Loose mouth with a very beautiful juice where spices and sweet herbs intermingle. It is very balanced, juicy and tasty at the same time. Nice texture, with a warm finish that heats up a bit, especially on a smoky side.
Excellent.
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garnet; starting to break with rim, fig, lavender, black olive. velvety tannins yield to long finish. Drinking well right now not going to push this drink window.
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New Years with the Ks and Browns: Served with lamb chops; this was delicious; lovely nose of red fruit, garrigue, spices, and earthy hints. The balance is excellent on the palate and it has good balance and is still pretty fresh. Very good and likely at or near peak.
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(Chateau de Fonsalette Cotes-du-Rhone Rouge) This had an intense nose of kirsch, cherry, cassis and garrigue. Dramatic and very ripe with almost a liquor-like intensity but not quite. Seems a bit backwards but really an astonishing CDR. Layered, complex and impressive freshness.
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1/6/2024 - Dave Canada wrote: 94 Points
This wine has not moved since the last time I had it...for my palate this is a hold...gorgeous but needs time!
Wait for future bottles until 2028-2030
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11/17/2023 - cos65 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Syrah
Still deep clear ruby
Fairly lush and drinking perfectly from this particular bottle
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11/5/2022 - Benoit Hardy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Warm nose of garrigue and spices.
Loose mouth with a very beautiful juice where spices and sweet herbs intermingle. It is very balanced, juicy and tasty at the same time. Nice texture, with a warm finish that heats up a bit, especially on a smoky side.
Excellent.
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3/26/2022 - WineDoctors wrote: 93 Points
garnet; starting to break with rim, fig, lavender, black olive. velvety tannins yield to long finish. Drinking well right now not going to push this drink window.
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1/2/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
New Years with the Ks and Browns: Served with lamb chops; this was delicious; lovely nose of red fruit, garrigue, spices, and earthy hints. The balance is excellent on the palate and it has good balance and is still pretty fresh. Very good and likely at or near peak.
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