The nose is deep, with plum, menthol, wood, leather, earth, and some spice. Tannins are very well integrated. The fruit is still bright enough to make the wine balanced.
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My wife and I both caught cherry and grilled meat in the nose, along with cheesecake. She liked the earthy quality. The mouthfeel is of round tannins, a sweeter front palate with a more savory middle and finish. The wine is extremely drinkable and friendly.
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Upon opening, the wine shows a dense and pungent nose of dark fruit and earth. The mouth feels is velvety with very round tannins. Color is dark and showing very little age at the edges in the glass. After breathing a bit, the nose focuses to an herbaceous and still fruity ( red and black berry) with some earthy notes. Overall, this wine is lush and jammy but also complex in it's earthy quality. Superb quality for the price.
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2014 Viña Otano Rioja Gran Reserva
1/1/2024 - greene Likes this wine: 90 Points
The nose is deep, with plum, menthol, wood, leather, earth, and some spice. Tannins are very well integrated. The fruit is still bright enough to make the wine balanced.
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2021 Clos La Coutale Cahors
10/12/2023 - greene Likes this wine: 88 Points
My wife and I both caught cherry and grilled meat in the nose, along with cheesecake. She liked the earthy quality. The mouthfeel is of round tannins, a sweeter front palate with a more savory middle and finish. The wine is extremely drinkable and friendly.
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2018 Château Puech-Haut Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drézéry Prestige
7/28/2023 - greene wrote: 91 Points
Upon opening, the wine shows a dense and pungent nose of dark fruit and earth. The mouth feels is velvety with very round tannins. Color is dark and showing very little age at the edges in the glass. After breathing a bit, the nose focuses to an herbaceous and still fruity ( red and black berry) with some earthy notes. Overall, this wine is lush and jammy but also complex in it's earthy quality. Superb quality for the price.
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