2019 Domaine La Tour Vieille Collioure La Pinède

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  2/15/2022 - MikeeyC Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I first learnt of this wine when reading Victoria James’ ‘Wine Girl’ - she highly rated and loved this wine for very agreeable sentimental and vinous reasons.
  
  Notes from the Domaine refer to a blend of 65% Grenache noir (for fresh red berries and red plum), 30% Mourvèdre (for some ruddy structural, funky depth) and the remaining 5% a splash of Carignan (for some bright acidity, spice and herb) all adds up to a ruby red, purple edged, very appealing looking wine.
  
  The nose offers up an enticing collection of aromas: red cherry, raspberry, herbaceousnous, brambles, black olives, vanilla, chocolate and ladies leather glove.
  
  On the palate it's medium bodied with a rewarding mouthfeel, integrated tannins and balanced acidity. The finish is all good with a lovely lip smacking quality and a subtle though highly enjoyable slightly smokey eucalyptus tang.
  
  Good to drink now perhaps with a nice juicy steak, chips and simple salad but will also live up to quite a few more years in the cellar no problem to add further complexity.
  
  Footnote - Steak has been served, wine has opened. Two hours in a decanter will pay great dividends with this juvenile crowd pleasing wine. Now enjoying dusty, unctuous violets in the finish.. just wow.

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  8/21/2021 - Atwellian wrote: 90 Points

  Medium garnet. Fresh red fruit nose. Very smooth, slightly sweet, raspberry and strawberry. Medium finish. Really pleasant and enjoyable.

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  7/15/2021 - whits Likes this wine: 91 Points

  dark purple color with nice transparency, pretty fragrance, showing wafts of flowers, raspberries, strawberries and wet stones, dark and pure, clean and fresh, lovely hints of raspberry, plum, red cherry and hibiscus tea on the palate, even some chocolate bark on the finish, pleasant with balanced acid, smooth tannin and a long finish, the weight is just right, overall juicy and pure, really nice value

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