Big fan of '11 Northern Rhones, and Chave rarely fails to meet my expectations. Best after an hour or so of air. Red fruited, savory, with textbook Syrah markers--tapenade, smoke, bacon fat, garrigue. Seductively textured with a long finish. Drinking well now, but I think upside remains.
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Similar to my note from 2018: textbook Syrah, darker fruits, savoury notes, really starting to drink well now. Perhaps a bit of upside potential left, but this is drinking extremely well right now so I'll likely drink my bottles over the next 3-5 years
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Dinner with the wine group (Sole Ristorante, San Mateo): Awesome, incredible black and pink peppercorn, smoky, meaty spice, bacon fat; palate is medium bodied, medium-plus acidity, wonderful Syrah complexity with some game, spices, meaty musk; finish is long. This is spectacular Syrah in a less than spectacular vintage. 93-94+
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1/8/2024 - mcktuck wrote: 94 Points
Big fan of '11 Northern Rhones, and Chave rarely fails to meet my expectations. Best after an hour or so of air. Red fruited, savory, with textbook Syrah markers--tapenade, smoke, bacon fat, garrigue. Seductively textured with a long finish. Drinking well now, but I think upside remains.
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12/15/2023 - godx wrote: 92 Points
Similar to my note from 2018: textbook Syrah, darker fruits, savoury notes, really starting to drink well now. Perhaps a bit of upside potential left, but this is drinking extremely well right now so I'll likely drink my bottles over the next 3-5 years
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7/17/2023 - aagrawal wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with the wine group (Sole Ristorante, San Mateo): Awesome, incredible black and pink peppercorn, smoky, meaty spice, bacon fat; palate is medium bodied, medium-plus acidity, wonderful Syrah complexity with some game, spices, meaty musk; finish is long. This is spectacular Syrah in a less than spectacular vintage. 93-94+
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1/27/2023 - rjfix Likes this wine: 92 Points
Terroir driven, drinking well now, dark currents
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1/21/2023 - Portland Seth Likes this wine: 92 Points
Green peppercorn, leather, earth, blackberry, white pepper. More savory than sweet and drinking quite nicely.
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