Rhone Birthday 2022; 11/4/2022-11/6/2022: Not as balanced as Griffin's Lair. This was a little hot. Great expressive nose of red and blue berry notes mixed with smoke notes. Plate a little lean and thin, with austerity coming through on the back end.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Terrific, after one hour open and sit, and getting better by the moment. Dark plum and cherry, very rich but wonderfully offset by abundant acid on the attack/mid palate. At least a 40 second finish, and still ringing after a minute.
This is not going to get more balanced. Drink up. Lovely stuff.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Our last bottle was ~9 years ago, and based on this one, I fear we've missed the prime drinking window - 2/3rds blackberry liqueur + 1/3 tapenade, and based on other similar wines, I wouldn't expect any positive evolution from this point.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
11/26/2022 - djs Likes this wine: 93 Points
Needed some air to show it's best.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/5/2022 - Nutty08 wrote: 90 Points
Rhone Birthday 2022; 11/4/2022-11/6/2022: Not as balanced as Griffin's Lair. This was a little hot. Great expressive nose of red and blue berry notes mixed with smoke notes. Plate a little lean and thin, with austerity coming through on the back end.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/28/2022 - kzkpt wrote: 93 Points
Terrific, after one hour open and sit, and getting better by the moment. Dark plum and cherry, very rich but wonderfully offset by abundant acid on the attack/mid palate. At least a 40 second finish, and still ringing after a minute.
This is not going to get more balanced. Drink up. Lovely stuff.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
8/13/2021 - jshufelt wrote: 89 Points
Our last bottle was ~9 years ago, and based on this one, I fear we've missed the prime drinking window - 2/3rds blackberry liqueur + 1/3 tapenade, and based on other similar wines, I wouldn't expect any positive evolution from this point.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/30/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
A 65th Birthday Celebration, Slightly COVID Delayed (EL Ideas - Chicago IL): Late night, small glass, brief note. Black plum and cherry with black pepper. Rich and dense, this is starting to show some age, and was better a few years back.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment