UWS a random set of wines (@ JB): Beautiful bouquet with some smoke, chocolate and garrigue. Same on the palate. Friendly acidity and mild tannin. Beautiful wine.
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A very posite surprise, vibrant, very cool for the vintage, a mineral feel here along with the sweet, lush fruit. Very elegant and bakanced. Wish I had more. In a sweet spot right now, if you don't hate primary fruit.
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Ripe, round, lush and with perfectly ripe black cherries, plums, black raspberries, wet earth and 5 spice aromatics, this is drinking well today. If you like young Grenache blends, pull a cork and enjoy it, for its ripe, forward fruit.
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I'm generally not a fan of special cuvées and I'm not a big fan of 2009 in the Southern Rhone either, but this is a really good wine. The nose shows that animale character I also find in the normale bottling and the fruit is well contained with a good structure supported by firm tannins. This is not overtly warm or ripe by any means, quite traditional as a matter of fact. Needs time for sure, for the tannins to resolve, this will be a lot better in say 5 years time.
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9/24/2021 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
UWS a random set of wines (@ JB): Beautiful bouquet with some smoke, chocolate and garrigue. Same on the palate. Friendly acidity and mild tannin. Beautiful wine.
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9/30/2019 - beatles wrote: 93 Points
A very posite surprise, vibrant, very cool for the vintage, a mineral feel here along with the sweet, lush fruit. Very elegant and bakanced. Wish I had more. In a sweet spot right now, if you don't hate primary fruit.
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8/24/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
Ripe, round, lush and with perfectly ripe black cherries, plums, black raspberries, wet earth and 5 spice aromatics, this is drinking well today. If you like young Grenache blends, pull a cork and enjoy it, for its ripe, forward fruit.
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10/29/2014 - AtoZ wrote: 89 Points
Warm and ripe. Not my style.
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6/12/2014 - pbaek wrote:
I'm generally not a fan of special cuvées and I'm not a big fan of 2009 in the Southern Rhone either, but this is a really good wine. The nose shows that animale character I also find in the normale bottling and the fruit is well contained with a good structure supported by firm tannins. This is not overtly warm or ripe by any means, quite traditional as a matter of fact. Needs time for sure, for the tannins to resolve, this will be a lot better in say 5 years time.
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2/18/2014 - yofog wrote: 92 Points
Much riper and rustier than the 10. Still delicious, but less perfect.
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11/18/2013 - Herschel Krustofski wrote:
[J&B Rhone tasting] May be too young. Hard to tell how much air it got. Expected more. 89
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9/1/2013 - Longnose Gar wrote: 89 Points
Too soon for this.
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1/5/2011 - Philippe_C wrote: 91 Points
Barrel sample...Average nose of red cherries and spices... in the mouth, cranberries, high acidity, light tannins
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