Glass: Zalto Bordeaux and Burgundy Popped and poured, drunk over two days. Clear, deep, inky ruby color with garnet edges and little, fine sediment. Clean, pronounced and developing nose with cassis, tar, oak, spices, dried petals and some barn. Complex and beautiful. On the palate dry, medium+ acidity, very well integrated. High, velvet tannin. Lots of spices, pepper, herbs and tar mixed with some interesting, clear cassis. Beautiful balance and texture, very harmonious, but also deep and dense. Long and lingering complex finish. For me at its peak, but no hurry at all. 93-94
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Quelques rares flacons nous donnent envie d'écrire ce qu'on a peine à dire. Une robe très légèrement tuilée et quelques particules en suspension laissent présager son millésime. Une jeunesse encore je vous le dis!
Au 1er nez, très expressif, vanille, poussière, fruits noirs, mûres, mais aussi fruits rouges, bonbons à la fraise, gomme baloune!, cannelle, fraise rhubarbe, réglisse rouge.
Au 2e nez, un peu de fraicheur, des notes herbacées, de poivre blanc, de foin coupé, d'herbes salées; puis, forêt de cèdres. Quelques heures plus tard, en revenant au nez qui continue à évoluer de façon spectaculaire: fruits séchés, figues, arômes balsamiques.
À l'attaque, souple et ample, sur le fruit rouge, acidité structurante, pointe de sucre d'orge, tannins fondus.
En bouche, de la dentelle, velouté, équilibré; texture grasse, de la prune, torréfaction, chocolat noir, cassis, framboises confiturées, mûres à mur! La finale, sur le fruit, est longue et hédoniste.
Nous avons dégusté ce vin sans le carafer, et l'avons accompagné avec un Bifteck tomahawk sur BBQ, à la ciboulette et au beurre salé. En somme, un grand vin, encore jeune et puissant (5 à 10ans de plus sans problème), mais déjà très complexe et affiné. Une seule note de tristesse: très cher. Mais bon, il faut bien vivre ;-)
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Very powerful nose dominated by animal notes, smokiness, black fruit, and spices. Very powerful wine, still very tannic but smooth, with surprisingly good acidity. Hits you with a jolt of sensations. Very masculine! Not a Valentine's day wine... Amazing wine. Needs decanting to remove sediments. But otherwise ready to drink.
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Great Syrahs and Shirazes (Wine Route Tel Aviv): Bright ruby color. Much more complex than the '03 – excellent nose with red fruits, earth and farm aromas. Excellent in the palate also, good balance and harmonic. Full bodied but more elegant than the '03.(104$)
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Big, generous wine, to smell and to taste. Still a bit too obvious winemaking and oak. Hope to gain more typicity by cellaring. Let it rest until 2015.
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Butterscotch aromas over tar and sweet liqueur notes. Shuts down in an hour or so, then completely unyealding. Two days later opened up withour oxidation. A bit too international in style, but will probably cruise nicely in the cellar.
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8/21/2022 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 94 Points
Glass: Zalto Bordeaux and Burgundy
Popped and poured, drunk over two days. Clear, deep, inky ruby color with garnet edges and little, fine sediment.
Clean, pronounced and developing nose with cassis, tar, oak, spices, dried petals and some barn. Complex and beautiful.
On the palate dry, medium+ acidity, very well integrated. High, velvet tannin. Lots of spices, pepper, herbs and tar mixed with some interesting, clear cassis. Beautiful balance and texture, very harmonious, but also deep and dense. Long and lingering complex finish. For me at its peak, but no hurry at all. 93-94
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10/9/2021 - Comte de Rousset Likes this wine: 95 Points
Quelques rares flacons nous donnent envie d'écrire ce qu'on a peine à dire. Une robe très légèrement tuilée et quelques particules en suspension laissent présager son millésime. Une jeunesse encore je vous le dis!
Au 1er nez, très expressif, vanille, poussière, fruits noirs, mûres, mais aussi fruits rouges, bonbons à la fraise, gomme baloune!, cannelle, fraise rhubarbe, réglisse rouge.
Au 2e nez, un peu de fraicheur, des notes herbacées, de poivre blanc, de foin coupé, d'herbes salées; puis, forêt de cèdres. Quelques heures plus tard, en revenant au nez qui continue à évoluer de façon spectaculaire: fruits séchés, figues, arômes balsamiques.
À l'attaque, souple et ample, sur le fruit rouge, acidité structurante, pointe de sucre d'orge, tannins fondus.
En bouche, de la dentelle, velouté, équilibré; texture grasse, de la prune, torréfaction, chocolat noir, cassis, framboises confiturées, mûres à mur! La finale, sur le fruit, est longue et hédoniste.
Nous avons dégusté ce vin sans le carafer, et l'avons accompagné avec un Bifteck tomahawk sur BBQ, à la ciboulette et au beurre salé. En somme, un grand vin, encore jeune et puissant (5 à 10ans de plus sans problème), mais déjà très complexe et affiné. Une seule note de tristesse: très cher. Mais bon, il faut bien vivre ;-)
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1/8/2017 - Comte de Rousset wrote: 93 Points
Voluptueux et accord magnifique avec le poulet aux épices turques de Philippe de Vienne.
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11/3/2015 - Kris G wrote: 91 Points
misses some "fraîcheur" (freshness) but otherwise a great showing
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1/18/2013 - northernwinelover Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very powerful nose dominated by animal notes, smokiness, black fruit, and spices. Very powerful wine, still very tannic but smooth, with surprisingly good acidity. Hits you with a jolt of sensations. Very masculine! Not a Valentine's day wine... Amazing wine. Needs decanting to remove sediments. But otherwise ready to drink.
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3/6/2012 - madia wrote: 91 Points
Shiraz and Syrah from all over the world (Wine Route Savion): Tasted blind. Powerful, expressive and complex. On the nose, ripe fruits with earthy hints. Full bodied, good acidity and soft but predominant tannins. Harmonic (108$)
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6/19/2011 - Yagil Likes this wine: 92 Points
2nd Technical tasting course #1 (Wine Road Tel-Aviv): (blind tasting)
dark red-black color
typical Northern-Rhone Syrah aroma
smooth, round, full-body, rich, develops nicely in the glass, harmonious & enjoyable.
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11/23/2010 - madia wrote: 94 Points
Great Syrahs and Shirazes (Wine Route Tel Aviv): Bright ruby color. Much more complex than the '03 – excellent nose with red fruits, earth and farm aromas. Excellent in the palate also, good balance and harmonic. Full bodied but more elegant than the '03.(104$)
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3/16/2009 - Finare Vinare wrote: 92 Points
Big, generous wine, to smell and to taste. Still a bit too obvious winemaking and oak. Hope to gain more typicity by cellaring. Let it rest until 2015.
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4/22/2008 - Finare Vinare wrote: 92 Points
Butterscotch aromas over tar and sweet liqueur notes. Shuts down in an hour or so, then completely unyealding. Two days later opened up withour oxidation. A bit too international in style, but will probably cruise nicely in the cellar.
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