This wine is in its prime right now. Wonderful notes of barnyard, leather, smoke, and dried mushrooms with notes of dried plums and cherries. Just enough oak to give it a slight hint of vanilla in the finish. A classic example of a Rhone wine.
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I bought a few Vieilles Vignes of this domaine lately and there was a good occasion to open a Northern Rhone wine, so I took this one without reading my previous note. It is still firm. French syrah is quite clear. I was not as impressed as with the bottle earlier this year. The acidity is quite dominating. For the rest it is quite ok. Better wait with this wine another 2-3 years.
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A bit of sweetness of ripe cherries and spices in the bouquet. Spicy in the taste as well. Red and some black fruits, like cherries. Good balance between sweetness and acidity. This wine should improve with a few more years of cellaring.
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8/17/2010 - FoodMuse Likes this wine: 95 Points
This wine is in its prime right now. Wonderful notes of barnyard, leather, smoke, and dried mushrooms with notes of dried plums and cherries. Just enough oak to give it a slight hint of vanilla in the finish. A classic example of a Rhone wine.
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11/18/2008 - Zweder wrote: 87 Points
I bought a few Vieilles Vignes of this domaine lately and there was a good occasion to open a Northern Rhone wine, so I took this one without reading my previous note. It is still firm. French syrah is quite clear. I was not as impressed as with the bottle earlier this year. The acidity is quite dominating. For the rest it is quite ok. Better wait with this wine another 2-3 years.
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8/9/2008 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
Dense, rich, not much in the way of syrah perfume, rather refined for a cornas, which I'm not sure is such a good thing
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3/8/2008 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points
A bit of sweetness of ripe cherries and spices in the bouquet. Spicy in the taste as well. Red and some black fruits, like cherries. Good balance between sweetness and acidity. This wine should improve with a few more years of cellaring.
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