The medium garnet color of this Châteauneuf belies its concentration. A blend of 95% Grenache and 5% Mourvèdre that was aged for 14 months in neutral oak foudres, it delivers aromas and flavors of dried cranberries, raspberries and Montmorency cherries, supported with Provençal herbs and mulling spices. Medium-bodied, low-to-medium in acidity, softly tannic, lightly oaked and without alcoholic heat, it stays solid on the mid-palate and finishes long. This particular bottle was decanted through a Vinturi aerator and fully showed its wares after the first hour in carafe. Enjoy it over the next 10 or more years. Drink now-2033.
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Flowers, red fruits and a touch of smoke open the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh and vibrant with more of that floral edge that adds to the sweet, kirsch and cherries in the core of the wine. Drink from 2022-2034.
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11/6/2023 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 92 Points
The medium garnet color of this Châteauneuf belies its concentration. A blend of 95% Grenache and 5% Mourvèdre that was aged for 14 months in neutral oak foudres, it delivers aromas and flavors of dried cranberries, raspberries and Montmorency cherries, supported with Provençal herbs and mulling spices. Medium-bodied, low-to-medium in acidity, softly tannic, lightly oaked and without alcoholic heat, it stays solid on the mid-palate and finishes long. This particular bottle was decanted through a Vinturi aerator and fully showed its wares after the first hour in carafe. Enjoy it over the next 10 or more years. Drink now-2033.
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1/27/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Flowers, red fruits and a touch of smoke open the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh and vibrant with more of that floral edge that adds to the sweet, kirsch and cherries in the core of the wine. Drink from 2022-2034.
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5/26/2022 - bitdrerik wrote: 92 Points
Eðalklúbburinn rúllar um Rónardalinn.; 5/23/2022-5/27/2022 (10 vínhús og ein súkkulaðigerð heimsótt í norður og suður Rónardalnum.): 95% grenache og 5% mourvedre. Mjög ljóst á litinn. Plómur, krydd, sæta, kjöt, járn og blóð í nefi. Síðan á tungunni. Dökk eða jafnvel svört kirsuber, brómber, krydd. Góð fylling, fínt jafnvægi. Góð tannín og fullt af þeim. Mikil mýkt. Gott vín.
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2/7/2022 - Philippe_C wrote: 95 Points
Wow, super saline, cherries, sappy, delicious, fraise ecrasée… Super delicious, light, etheral, electric sapyness, fraise ecrasée, mineral, enorme salinité
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