No decanting First bottle ever - tasted in a Zalto Bordeaux and Zalto universal glass. I prefered the Bordeaux glass. It got very closed and didnt get that much out of it, in the universal - tasted at the temperature of 12 degrees and got warmer with time
The nose: Fruit forward with blackberry, cherry, boysenberry, strawberry, blackcurrant. A smalle earthy touch and oak at the end. Very greay to sniff
The palate: Fruity, fresh mouthfull. All about the fruit here. Not much else. Still this earthy thing, but muted. Pleasent, soft texture, silky.
Tannin medium- Acidity medium - Light body
I'm 90 points on this. Its great, but I do love the Le Fou much more. Thats a Rhone wine that kicks ass.
90 Points
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Fleshy, lush, fruit-driven Grenache (90/10 Grenache/Syrah), with enough tannins to keep the fat under check. There is nothing tempered about this wine, but it does have a bit of earthiness to keep things interesting. The Arcane line seems to be more this typicity than the Xavier CdPs which are more refined and balanced. Good for pizza night.
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4/27/2024 - OlleL Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tät, mörk och smakrik. En smakmässigt stiltypisk Cote du Rhône fast på steroider. Mer av allt. Mörkare och mer intensiv. God smak.
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12/28/2023 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 88 Points
Dense black, blue fruit without much nuance. Pleasant enough for pizza on a Wednesday night. Least compelling of the XV wines.
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12/18/2023 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 89 Points
Rather generic red wine. Nice oak vanilla, smooth low structure and approachable. Easy weekday drinker to be consumed in the near term.
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12/5/2023 - tob100 Likes this wine: 90 Points
No decanting
First bottle ever - tasted in a Zalto Bordeaux and Zalto universal glass. I prefered the Bordeaux glass. It got very closed and didnt get that much out of it, in the universal
- tasted at the temperature of 12 degrees and got warmer with time
The nose:
Fruit forward with blackberry, cherry, boysenberry, strawberry, blackcurrant. A smalle earthy touch and oak at the end. Very greay to sniff
The palate:
Fruity, fresh mouthfull. All about the fruit here. Not much else. Still this earthy thing, but muted. Pleasent, soft texture, silky.
Tannin medium-
Acidity medium -
Light body
I'm 90 points on this.
Its great, but I do love the Le Fou much more. Thats a Rhone wine that kicks ass.
90 Points
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10/20/2023 - dariuskoenig Likes this wine: 89 Points
Fleshy, lush, fruit-driven Grenache (90/10 Grenache/Syrah), with enough tannins to keep the fat under check. There is nothing tempered about this wine, but it does have a bit of earthiness to keep things interesting. The Arcane line seems to be more this typicity than the Xavier CdPs which are more refined and balanced. Good for pizza night.
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