2011 Columbia Crest H3 Les Chevaux

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 87.4 points

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  6/23/2018 - ChipGreen wrote:

  This wine is singing right now. Syrah/Merlot blend with cherry, raspberry, cassis, a touch of allspice and mocha powder. The oak (which early reviewers in 2014 complained was too prevalent) is now very well integrated and there is just a mild tannic grip on the finish. Savory, with a juicy mouthfeel, this is very quaffable. It also improved over several days, so it may have a few good years left but why wait? Give it some air and enjoy!

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  4/15/2018 - Scamber Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A little age went surprisingly well on this incredible QPR wine. Drinks like a $60 CA/WA Bordeaux blend. Tannins integrated, ripe and restrained red and blue fruit, spicy loamy earth finish.

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  2/27/2016 - VinCrush Likes this wine: 89 Points

  My new go-to $10 red. This was excellent for the price. Smooth and well balanced, with plenty of structure. Aromas were more complex than I expected, with a bit of smoke and burned toast layering over the dark fruits. Twenty second finish. Let it breath a little... it improved on the second day.

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  9/29/2015 - Al Doughty wrote: 87 Points

  The nose immediately suggests a soft new world wine, with creamy aromas of vanilla and eucalyptus. Smoky oak and vanilla dominate the palate of black and red fruit, that also has a nice streak of acidity.

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  6/19/2015 - BURGHen Boy wrote: 87 Points

  Full Bodied and mellow. Can taste the layers of the 2 varieties which play well off each other. Somewhat one note, no growth in glass, plateaued.

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