Drank at a friend's house with bbq ribs, and alongside a bottle of 2010 La Dame de Montrose which I brought. Served from decanter. My first glass was after a couple glasses of the Bordeaux. The length of the St Estephe persisted even thru the first sips of the St. Joseph. Softer, rounder fruit profile with lower tannins and acidity. Earthy and lightly peppered, well balanced with a medium length finish. Very pleasurable but somewhat overshadowed by the bigger wine.
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More floral and honeyed this time on the nose than our last bottle, with blueberries and black olives again on the palate. A very good bottle, if not quite as deep or compelling as the previous one. Will finish our last few bottles over the coming couple of years I think.
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This syrah is drinking beautifully now (and was very tight and hard to read soon after release). The purest blueberry liqueur, with black olives, rosemary and cream on the nose. Tannins almost fully resolved. Nice with steak and mushrooms, but would be even better with venison and blueberry sauce (note to self). I'll give my remaining bottles a few more years. Wonderful stuff!
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bramble berries, dark cherries, hints of roasted wood. all in perfect balance. International style, but elegant, not jammy, with nice acid and pretty good length. Not great, but very, very good. Scored 91-92 Decent QPR at 20-25 Euros. Perfect now but no hurry to drink.
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7/30/2022 - racerchris Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank at a friend's house with bbq ribs, and alongside a bottle of 2010 La Dame de Montrose which I brought.
Served from decanter. My first glass was after a couple glasses of the Bordeaux. The length of the St Estephe persisted even thru the first sips of the St. Joseph.
Softer, rounder fruit profile with lower tannins and acidity. Earthy and lightly peppered, well balanced with a medium length finish. Very pleasurable but somewhat overshadowed by the bigger wine.
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12/11/2021 - Everything Ahead wrote: 90 Points
More floral and honeyed this time on the nose than our last bottle, with blueberries and black olives again on the palate. A very good bottle, if not quite as deep or compelling as the previous one. Will finish our last few bottles over the coming couple of years I think.
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8/8/2021 - railgunner Likes this wine: 93 Points
white and black pepper, savoury
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6/11/2021 - Everything Ahead wrote: 93 Points
This syrah is drinking beautifully now (and was very tight and hard to read soon after release). The purest blueberry liqueur, with black olives, rosemary and cream on the nose. Tannins almost fully resolved. Nice with steak and mushrooms, but would be even better with venison and blueberry sauce (note to self). I'll give my remaining bottles a few more years. Wonderful stuff!
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4/8/2021 - Dancing with bottles Likes this wine: 91 Points
bramble berries, dark cherries, hints of roasted wood.
all in perfect balance. International style, but elegant, not jammy, with nice acid and pretty good length. Not great, but very, very good. Scored 91-92
Decent QPR at 20-25 Euros.
Perfect now but no hurry to drink.
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