2010 M. Chapoutier Shiraz Domaine Tournon Lady's Lane

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  1/10/2022 - MarshallLi Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Last time I had it in a wrong way, quite disppointed. This time I decanted it in a small decanter for around 1 hour. Nose of red plum blue berry maybe a little black cherry jam, very intense spicy a hint of pepper, eucalyptus, eathy, chocolate, well balanced north rhone vintaged style. medium plus acidity, medium plus finish.

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  10/20/2021 - CheviotCellar Likes this wine: 95 Points

  I understand this is a high rating, but the wine drank that well. The perfect intersection of delicious flavors and full maturity where not one bit of the experience was dulled by age or bottle storage. Every sip of this wine was a home run. This surprised us as we had the 2012 Lady's Lane awhile back, and it was not a favorite. Well, on to the review...
  
  Dark crimson, with browning edges and a black core. Nose has sweet dark fruits, raisin, umami, oregano, lavender, and possibly rosemary. Palate was similar, also showing some black pepper and bubble gum in the medium-long finish. Glorious lift and soft texture, tannins fully integrated.
  
  Other wines drunk for comparison that evening: 2010 Torbreck Struie and 2010 Kilikanoon Oracle. Both drank much more youthful and couldn't compete with the Lady's lane harmony.

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  11/15/2020 - MarshallLi wrote: 89 Points

  Medium garnet,medium(+) peach,blackberry,black cherry,black pepper,dried fruit,cedar,smoke,tobacco,dry,medium(+) acidity,chalky medium tannin,high alcohol,medium body,medium finish,good wine,suitable for bottle ageing. Not good as I aspected, need decanted hours.

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  8/23/2020 - EricFlash99 Does not like this wine: 89 Points

  Already browne red, with some wet leaves, baked red fruit, raw mushroom, hazel, licorice, tobacco, smoked meat and slight white pepper scents. Tannin is already tamed, really high in alcohol but the acidity is not sufficient to balance it. A full body Australian Syrah (not a Shiraz because there's some Rhone Syrah feeling).
  The wine is undoubtly declining but not fragile, its structure is intact. Drink now

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  4/19/2020 - damize wrote: 92 Points

  Big bold wine with black pepper - perfect cowboy ribeye compliment

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