2010 Domaine de Saint Siffrein Côtes du Rhône Villages Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  4/28/2014 - Mike V wrote: 89 Points

  really nice $14 bottle. Meat and very dark fruit. A little funk.

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  12/6/2013 - ucbeau Likes this wine:

  A great $14 CdR. Ripe but not overly so, showing great plum and spice notes along with blackberry, leather, and oak. Probably could use a few more years to resolve and gain some balance, but it was quite good after being open for several hours.

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  3/9/2013 - RobertDwyer wrote: 91 Points

  Purchased from Garagiste. Looking at the label which says "Villages" I thought I ordered the VV and was wrongly shipped the Villages. But looking back at his offer, he notes that in 2010 Siffrein only produced 1 bottling, labeled Villages, and it's considered VV.
  
  I'd overlooked this wine for a few months each time I'd go to select a bottle for the night. Then one weeknight when I finally opened it I thought to myself "oh dear - here we go - another boring Cotes du Rhone". But this wine was amazing and makes me think I just need to be more selective in the category because there are some great values to be had.
  
  It offered a fantastic combination of vibrant fruit, ample aromatics, and earthy rusticity. I don't know how a wine can be so clean and earthy at the same time. Amazing. And $13 bucks or so - unbelievable. Glad I have another bottle of this, but of course wish I'd bought more. Definitely a producer (and retailer) to trust.

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  2/16/2013 - mmurry Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Meat juice and olives on the nose, along with dark fruit and leather, and a little pepper at the end. Rich and fruity on the palate, with back notes of leather, spice, and olives brine.

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  12/28/2012 - jtinto Likes this wine: 89 Points

  This is ready to go. Plenty of fruit wrapped around herbs. Low alc and just plain fun to drink. Very unpretentious. Huge value.

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