Similar to April bottle - berry, pepper, vanilla/caramel, spice. Pleasant, drinkable. Benefits from some air time. Would rate the same - 87. Update 12/17/13 - Very ripe fruit - red and black berries. Also pepper, spice, leather. Well balanced with good acidity, mild tannins. I actually enjoyed this more than previous 2 bottles. Wish I had a few more...
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Not decanted, consumed over 2 hours. My general impression was that this is a balanced, friendly drink. Ripe (but not overripe) strawberry fruit with a cherry skin note, well-balanced acids, and faint tannins. This struck me as a bit simple and probably not built for aging, but it's still an enjoyable, food-friendly drink.
I like more earthiness in my Rhones, so I might not buy this again at full price, but I'd happily drink it if offered.
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8/12/2012 - budh wrote:
Similar to April bottle - berry, pepper, vanilla/caramel, spice. Pleasant, drinkable. Benefits from some air time. Would rate the same - 87. Update 12/17/13 - Very ripe fruit - red and black berries. Also pepper, spice, leather. Well balanced with good acidity, mild tannins. I actually enjoyed this more than previous 2 bottles. Wish I had a few more...
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4/23/2012 - budh wrote: 87 Points
Nice, peppery grenache. A little red fruit, pepper, vanilla, spice. Good balance and finish.
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12/1/2011 - midai wrote: 88 Points
Very good immediately after poured. Easy to drink and best of several tried.
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5/5/2011 - bretrooks wrote: 86 Points
Not decanted, consumed over 2 hours. My general impression was that this is a balanced, friendly drink. Ripe (but not overripe) strawberry fruit with a cherry skin note, well-balanced acids, and faint tannins. This struck me as a bit simple and probably not built for aging, but it's still an enjoyable, food-friendly drink.
I like more earthiness in my Rhones, so I might not buy this again at full price, but I'd happily drink it if offered.
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