My first time trying this producer, and I am definitely enjoying this. Great acidity, fresh fruit - blind, there is no way I would call this a 20 year old wine.
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Mostly Northern Rhone Dinner with Sir Charles (Sole Ristorante Italianom, San Mateo): George slow-ox'd this for 3 weeks ahead of the dinner. Medium darker strawberry red, with a bit of bricking; medium body, decent medium bright red fruit, mild tannins, strong tartness really dominates the fruit, lingering prominently on the finish. Later in the evening the tartness had faded a bit, but was still prominent. We all tried to remember the oak treatment on this wine, as I couldn't really detect strong signs of new oak. Various sources suggest it is either 50% or 100% new, which probably depends on the vintage.
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2004 Rhone Tasting chez Lillelund (Lilleund's home): Oak juice, suntan lotion, coconut oil. Andre noted that he isn't sure there is enough fruit here to absorb the new oak. Niels noted how disappointing this wine is, especially given the heavy price tag. Close to undrinkable for me.
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5/1/2024 - Bob H wrote:
My first time trying this producer, and I am definitely enjoying this. Great acidity, fresh fruit - blind, there is no way I would call this a 20 year old wine.
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4/25/2018 - clayfu wrote:
soft and warm on the palate, more fruit forward than I was expecting but Ogier seems to always be more forward than I was expecting.
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4/23/2018 - alanr wrote: 89 Points
Mostly Northern Rhone Dinner with Sir Charles (Sole Ristorante Italianom, San Mateo): George slow-ox'd this for 3 weeks ahead of the dinner. Medium darker strawberry red, with a bit of bricking; medium body, decent medium bright red fruit, mild tannins, strong tartness really dominates the fruit, lingering prominently on the finish. Later in the evening the tartness had faded a bit, but was still prominent. We all tried to remember the oak treatment on this wine, as I couldn't really detect strong signs of new oak. Various sources suggest it is either 50% or 100% new, which probably depends on the vintage.
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11/5/2015 - beatles wrote: 87 Points
Some locale – well made – but lean, very short, acidic and oaky at the same time.
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11/5/2015 - pbaek wrote:
2004 Rhone Tasting chez Lillelund (Lilleund's home): Oak juice, suntan lotion, coconut oil. Andre noted that he isn't sure there is enough fruit here to absorb the new oak. Niels noted how disappointing this wine is, especially given the heavy price tag. Close to undrinkable for me.
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