Arguably Wine of the Night among a dozen various bottles from France, Spain and California. Intense and concentrated, tannic, almost bitter. Yet there’s plenty of black fruit too and a sense of ripe Mourvèdre. Lots of character. Hugely enjoyed by Chef Robert.
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Dark and dense color. Aromas of dark red fruits, herbs and vanilla. Quite soft and elegant for a Mourvedre. Well made and impressive, but made in an international style, which conceals the authenticity.
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7/6/2022 Double Blind Night at Kevin's: [Tasted double blind] Pronounced intensity, smoked meats, leather, black pepper, smoke, big ripe black fruits, cassis, currant, cherry, blackberry, baking spices. Full body, med+ acid, high tannins, high alcohol. I guessed GSM Rhone, but it was Bandol! Being unfamiliar with Bandol, I thought this was a great introduction. Lots of similarities, but I was surprised to see such huge structure in the wine still despite the 12 years of age. Lots of complexity, yet I still think this is a baby. 93-95+ pts
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8/1/2023 - sdr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Arguably Wine of the Night among a dozen various bottles from France, Spain and California. Intense and concentrated, tannic, almost bitter. Yet there’s plenty of black fruit too and a sense of ripe Mourvèdre. Lots of character. Hugely enjoyed by Chef Robert.
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2/5/2023 - AudunG wrote: 91 Points
Dark and dense color. Aromas of dark red fruits, herbs and vanilla. Quite soft and elegant for a Mourvedre. Well made and impressive, but made in an international style, which conceals the authenticity.
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7/6/2022 - Michael Hung Likes this wine: 94 Points
7/6/2022 Double Blind Night at Kevin's: [Tasted double blind]
Pronounced intensity, smoked meats, leather, black pepper, smoke, big ripe black fruits, cassis, currant, cherry, blackberry, baking spices. Full body, med+ acid, high tannins, high alcohol. I guessed GSM Rhone, but it was Bandol! Being unfamiliar with Bandol, I thought this was a great introduction. Lots of similarities, but I was surprised to see such huge structure in the wine still despite the 12 years of age. Lots of complexity, yet I still think this is a baby. 93-95+ pts
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11/23/2018 - ledocq Likes this wine:
Utterly wonderful. But needs a serious (6 hour plus) decant -- before that, the finish is pretty unforgiving. No doubt another 30 plus year wine.
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11/10/2017 - KillerBs wrote: 95 Points
2016 - Young
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