Not sure what was up with this bottle. Perhaps it needed a decant or bigger glasses. It never really filled out over the course of an hour. Good but thin
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Nose - rather closed even with a few hours of air. Asphalt. Mouth - this wine slowly is opening with time, and has an attractive savory berry quality. Sadly I think I'm drinking it too early. Overall it's very pure and minerally, with an attractive licorice fruit component that is quite muted. Try again tomorrow
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I didn't get anything, this wine was big and dark but absolutely not talking. Should have decanted it for half a week, but obviously didn't. Oh well...
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Definitive Rhone (Fabi and Rosi European Kitchen Austin, Texas): [Decanted three hours before tasting] Surprisingly approachable, several tasters thought this wine new world-ish (until they tasted the wine from Washington), reminiscent of a rhone ranger rather than Australian. Quite a dense wine, with dark color, the wine had a fruity, succulent nose, and aggressive tannins. A young, expressive food wine, this was "rock solid" and "a baby," yet had much flavor. Blackberry, black currant, raisin, dark fruit and black raspberry, with some white pepper, oak, chalk, thyme, fennel, bitter chocolate, herbs de provence, and stewed fruit notes. It will improve with age, and improved with our charcuterie and lamb.
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After a 4hr decant and 24hrs in the bottle this was dark, sullen and raw. Back in the cellar for another 24hrs. It opened a little, revealing violets, precise blackberry, iron, coffee grounds and cannabis. Very linear on the palate with herbal tannin, plum skin and ink. The acid level was very elevated bordering on VA. After another 24hrs the structure finally released its grip, presenting a savory, meaty wine of excellent depth and class. This appears to be a 50 year wine and should not be touched for a decade. Lots of upside.
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Washington Wine Tasting w/ Steven Tanzer (Palace Kitchen, Seattle, WA): The nose initially had a fur/animal note to it along with blackberry and smoke aromas. With some swirling in the glass for a couple minutes, it turned to dirty diaper, and any fruit aromas vanished. The palate had currant, tar, and some nice minerality to it. Medium bodied with nice acidity and a good length finish. This would be a good pairing with lamb - if that dirty diaper aroma doesn't keep you from wanting to eat.
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5/16/2021 - Enfantterrible wrote: 90 Points
P&P. Very classy for St Joseph. Fine, brassy, if perhaps straying a bit from terroir. Prolly near its peak
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8/20/2018 - Enfantterrible wrote: 89 Points
Not sure what was up with this bottle. Perhaps it needed a decant or bigger glasses. It never really filled out over the course of an hour. Good but thin
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6/10/2016 - soyhead wrote:
Nose - rather closed even with a few hours of air. Asphalt.
Mouth - this wine slowly is opening with time, and has an attractive savory berry quality. Sadly I think I'm drinking it too early. Overall it's very pure and minerally, with an attractive licorice fruit component that is quite muted. Try again tomorrow
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1/5/2014 - M DU VIN wrote: 90 Points
A big wine that is almost black in color -- but one dimensional at this stage of its development. To try again in 3 or 4 years.
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7/22/2012 - Enfantterrible wrote: 90 Points
excellent. but needs another 3 years at least
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9/25/2010 - wine_tracker wrote: 92 Points
Delicious, with oak, peppers and chocolate notes... very aromatic but still a baby.
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3/28/2010 - thomasito2001 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
I didn't get anything, this wine was big and dark but absolutely not talking. Should have decanted it for half a week, but obviously didn't. Oh well...
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3/25/2010 - austinwinesalon wrote: 90 Points
Definitive Rhone (Fabi and Rosi European Kitchen Austin, Texas): [Decanted three hours before tasting] Surprisingly approachable, several tasters thought this wine new world-ish (until they tasted the wine from Washington), reminiscent of a rhone ranger rather than Australian. Quite a dense wine, with dark color, the wine had a fruity, succulent nose, and aggressive tannins. A young, expressive food wine, this was "rock solid" and "a baby," yet had much flavor. Blackberry, black currant, raisin, dark fruit and black raspberry, with some white pepper, oak, chalk, thyme, fennel, bitter chocolate, herbs de provence, and stewed fruit notes. It will improve with age, and improved with our charcuterie and lamb.
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8/31/2009 - pgordon62 wrote: 88 Points
After a 4hr decant and 24hrs in the bottle this was dark, sullen and raw. Back in the cellar for another 24hrs. It opened a little, revealing violets, precise blackberry, iron, coffee grounds and cannabis. Very linear on the palate with herbal tannin, plum skin and ink. The acid level was very elevated bordering on VA. After another 24hrs the structure finally released its grip, presenting a savory, meaty wine of excellent depth and class. This appears to be a 50 year wine and should not be touched for a decade. Lots of upside.
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7/24/2009 - last chance wrote: 89 Points
Washington Wine Tasting w/ Steven Tanzer (Palace Kitchen, Seattle, WA): The nose initially had a fur/animal note to it along with blackberry and smoke aromas. With some swirling in the glass for a couple minutes, it turned to dirty diaper, and any fruit aromas vanished. The palate had currant, tar, and some nice minerality to it. Medium bodied with nice acidity and a good length finish. This would be a good pairing with lamb - if that dirty diaper aroma doesn't keep you from wanting to eat.
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