So a very nice Northern Rhone nose. Olives and stems, meaty, and hints of bacon. Not as much fruit on the nose as a previous bottle. Perhaps a bit of blueberry underneath. The fruit comes to fore on taste but with saline hints and a bit of acidity to give a fruit oriented flavor on the palate but a nice saline finish with very good length. Impressive for a simple Rhone Syrah. Tannins are fine but still a bit strong so a bit of age needed.
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Cheap Northern Rhone roundup (~$20): From fruit from younger vines in the Cornas AOC as well as from outside it. Bleh. Very ripe and with a distracting lactic note. Not impressive.
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2/22/2015 - ashegedyn Likes this wine:
So a very nice Northern Rhone nose. Olives and stems, meaty, and hints of bacon. Not as much fruit on the nose as a previous bottle. Perhaps a bit of blueberry underneath. The fruit comes to fore on taste but with saline hints and a bit of acidity to give a fruit oriented flavor on the palate but a nice saline finish with very good length. Impressive for a simple Rhone Syrah. Tannins are fine but still a bit strong so a bit of age needed.
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12/2/2013 - Mark Brandon Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still needs a bit of time... but very nice after a couple of hours.
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10/27/2013 - Chomsky wrote:
Cheap Northern Rhone roundup (~$20): From fruit from younger vines in the Cornas AOC as well as from outside it. Bleh. Very ripe and with a distracting lactic note. Not impressive.
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