I liked this better than the previous bottle and thought that the rich complexity and decent balancing acidity masked well the high alcohol. The lamb pairing marinated in apricot undoubtedly helped. Very good.
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Superbe nez sur les fruits noirs, la framboise et le chocolat. Bouche chaleureuse mais bien équilibrée et soyeuse, très gourmande et d’une bonne longueur. Vraiment superbe à ce prix.
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I broached this after a last glass of a good generic CdR and it was immediately obvious that we were on a much higher quality plane. Medium++ bodied and quite rich in fruit but managing to retain freshness through cherry and raspberry notes, decent acidity and a sprinkling of spice. The finish was firm with touches of liquorice and kirsch but has not yet veered towards portiness. This wine manages to combine elegance with power but, health warning!, it has 15.5% alcohol which I did not suspect from the taste and which deterred me from taking an extra glass. Very good.
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9/16/2023 - eboracum Likes this wine: 91 Points
I liked this better than the previous bottle and thought that the rich complexity and decent balancing acidity masked well the high alcohol. The lamb pairing marinated in apricot undoubtedly helped. Very good.
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11/27/2022 - eboracum Likes this wine: 90 Points
There was perhaps a tad less freshness than in last year's bottle and I was a bit more conscious of alcoholic burn. Very good though.
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11/4/2022 - Voodoo_Champagne wrote:
A powertrain, high in alc 15%, maybe too much of everything.
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4/8/2022 - Jeanda Likes this wine: 91 Points
Superbe nez sur les fruits noirs, la framboise et le chocolat. Bouche chaleureuse mais bien équilibrée et soyeuse, très gourmande et d’une bonne longueur. Vraiment superbe à ce prix.
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12/23/2021 - eboracum Likes this wine: 91 Points
I broached this after a last glass of a good generic CdR and it was immediately obvious that we were on a much higher quality plane. Medium++ bodied and quite rich in fruit but managing to retain freshness through cherry and raspberry notes, decent acidity and a sprinkling of spice. The finish was firm with touches of liquorice and kirsch but has not yet veered towards portiness. This wine manages to combine elegance with power but, health warning!, it has 15.5% alcohol which I did not suspect from the taste and which deterred me from taking an extra glass. Very good.
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