Might as well be a Bandol, and a perfectly aged one, at that. No formal notes but this was absolutely singing. Can't believe it's 20 years old. Brought from home to have in a tapas place and that was an absolutely perfect pairing.
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Decanted 90 minutes prior to blind tasting. Old world style mouvedre, which is likely not to get much better than this, which is somewhat smoother than that for which I left notes in 2013-14
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Solid, old world mouvedre, typical barnyard nose on P&P, but opening up to dark fruit, cedar,leather after 1+ hours. Tannins have softened with 9 years.
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Mittleres purpurrot; mittlere bis intensive Nase nach Sauerkirsche, Wiesenkräutern, Minze, Heu, Pfeffer; mittlerer Körper, kein Schwergewicht; sehr trinkiger Wein mit etwas Schärfe im Abgang; nicht elegant, eher rustikal; eher ein typischer Südfranzose! Lecker
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11/19/2023 - Chateaunole-du-Pape wrote: 92 Points
Might as well be a Bandol, and a perfectly aged one, at that. No formal notes but this was absolutely singing. Can't believe it's 20 years old. Brought from home to have in a tapas place and that was an absolutely perfect pairing.
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10/5/2019 - gcarl wrote: 91 Points
Decanted 90 minutes prior to blind tasting. Old world style mouvedre, which is likely not to get much better than this, which is somewhat smoother than that for which I left notes in 2013-14
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1/7/2013 - gcarl Likes this wine: 90 Points
Solid, old world mouvedre, typical barnyard nose on P&P, but opening up to dark fruit, cedar,leather after 1+ hours. Tannins have softened with 9 years.
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5/14/2010 - wurzel68 wrote: 89 Points
Mittleres purpurrot; mittlere bis intensive Nase nach Sauerkirsche, Wiesenkräutern, Minze, Heu, Pfeffer; mittlerer Körper, kein Schwergewicht; sehr trinkiger Wein mit etwas Schärfe im Abgang; nicht elegant, eher rustikal; eher ein typischer Südfranzose! Lecker
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4/12/2009 - umazz wrote: 85 Points
S found it too sour.
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