Fun to try, notes from memory, totally massive and a little overblown / really shows the heat. This shows a little more like Cabernet than Syrah or at least Cote Rotie, not much smokiness, no florals, no olive, etc., Pleasant and nice to drink on a freezing cold evening apres ski.
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5th of 12, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, gone back into shell a bit since 2 excellent bottles in 21, even showing a slightly green edge as seen in first bottles, plenty here and not over alcoholic or hot, fine underlying style and should re-emerge with higher rating than F (17.5).
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WOW. At first open, it’s a ton of date oxidation but that quickly blows off and was hitting its stride about an hour in.
Dinner was crafted around the wine - chicken thighs with green olives, olive brine, artichokes, and an appropriate amount of poached garlic. Absolutely perfect pairing. Didn’t see green olive as a tasting note, but that would be more appropriate than black. Briny and incredible.
At an hour and a half, hard to believe this baby is twenty years old. It’s extraordinary. First Jasmin experience and I don’t expect it will be my last.
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God, in fine harmony, rich like the vintage (his wines so often reflects the vintage 1:1), some warmth, but 2003 is well handled here. Olives. bacon, ripe fruit. No complaints. #AB&Guillaume
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1/23/2024 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 91 Points
Fun to try, notes from memory, totally massive and a little overblown / really shows the heat. This shows a little more like Cabernet than Syrah or at least Cote Rotie, not much smokiness, no florals, no olive, etc., Pleasant and nice to drink on a freezing cold evening apres ski.
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8/19/2023 - liber Likes this wine: 91 Points
5th of 12, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, gone back into shell a bit since 2 excellent bottles in 21, even showing a slightly green edge as seen in first bottles, plenty here and not over alcoholic or hot, fine underlying style and should re-emerge with higher rating than F (17.5).
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4/22/2023 - AKoenophile Likes this wine:
WOW. At first open, it’s a ton of date oxidation but that quickly blows off and was hitting its stride about an hour in.
Dinner was crafted around the wine - chicken thighs with green olives, olive brine, artichokes, and an appropriate amount of poached garlic. Absolutely perfect pairing. Didn’t see green olive as a tasting note, but that would be more appropriate than black. Briny and incredible.
At an hour and a half, hard to believe this baby is twenty years old. It’s extraordinary. First Jasmin experience and I don’t expect it will be my last.
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5/16/2022 - beatles wrote: 90 Points
God, in fine harmony, rich like the vintage (his wines so often reflects the vintage 1:1), some warmth, but 2003 is well handled here. Olives. bacon, ripe fruit. No complaints.
#AB&Guillaume
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10/2/2021 - liber Likes this wine: 93 Points
4th of 12, decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, as August's bottle, attractive, upside. F+ (18).
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