Dark Ruby/plum color in the glass. The nose had a nice scent of dark fruit and some alcohol. Dark fruit and a little pepper on the mouth. A little bit soapy as previously noted by others but I did not think it was obstructing the wine. The finish was not very long. Overall, a nice everyday drinking wine. Nothing extraordinary, but good. Definitely ready for drinking now.
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This is drinking exceptionally well .Tasted with a spare meal of rare strip loin BBQed. The fruit was wonderful. Exquisite balance and a mouth full of flavour. Wish I had a case of this
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encore fermé, peu expressif au nez. En revanche bien opulent et structuré en bouche, notes de poivron. légèrement poudré. finit sur une bonne fraîcheur
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Juicy fruity Gigondas, the only reason I downgrade it a tad is due to a bit of a soapy oakiness that to me was a bit off-putting. There was a lot of peppery fruity goodness here however..
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Thanksgiving Wines (Farpointe Cellar): This wine was fabulous. The nose had a bunch of pencil lead mixed with raspberry and violets. The palate was juicy, with graphite, berries, and a touch of floral notes on the finish.
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Some pepper on nose, while otherwise is simpler than expected. Purple plum. Palate is better, more intense, spice and pepper, tannins as well, could be aged, very dark fruit. Bet. 1st-2nd tier.
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8/4/2011 - jcoleman wrote: 84 Points
underpowered gigondas. distinct lack of stuffing
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5/19/2011 - goodbertgrapes wrote: 88 Points
Decent drinker.
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5/15/2011 - Neil H wrote: 90 Points
solid, well balaned class rhone. don't have notes, but was a solid $25 wine.
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1/30/2011 - The New Alcoholic wrote: 92 Points
This is ready to drink. All the power and spice but with smooth tannins and long finish.
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6/10/2010 - GregGH wrote: 88 Points
just average - and at the price - a poor QPR
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6/4/2010 - toddmk wrote: 88 Points
Dark Ruby/plum color in the glass. The nose had a nice scent of dark fruit and some alcohol. Dark fruit and a little pepper on the mouth. A little bit soapy as previously noted by others but I did not think it was obstructing the wine. The finish was not very long. Overall, a nice everyday drinking wine. Nothing extraordinary, but good. Definitely ready for drinking now.
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6/1/2010 - lilacwine_400 wrote: flawed
La garde dans de mauvaises conditions l'a complétement madérisé/ destructuré.
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5/18/2010 - Friar Tuck wrote: 93 Points
This is drinking exceptionally well .Tasted with a spare meal of rare strip loin BBQed. The fruit was wonderful. Exquisite balance and a mouth full of flavour. Wish I had a case of this
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4/28/2010 - lilacwine_400 wrote: 87 Points
encore fermé, peu expressif au nez. En revanche bien opulent et structuré en bouche, notes de poivron. légèrement poudré. finit sur une bonne fraîcheur
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8/23/2008 - GregGH wrote: 90 Points
almost too much spice - overpowers the fruit
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4/20/2008 - danstrings wrote: 88 Points
Juicy fruity Gigondas, the only reason I downgrade it a tad is due to a bit of a soapy oakiness that to me was a bit off-putting. There was a lot of peppery fruity goodness here however..
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11/17/2007 - mmurry wrote: 91 Points
Thanksgiving Wines (Farpointe Cellar): This wine was fabulous. The nose had a bunch of pencil lead mixed with raspberry and violets. The palate was juicy, with graphite, berries, and a touch of floral notes on the finish.
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6/9/2007 - bgibbard wrote:
Some pepper on nose, while otherwise is simpler than expected. Purple plum. Palate is better, more intense, spice and pepper, tannins as well, could be aged, very dark fruit. Bet. 1st-2nd tier.
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