Wine Spectator: 93 Points A hint of warm ganache melds quickly into the background, while fig, blackberry and black currant confiture notes emerge steadily, picking up smoldering tobacco, pastis and tar details through the finish. This is stacked. Best from 2020 through 2030. 1,000 cases made. --James Molesworth
Wine Advocate: 91 Points The 2015 Saint Joseph Les Côteaux was aged in a combination of barriques and demi-muids. It’s a fruit-forward Saint Joseph, bursting with blueberries, cassis and blackberries. This medium to full-bodied, supple wine should drink well for a decade or so.–Joe Czerwinski
Vinous: 90-91 Points Lurid violet. Heady aromas of cherry, cassis, violet and licorice are sharpened by a smoky mineral quality. Juicy and nicely concentrated, showing very good energy to the smoke-tinged dark berry, cherry and floral pastille flavors. Finishes with very good mineral-tinged persistence, harmonious tannins and repeating smokiness. -- Josh Raynolds
Just delicious, just delicious. I won't go through all the formal tasting regimen. I tasted 1st on 1/14/2014 with my 2nd tasting on 1/19/14. Ordered 6 more bottles. JUST DELICIOUS - good fruit and wood on the nose and good fruit on the palate. Great QPR for a quality wine. A non-CDR from Lirac, ergo 100% syrah.
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Below is my original thoughts on drinking the wine without decanting. I vacummed pumped the bottle and into the fridge it went. I popped last night and what a difference. More fruit and the "head" had dispersed. A well balanced and delightful wine at a great price.
88 - An excellent Pinot at the price - great QPR. Good red fruit on the nose and pallet and good acidity. I would give the wine a 90 except for the "hot" spots on the after palete that I would attribute to the high alcohol.
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2015 Domaine Durand St. Joseph Les Côteaux
3/21/2018 - Cliff A wrote: 93 Points
FROM SOME LEADING CRITICS
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
A hint of warm ganache melds quickly into the background, while fig, blackberry and black currant confiture notes emerge steadily, picking up smoldering tobacco, pastis and tar details through the finish. This is stacked. Best from 2020 through 2030. 1,000 cases made. --James Molesworth
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
The 2015 Saint Joseph Les Côteaux was aged in a combination of barriques and demi-muids. It’s a fruit-forward Saint Joseph, bursting with blueberries, cassis and blackberries. This medium to full-bodied, supple wine should drink well for a decade or so.–Joe Czerwinski
Vinous: 90-91 Points
Lurid violet. Heady aromas of cherry, cassis, violet and licorice are sharpened by a smoky mineral quality. Juicy and nicely concentrated, showing very good energy to the smoke-tinged dark berry, cherry and floral pastille flavors. Finishes with very good mineral-tinged persistence, harmonious tannins and repeating smokiness. -- Josh Raynolds
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2010 Domaine Duseigneur Lirac l’Astrolabe
1/19/2014 - Cliff A wrote:
Just delicious, just delicious. I won't go through all the formal tasting regimen. I tasted 1st on 1/14/2014 with my 2nd tasting on 1/19/14. Ordered 6 more bottles. JUST DELICIOUS - good fruit and wood on the nose and good fruit on the palate. Great QPR for a quality wine. A non-CDR from Lirac, ergo 100% syrah.
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2007 Cameron Hughes Pinot Noir Lot 125 Carneros
5/14/2010 - Cliff A wrote: 90 Points
Below is my original thoughts on drinking the wine without decanting. I vacummed pumped the bottle and into the fridge it went. I popped last night and what a difference. More fruit and the "head" had dispersed. A well balanced and delightful wine at a great price.
88 - An excellent Pinot at the price - great QPR. Good red fruit on the nose and pallet and good acidity. I would give the wine a 90 except for the "hot" spots on the after palete that I would attribute to the high alcohol.
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