Beautiful develop ruby red with bricking at the edges. The nose is fully developed and rather elegant, with red cherries, leather, olive tapenade, some forest floor, and even some mushrooms. The gaminess and Sauvage that the wine probably expressed in its youth have now subdued into more quieter, tertiary aromatics. On the palate, the tannins are completely resolved, and the wine is svelte and elegant across the palate, with good acidity and an overall lightness that reminds me of Burgundy. Apparently, the 1996 vintage was cooler as shown by the label says 12.5% ABV. To me, this is a lovely developed bottle of Northern Rhone Syrah.
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12/19/2020 - Jan J Likes this wine:
Beautiful develop ruby red with bricking at the edges. The nose is fully developed and rather elegant, with red cherries, leather, olive tapenade, some forest floor, and even some mushrooms. The gaminess and Sauvage that the wine probably expressed in its youth have now subdued into more quieter, tertiary aromatics. On the palate, the tannins are completely resolved, and the wine is svelte and elegant across the palate, with good acidity and an overall lightness that reminds me of Burgundy. Apparently, the 1996 vintage was cooler as shown by the label says 12.5% ABV. To me, this is a lovely developed bottle of Northern Rhone Syrah.
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11/25/2017 - olioli wrote: 92 Points
Étonnant de fraîcheur!
Une belle surprise; encore du fruit. Un peu d'épice.
Équilibré++.
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11/29/2015 - ChristerO wrote:
Möjligen passerat bäst före dagen.
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4/14/2015 - ddvetrano Likes this wine: 85 Points
Still hanging in there after 19 years. Bright red fruit, nice color, but soft and showing some age.
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10/28/2006 - cweiss wrote:
Pure dry syrah fruit, with very little barnyard. Typical Graillot with lots of acid, but not excessive. Drinking well and could go longer.
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