvety attack, dark and masculine, powerful, light underlying tannins keeping it all together very well, concentrated sweet aftertaste; clearly very young (too young) - boding well for the future
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11/10/2014 - d'Artagnan wrote: 93 Points
Souper-Dégustation avec Fabrice Delorme du Domaine de la Mordorée: Un nez un peu animal, réduit à l'ouverture.
Un vin assez puissant, d'une belle richesse en bouche, il possède surtout une finesse de tanins exceptionnelle pour un vin de l'appellation. Le fruit est dense, assez gourmand, le vin garde la fraicheur qui semble une des caractéristiques du millésime, rappelant en cela à 2010. Une sorte de quintessence de l'appellation Lirac, qui ferait la barbe à nombre de Châteauneuf. J'aimerais beaucoup le revoir à 8 ou 10 ans d'âge. 92-93 pts
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