interesting bottle of wine. Almost undrinkable, even after 4 hours in a decanter. Left in an open bottle overnight, came back to it the next day, and the tannins had been tamed, to become a nice drinking shiraz. Lots of coffee/chocolate, some smoke. But really, really needs time to soften. Keep in mind that I do prefer young wines in general. This one is just closed and backwards right now. But still, clearly a good value. And you can't knock the pedigree.
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tasty, sweet, chocolatey, def. a drink-by-itself wine. But a good cocktail wine, and well-worth the price. Full of the hedonistic flavors characteristic of the varietal.
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2002 Château Belles Eaux Coteaux du Languedoc
12/31/2006 - cg wrote:
Some barnyardy notes along with the typical CdR taste profile (Strawberries and gamy, smoky notes). Not a bad little bottle of wine, a little blousy.
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2005 3 Rings Shiraz
12/31/2006 - cg wrote:
interesting bottle of wine. Almost undrinkable, even after 4 hours in a decanter. Left in an open bottle overnight, came back to it the next day, and the tannins had been tamed, to become a nice drinking shiraz. Lots of coffee/chocolate, some smoke. But really, really needs time to soften. Keep in mind that I do prefer young wines in general. This one is just closed and backwards right now. But still, clearly a good value. And you can't knock the pedigree.
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2002 Barrel of Monkeys Zinfandel Monkey Business
11/24/2006 - cg wrote:
tasty, sweet, chocolatey, def. a drink-by-itself wine. But a good cocktail wine, and well-worth the price. Full of the hedonistic flavors characteristic of the varietal.
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