2018 Clos Cibonne Tibouren Côtes de Provence Cuvée Spéciale

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  4/29/2023 - mrholmberg Likes this wine: 90 Points

  No formal tasting note - I guess I enjoyed it too much to analyze it :-) At it's peak I would guess, perfect balance between fruit and maturity. Maybe a little low acidity but that's the only complaint I can think of.

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  6/15/2022 - Amberissey Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Very closed and structured upon opening. I only had a small glass at that point. I had my second glass four days later where it is showing stemminess on the nose, but a really nice cherry palette. I would recommend not opening the 2018 for the better part of a decade, or if sooner with a lengthy decant.

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  2/3/2022 - La Randonnee Likes this wine:

  Spice, strong saline component and candied red fruit all in a not simple bouquet.
  Palate more reserved than aroma suggests, tending mineral, light, almost racy. Yet broadens to a fruity mid and then back to a mineral, yet ripe finish.
  With food these qualities mean a wine that pairs well with good range of foods - not forgotten while eating but an equal partner.
  
  Edit: reading other notes - dinner was smoked salmon pasta in cream sauce and paired well.

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  11/10/2021 - Krassens Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Drank over three days. A peculiar varietal. On the nose quite floral, rose hip, tea, bit of bubble gum; on the palate nuanced tannins, quite high in acidity, cherries, ripe strawberries, umami, hint of tobacco, somewhat thin bodied, very long. If blinded I would have guessed this as a PN or Nebbiolo. Would buy again.

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  7/25/2020 - matage wrote: 86 Points

  Not without structure but very light, bordering on diluted. Red berries and garrigue but uneventful by my palate. I might just have the wrong expectations for it. Might pair well with spicier meat dishes

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