Opened with some hard licorice and tar notes. Softened into slate and black cherry, with dark spices. Graphite and pencil shavings. Has a bit of this "band-aid"/rubber taste and nose that I'm not sure what to make of. Tannins fine but present.
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These bottles have been very variable often showing older than they are, but this one is nice, showing a little age, but still there, classic, richer style soft Gigondas. Blind
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A perfectly pleasant wine - smooth and relatively light with a dark side. Ready to drink now although no need to rush. Certainly a nice fruit combination with nice mouth feel, mild tannins with a short to moderate evolution on the tongue.
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Excellent shape seeing as the others I had were pre-moxed or badly stored prior to purchase. Smooth, rich, good balance, if not lacking in complexity and character. I decent rich stewed fruit aspect, mellowed purple fruits. In Palm Desert
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4/21/2023 - peternelson wrote: 86 Points
Holding up ok but still a little tired, dried out, slight oxy. These wines were always a off, kind of a slight pre-mox if you will. At Monopole
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5/1/2020 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 89 Points
Opened with some hard licorice and tar notes. Softened into slate and black cherry, with dark spices. Graphite and pencil shavings. Has a bit of this "band-aid"/rubber taste and nose that I'm not sure what to make of. Tannins fine but present.
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6/1/2018 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
These bottles have been very variable often showing older than they are, but this one is nice, showing a little age, but still there, classic, richer style soft Gigondas. Blind
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3/27/2018 - SethHeller Likes this wine: 90 Points
A perfectly pleasant wine - smooth and relatively light with a dark side. Ready to drink now although no need to rush. Certainly a nice fruit combination with nice mouth feel, mild tannins with a short to moderate evolution on the tongue.
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2/18/2018 - peternelson wrote: 89 Points
Excellent shape seeing as the others I had were pre-moxed or badly stored prior to purchase. Smooth, rich, good balance, if not lacking in complexity and character. I decent rich stewed fruit aspect, mellowed purple fruits. In Palm Desert
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