Young, needs a lot of air - 2+ hours decant, and in fact, the part that wasn't decanted improves in the next two days. Solid with a classic profile. 18 months in 30% new barriques I should have paid more attention to this detail before opening the bottle. Drink 2026-2040
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Wine Advocate Kings of Rhone Online Masterclass: Unfortunately this one also exhibited signs of oxidation although still drinkable. Earthy and spicy with funky mushroom notes. Good acidity in the background. Very fine tannins.
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Kings of Rhone Masterclass (Casa Esperanza): Pretty good. It was a little tough coming after a really stunning bottle of 2016 Guigal La Mouline, but this was a solid Cote Rotie in its own right. The nose here was pleasant, but rather less generous than the Guigal, with classic notes of blueberries along with a nice savoury touch of earth and meat, and just that tiny hint of wild herb. The palate was very youthful, perhaps too much so, with a very structural feel lent to it by firm, muscular tannins and tightly-wound acidity wrapped around a supple core of blueberries and dark cherries, maybe a touch of savoury olives, these laced with a little bit of peppery spice and bittersweet herb stretching into a nicely lengthy finish. With time, some lovely baking spices came out as well. Quite yummy, and I really did like the texture and freshness on this - I think it has all the bones to age nicely over the next decade or so.
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4/27/2024 - dase13 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Caller of dark purple red. Scents of blueberries, and a little bit of bramble. Tastes consistent with scents.
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3/18/2022 - Herschel Krustofski Likes this wine:
Young, needs a lot of air - 2+ hours decant, and in fact, the part that wasn't decanted improves in the next two days. Solid with a classic profile.
18 months in 30% new barriques
I should have paid more attention to this detail before opening the bottle.
Drink 2026-2040
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11/6/2021 - ews3 wrote: flawed
Oxidized
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10/23/2021 - nywine68 wrote: 89 Points
Wine Advocate Kings of Rhone Online Masterclass: Unfortunately this one also exhibited signs of oxidation although still drinkable. Earthy and spicy with funky mushroom notes. Good acidity in the background. Very fine tannins.
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10/16/2021 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
Kings of Rhone Masterclass (Casa Esperanza): Pretty good. It was a little tough coming after a really stunning bottle of 2016 Guigal La Mouline, but this was a solid Cote Rotie in its own right. The nose here was pleasant, but rather less generous than the Guigal, with classic notes of blueberries along with a nice savoury touch of earth and meat, and just that tiny hint of wild herb. The palate was very youthful, perhaps too much so, with a very structural feel lent to it by firm, muscular tannins and tightly-wound acidity wrapped around a supple core of blueberries and dark cherries, maybe a touch of savoury olives, these laced with a little bit of peppery spice and bittersweet herb stretching into a nicely lengthy finish. With time, some lovely baking spices came out as well. Quite yummy, and I really did like the texture and freshness on this - I think it has all the bones to age nicely over the next decade or so.
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