Robe dense d'un beau rubis. Nez de fruits, bleuets, tabac. Bouche fruitée avec des tanins un peu rugueux mais qui s'étaient assagis le lendemain. La finale est boisée.
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One of our go to wines. Good tannins and acidity. Decided to try one that has been aging. As good as ever. Not sure that I can discern any improvement. But still as enjoyable as ever.
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We are fans of Madiran, and, with a cassoulet dinner, this did not disappoint. Big and full, but not overwhelming, with tannins nicely balanced by acidity.
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Dark ruby/garnet colour. Subtle, complex and well-kint nose with dark berry, earth, withered wood and pastoral hay aromas. Medium bodied with solid, polished tannins and a very good mineral element amongst the flavours; good length and complexity. Approachable now but with good potential still ahead. 4.5/5
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Dark ruby. Plums, black cherry nose. Dark fruits and a little pepper on the palate. I found this fairly tight & closed after 3 hours decanting. 60% tannat, 20% cab sauv, 20% cab franc, 14% abv. I was a little underwhelmed by this wine. Ok but, for me, nothing special.
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Kind of boring. Bright and new world, but with a healthy dose of savory meats. I was expecting tannins and length and evolution, but what I got was rather straightforward and short. Not bad, but a bit of a let-down. Perhaps I was hoping for more tannat to leave an impression (it was only 60%).
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Nez puissant de fruit noir, de graphite, d"épices et d'olive noire. Bombe de fuit noir en bouche, tanins enrobés et un poil rugueux et asséchant sur une finale où le bois surgit. Approchable maintenant mais longue vie devant, mais je doute d'une très longue garde.
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Oenocosmos tasting (Athens Hill): Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc The wine shows tight profile, earthy, gamey, rustic, irony and bloody, very ripe black fruit, currants, raisins, licorice, heady, black olive Palate is smooth, very ripe fresh black fruit, tight tannins, medium to full body, irony, earthy, nice balance, a touch hot, medium finish
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I’m not impressed. On the nose, I picked up mostly oaky vanilla. There is some gaminess too, but the aroma profile overall is uninteresting. On the palate, the bulk of the weight is in tannins, which is to be expected. But there is nothing there that makes me excited about this wine’s future. At any rate, this wine is not structurally ready to drink now — it is way too tannic. If I had a cellar, I would cellar this for 5+ years and revisit it.
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3/25/2023 - maxima wrote: flawed
Déviante/réduite!
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3/18/2023 - zarped wrote: 88 Points
encore un peu jeune avec des tannins pas encore fondus. attendre !
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11/11/2022 - Rodenbach99 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Robe dense d'un beau rubis. Nez de fruits, bleuets, tabac. Bouche fruitée avec des tanins un peu rugueux mais qui s'étaient assagis le lendemain. La finale est boisée.
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11/10/2022 - classicalspin wrote: 89 Points
Very nice blend that works. Sweet blackberry fruits and enough structure and length to carry through.
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6/16/2022 - Stosh_Izzy Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of our go to wines. Good tannins and acidity. Decided to try one that has been aging. As good as ever. Not sure that I can discern any improvement. But still as enjoyable as ever.
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5/23/2022 - arthurogus Likes this wine: 89 Points
We are fans of Madiran, and, with a cassoulet dinner, this did not disappoint. Big and full, but not overwhelming, with tannins nicely balanced by acidity.
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5/17/2022 - Double-A Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dark ruby/garnet colour. Subtle, complex and well-kint nose with dark berry, earth, withered wood and pastoral hay aromas. Medium bodied with solid, polished tannins and a very good mineral element amongst the flavours; good length and complexity. Approachable now but with good potential still ahead.
4.5/5
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4/7/2022 - foyfrcs Likes this wine: 86 Points
Dark ruby.
Plums, black cherry nose.
Dark fruits and a little pepper on the palate.
I found this fairly tight & closed after 3 hours decanting.
60% tannat, 20% cab sauv, 20% cab franc, 14% abv.
I was a little underwhelmed by this wine.
Ok but, for me, nothing special.
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3/6/2022 - BadOyster wrote: 87 Points
Kind of boring. Bright and new world, but with a healthy dose of savory meats. I was expecting tannins and length and evolution, but what I got was rather straightforward and short. Not bad, but a bit of a let-down. Perhaps I was hoping for more tannat to leave an impression (it was only 60%).
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2/12/2022 - Thefatbastard wrote:
Nez puissant de fruit noir, de graphite, d"épices et d'olive noire. Bombe de fuit noir en bouche, tanins enrobés et un poil rugueux et asséchant sur une finale où le bois surgit.
Approchable maintenant mais longue vie devant, mais je doute d'une très longue garde.
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12/23/2021 - pmcoach wrote:
WE 93 pts
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12/1/2021 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:
Oenocosmos tasting (Athens Hill): Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
The wine shows tight profile, earthy, gamey, rustic, irony and bloody, very ripe black fruit, currants, raisins, licorice, heady, black olive
Palate is smooth, very ripe fresh black fruit, tight tannins, medium to full body, irony, earthy, nice balance, a touch hot, medium finish
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9/12/2021 - JumpingRick Likes this wine: 88 Points
C'est rond, ça coule bien, mûres, le Cabernet est senti à la fin. A bien soutenu le Tomahawk.
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6/4/2021 - rmalloy wrote: 88 Points
I’m not impressed. On the nose, I picked up mostly oaky vanilla. There is some gaminess too, but the aroma profile overall is uninteresting. On the palate, the bulk of the weight is in tannins, which is to be expected. But there is nothing there that makes me excited about this wine’s future. At any rate, this wine is not structurally ready to drink now — it is way too tannic. If I had a cellar, I would cellar this for 5+ years and revisit it.
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9/6/2020 - Villon wrote: 89 Points
Bon vin sans la lourdeur parfois associée aux vins de l’appellation. Accessible et harmonieux. 89
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