2nd of 2 bottles, last one was consumed 5+ yrs ago. This wine was mildly tainted with TCA, but the underlying wine was pretty enough that we still drained the bottle. The wine was beautifully mature, showing softened red and black fruits with pepper, iron, blood, and spice. Finely grained tannins, with beautifully buffered acidity and a med+ and delicious finish. Drink now.
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Bought half a case of this in 2008. To be sure, the bottles with the most cellar age were better, but this wine never lost its notes of astringency and is now slightly past peak, in my opinion. Still, not a bad buy at $18. JL Chave is most famous for his Hermitage, but his St. Joseph, Cotes du Rhone and other Rhone varieties are worth seeking out.
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A really good wine. I opened and drank over 3 hours. Took about 30 mins to open. After 3 hours, started to fade. Really great fruit and nice spice with a long finish...
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Beautiful wine. Takes some time to open-up. Initially nose and flavours of leather and dirt. After 15 minutes, the "awkwardness" dissipated and the wine showed its true potential. Darker fruit flavours (plum). Long finish.
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12/23/2018 - drrobvino wrote: flawed
2nd of 2 bottles, last one was consumed 5+ yrs ago.
This wine was mildly tainted with TCA, but the underlying wine was pretty enough that we still drained the bottle.
The wine was beautifully mature, showing softened red and black fruits with pepper, iron, blood, and spice.
Finely grained tannins, with beautifully buffered acidity and a med+ and delicious finish.
Drink now.
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3/15/2017 - Pour Boy wrote: 88 Points
Bought half a case of this in 2008. To be sure, the bottles with the most cellar age were better, but this wine never lost its notes of astringency and is now slightly past peak, in my opinion. Still, not a bad buy at $18. JL Chave is most famous for his Hermitage, but his St. Joseph, Cotes du Rhone and other Rhone varieties are worth seeking out.
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1/14/2017 - tadams66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
A really good wine. I opened and drank over 3 hours. Took about 30 mins to open. After 3 hours, started to fade. Really great fruit and nice spice with a long finish...
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8/21/2014 - Pour Boy wrote: 89 Points
Long wait for these, but after 6 years in the cellar this has finally come around.
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6/29/2014 - Jscalia Likes this wine: 89 Points
Beautiful wine. Takes some time to open-up. Initially nose and flavours of leather and dirt. After 15 minutes, the "awkwardness" dissipated and the wine showed its true potential. Darker fruit flavours (plum). Long finish.
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