(Saint Jean Du Barroux L'oligocene) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-Amarone-like nose (chocolate & raisins); a stew component; not as good as the '03, but a beautiful & concentrated nose; steak tartar meets pomegranate w/ Raisinettes; TASTE-gorgeous mouthfeel; great clarity of pure fruit; very solid; don't like as much as the '03 vintage, but, for $24 bones this is ripping; this bottle has complexity and more structure than the '03; nice herbaceous tea aspect is kicking as part of the secondary flavors on the long finish; not quite the '03, but this is really good; classic; RP-90; GV-92+
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(Saint Jean Du Barroux L'oligocene) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-Amarone-like nose (chocolate & raisins); a stew component; not as good as the '03, but a beautiful & concentrated nose; steak tartar meets pomegranate w/ Raisinettes; TASTE-gorgeous mouthfeel; great clarity of pure fruit; very solid; don't like as much as the '03 vintage, but, for $24 bones this is ripping; this bottle has complexity and more structure than the '03; nice herbaceous tea aspect is kicking as part of the secondary flavors on the long finish; not quite the '03, but this is really good; classic; RP-90; GV-92+Laid Back Friday with a Wine That Last Year Stole Gary's Heart, Episode #428, 3/21/2008, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 92+ points