Dark red with some faint translucence. Plums and earth on the nose. Plums, cherries, blueberries on the palate. Bright and pleasant. Fine tannins, overly acidic, out of balance. Finishes long with dark fruits. Hot. Not awful but not overly enjoyable. Drink up.
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Loved this wine. Drank with duck and a 2000 Usseglio mon Aieul CDP. Both were awesome wines, but this was so much more enjoyable, complete and food friendly than the 2001 Seymours Syrah we had a couple weeks earlier. A little fresher, fruitier and less funky than the Usseglio, but both were great counterpoints to the other. Will try to get more. Highly recommended.
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Did not get any 07 Pandora so drank this on its own. I love this wine. Pandora is my favorite almost every year. Like a great but more focused Chateauneuf. Great texture and richness. Garrigue and focused kirsch liqueur. Spice-box and great length.
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This is the bottle of Alban I've been waiting for! There is a very meaty funk in Alban's syrahs that I often find off putting. I have had hints of this in the past with pandora, but with this bottling, the grenache is in perfect harmony and the funkiness is actually quite appealing. Alban's prices now reflect a QPR that I am not willing to pay so I'm down to just a few bottles. Far from oxidized or aged, this wine is still fresh, young and brooding.
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12/28/2023 - Charlie C wrote: 80 Points
Dark red with some faint translucence. Plums and earth on the nose. Plums, cherries, blueberries on the palate. Bright and pleasant. Fine tannins, overly acidic, out of balance. Finishes long with dark fruits. Hot. Not awful but not overly enjoyable. Drink up.
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11/24/2014 - Kbrumback Likes this wine:
Loved this wine. Drank with duck and a 2000 Usseglio mon Aieul CDP.
Both were awesome wines, but this was so much more enjoyable, complete and food friendly than the 2001 Seymours Syrah we had a couple weeks earlier. A little fresher, fruitier and less funky than the Usseglio, but both were great counterpoints to the other. Will try to get more. Highly recommended.
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4/27/2014 - phenricsson wrote: 98 Points
Did not get any 07 Pandora so drank this on its own. I love this wine. Pandora is my favorite almost every year. Like a great but more focused Chateauneuf. Great texture and richness. Garrigue and focused kirsch liqueur. Spice-box and great length.
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12/2/2012 - bonedocnine Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is the bottle of Alban I've been waiting for! There is a very meaty funk in Alban's syrahs that I often find off putting. I have had hints of this in the past with pandora, but with this bottling, the grenache is in perfect harmony and the funkiness is actually quite appealing. Alban's prices now reflect a QPR that I am not willing to pay so I'm down to just a few bottles. Far from oxidized or aged, this wine is still fresh, young and brooding.
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5/3/2011 - celk wrote: 91 Points
Mid-week American Fix (Jade Palace): Lush fruit with crush stone and mineral. Balanced big wine.
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