2013 Dentelles de Talabot Vacqueyras

Community Tasting Notes (3) Median Score: 89 points

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  2/13/2021 - Stephen.Somm Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Drinking nicely now. Medium ruby with aromas of earth and black raspberry. The palate is dry and complex, with notes of garrigue, anise, plum, blackberry, and black currant. Alcohol high, tannins medium, acid medium.

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  10/21/2018 - fm1488 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Clear and deep. Brick and mahogany notes. strong legs indicate body. Red raspberry on the nose. Spice but lite. Soft white pepper. Alcohol vapors. Warm. 14.5? YEs. It is 14.5. Full mouthfeel. Well structured. Red Raspberry with vanilla accents. Again, soft white pepper on on the palate. Crushed dried rose petals. Dry. Well balanced and integrated. Moderate acidity. Moderate - moderate minus on the tannin. Despite the moderate acidity and tannin, there is enough on the dried fruit and alcohol to give off a full body wine. Syrah isn't more than 20% I bet on this. Big Grenache. Ripe but dry and textured.
  
  8/7/8/9/8 - 40/90
  
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  Interesting. Just looked and saw my own tasting note from two plus years back. Very different take. This thing has evolved and gained a really firm identity. This is a fantastic wine for 15 at this point in time. Wish I could get more

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  7/6/2016 - fm1488 Likes this wine: 82 Points

  Just took delivery on this one. Dark purple. Relatively deep and opaque for my experience on Southern Rhone. Flows a bit to red/magenta at the rim but holds coloer. Suggests youth. 2013 so that's right. moderately limpid. Legs form and sit on the rim.
  
  Bouquet is faint. Hints of strawberry, cherry and licorice just kind of tease the olfactory senses. Whats there I find pleasant but it is faint. Palate hits much bigger than the bouquet as if it was hiding something. Good acidity with moderate tannins. Core red fruits and touch of that licorice. Nothing really novel. Balance is nice. Finish fades a bit quickly but hold up well. Good solid Southern Rhone for every day. Well worth 15.
  
  7/5/7/7/6 - 32/82

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