2015 Domaine Auguste Clape Le Vin des Amis

Community Tasting Notes (58) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  11/23/2023 - Gargantua wrote:

  Agree with previous tasters—Brett seems to have dominated what remains here, and the balance is lost. I waited too long on this.

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  9/29/2023 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Deep red. Minor deposit.
  Wonderful rich Shiraz. Riberry, blackberry nose and palate. Round full flavour. Will hold for some time, though as Chatters observed, evidence of Brett begins to emerge after about an hour, which suggests to drink up. It was my last bottle.

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  4/16/2023 - chatters wrote:

  Dave's 60th lunch (Porcine, Oxford Street): Blackberry, a little meaty, gamey, touches of Ribena and red berry underpin, touch of jubiness. Those red berry and Ribena notes are more to the fore on the palate, slightly chalky drying tannins, touch of smokiness (whole bunch?). Lovely, with time the meaty gamey notes morph into Brett.

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  6/28/2022 - thesternowl wrote: 92 Points

  Popped and poured. The 2015 LVdA pours a deep violet color and is now throwing a significant amount of fine sediment. On the nose, blue and black fruits, black pepper, deli case, black olives, lavender and stone-like minerals. On the palate, the notes from the nose are confirmed and accompanied by some chocolate too. Medium tannin and medium (+) acid. On the pour, the body is a touch thin for my liking but it gains some weight with air. By hour two, it’s hitting its stride. The finish is long and delicious. This is in a good place right now and will likely do so at least through 2025.

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  5/7/2022 - diggydan wrote: 90 Points

  Stopped getting better! Dark, secondary, very much iron and earth, blackberry. Now a rustic, bitter, rough and woodsy finish. Body a little thin.

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