Sour cherry and ripe raspberry fruit, partially confit in style. Also rhubarb top notes. Meaty and herbaceous base. Appealing spicy and floral (rose petals) overlays. Fresh, nicely intense and fruit-forward palate. Juicy with soft tannin that still have a pretty firm grip. Nice acidity, mid-palate presence and a smoky sour cherry finish. This is a complete wine with the Drouhin handwriting all over it. While good to go now, I would decant 1h at least or cellar for 3-5 years for peak performance.
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Ripe red cherry flavors with orange acidity following. There is some rose, raspberry, mushroom and fennel notes. The finish is mostly oaky vanilla with orange acidity with a little too much alcohol.
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Red cherries and rhubarb, red flowers, mushrooms, earth, herbs, light oak influence, vanilla, delicate tannin, medium body, long finish. Just delicious and the acid is really nice. Made in a riper style than what I expected, but not overly so.
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5/4/2024 - sirpat00 wrote: 95 Points
Sour cherry and ripe raspberry fruit, partially confit in style. Also rhubarb top notes. Meaty and herbaceous base. Appealing spicy and floral (rose petals) overlays. Fresh, nicely intense and fruit-forward palate. Juicy with soft tannin that still have a pretty firm grip. Nice acidity, mid-palate presence and a smoky sour cherry finish. This is a complete wine with the Drouhin handwriting all over it. While good to go now, I would decant 1h at least or cellar for 3-5 years for peak performance.
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4/28/2024 - jocelyng Likes this wine: 91 Points
Ripe red cherry flavors with orange acidity following. There is some rose, raspberry, mushroom and fennel notes. The finish is mostly oaky vanilla with orange acidity with a little too much alcohol.
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4/26/2024 - Gnome Likes this wine: 90 Points
Some vanilla notes. Nice but generally unremarkable, especially for the price.
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3/31/2024 - djsaunde Likes this wine: 92 Points
Red cherries and rhubarb, red flowers, mushrooms, earth, herbs, light oak influence, vanilla, delicate tannin, medium body, long finish. Just delicious and the acid is really nice. Made in a riper style than what I expected, but not overly so.
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3/3/2024 - asplatt19 wrote: 93 Points
Let it open up for 30-60 minutes. Fresh cherries. Better paired with food (like most wines)
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