2003 Domaine la Soumade Rasteau Cuvée Fleur de Confiance

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 92 points

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  1/1/2020 - drmarclevine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Excellent bottle to kick-off the new year. Charged out of the gate with powerful aromas of mint, cloves, and a heavy dose of anise. Like ripping open a bag of licorice. With some air we got some barbecue grill and camphor. Fresh, lively and still youthful in the mouth. More cloves and anise as well as unsweetened blackberry pie. Long finish. One of the better Village-level wines in recent memory. Wish I had more. Drink now but will easily hold for another three years, at least. Spot-on pairing with braised short-ribs with olives and orange zest.

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  4/12/2017 - champussi Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Magnum. 2007 auf dem Weingut erworben. Der Wein schmeckt schon direkt aus der Flasche gar nicht schlecht, verbessert sich aber über viele Stunden stetig. Ein großer schwerer Wein der seine volle Trinkreife erreicht hat, sie aber auch noch einige Jahre (Mgn.) halten wird! Südliche Rhone at its best!! Für den ein oder anderen wird das zu viel des Guten sein, besser ist der Jahrgang aber wohl kaum umzusetzen gewesen! Großes GrenacheKino!!!

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  3/1/2016 - Geoff Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Spectacular showing! Red and dark fruit, sweet nose, some secondary notes. Smooth mouthfeel, slight glycerin, Full bodied, but polite, not offensive. Balanced with power. Long finish. Very impressive.

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  1/31/2016 - SeattlePaul Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A very big wine indeed. Rich fruit in the strawberry to cherry range with complex tanninc and acidic profile. Opened first night on its own, but after one night under inert gas the second day it was much better. Especially with a savory steak it showed magnificently. Several years left on this one for sure.

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  12/19/2015 - Frank Schneider wrote: 95 Points

  Big big wine!!!!! Mature with some nice tannins left. Decant for 2 h and had a delicious southern rhone in the glass . Drink or hold for 3 y !!! Lovely

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