Appearance: medium-dark depth of colour. Lots of bricking.
Nose: medium+ intensity. Lots going on: cranberries, dried herbs, mushroom, rose hip, a bit of milk chocolate.
Palate: full to medium body. Nice attack on the front palate giving way to a long finish. Nice structure - tannins have eased and there's still enough acidity to carry it. Still drinking well though for me I think this peaked about 3-5 years ago. Paired nicely with turkey and veg for Christmas dinner.
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12/25/2021 - BAJRiley Likes this wine: 93 Points
Appearance: medium-dark depth of colour. Lots of bricking.
Nose: medium+ intensity. Lots going on: cranberries, dried herbs, mushroom, rose hip, a bit of milk chocolate.
Palate: full to medium body. Nice attack on the front palate giving way to a long finish. Nice structure - tannins have eased and there's still enough acidity to carry it. Still drinking well though for me I think this peaked about 3-5 years ago. Paired nicely with turkey and veg for Christmas dinner.
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9/27/2015 - FransS wrote: 86 Points
Nicely balanced, ripe, medium body and at the end some acidity; not a miracle.
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4/11/2008 - noppakit s. wrote: 91 Points
I love this domaine very much, the 1997 is light-toasted and need 3-4 hours to breath.
Then natural scents wild red berry, mineral, herbs, roses. Hints a bit of old barrique but nice.
Medium+ body, high acidity, not well-balanced but good structure. I prefer the vintage 2000.
Aftertaste is guite big and long. Great Wine-Maker !!!
Drink now - 2014
ps. Now I know that I don't like oaky wine and I love the Domaine ( the wine-maker ) more than the Appellation.
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10/5/2002 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 86 Points
Lovely earthy nose. Rather big. Doesn't quite have the elegance I'd expect.
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