2005 Alain Jaume Vacqueyras Grande Garrigue

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 87.2 points

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  1/27/2011 - Finare Vinare wrote: 90 Points

  What a nice surprise! The perfumed berry aromas have turned to a more classy nose where the garrigue and smoky notes are prominent. Best of all - the sweetness and alcohol are now integrated into the wine. It shows lots of core fruit, good structure, and salty minerals - with at least five years of future in cool cellar conditions. 2005 was a splendid vintage overall!

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  2/17/2010 - rjrausch wrote: 90 Points

  Used in a roast. Very pretty nose almost sweet. A good finish with some blackberries but was a little light for me.

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  1/26/2010 - CkenS wrote: 88 Points

  Popped and poured. What a nose! Some smoky sausage or koscher hot dog meaty aroma. Light medium bodied. Nice well balanced and intense full palate attack of fruit, herb, pepper & garrique. But this intensity quickly dissipates into a more subdued mineral and tannin finish. While there is some complexity in the attack, the finish is fairly simple. ... >>>> After 90 minutes or so the finish improves with more of the flavors in the attack. Roll this around to get the full palate of flavors. It is very quaffable. Will update the next day if my wife and I dont' finish it off. Next day. More fruit forward and more fruit in the finish. The herb garrigue notes are not as evident the 2nd day. Overall interesting wine. I'm tempted to get another couple bottles for holding a couple years.

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  9/21/2009 - benfri wrote: 89 Points

  What a surprise. Didn't expect this utterly enjoyable wine. Red berries and spicies (white pepper) kept in place by well defined yet soft tannins. Very good OPR!

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  3/23/2009 - bboy wrote: 86 Points

  Well balanced, lots of fruits and herbs.

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