Decanted and served immediately. I never had this while young, but after drinking several bottles from a perfect cellar, stored since release, I am very pleased - and it has many good years left ahead of it. This was excellent with a rack of lamb and held up well throughout an entire 3 hour meal. Les 2 Monardes is a very nice Vacqueyras with a slight New World profile (a bit jammy), but with nice savoriness. At age 8.75, this is drinking beautifully. Excellent QPR.
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This monster tames itself in the glass. Animale aromas and flavors blow off and the Syrah perfume begins to emerge after about 30 minutes. What pokes through is highly perfumed, akin to Cote Rotie, with real finesse. There is a ganache and bing cherry sweetness on the mid-palate, extending into a surprisingly clean and dry finish. Drink now-2018 (?)
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4/25/2020 - edckim wrote: 92 Points
Bright and crisp, with cherry fronting a long, balanced full bodied finish
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6/2/2018 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted and served immediately. I never had this while young, but after drinking several bottles from a perfect cellar, stored since release, I am very pleased - and it has many good years left ahead of it. This was excellent with a rack of lamb and held up well throughout an entire 3 hour meal. Les 2 Monardes is a very nice Vacqueyras with a slight New World profile (a bit jammy), but with nice savoriness. At age 8.75, this is drinking beautifully. Excellent QPR.
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2/16/2015 - Vanilla Does not like this wine:
A boire sans attendre. Le vin était trouble et goutait le vieux fruit....
Je me said pas comment noted cette bouteille.
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10/6/2014 - Henry Miller Likes this wine: 93 Points
This monster tames itself in the glass. Animale aromas and flavors blow off and the Syrah perfume begins to emerge after about 30 minutes. What pokes through is highly perfumed, akin to Cote Rotie, with real finesse. There is a ganache and bing cherry sweetness on the mid-palate, extending into a surprisingly clean and dry finish. Drink now-2018 (?)
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6/26/2014 - Vanilla wrote: 88 Points
Ce vin mérite encore 1 a 3 as de cave. Tres animal et encore fermé. Peut-être est-il dans une mauvaise période...?
apres 5 heures il s'affichait un peu mieux.
88+
Santé
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