Pretty basic but it works quite well. Slightly charry fruits on the nose with a quartz cut. Same again to taste but a touch more fruity with a simple strawberry note. Faint gamey edge as well. This is an early drinker, despite the vintage rep, and I'm not sure I'd keep much longer.
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Red and black fruits (ripe cherries, blackberries), kirsch and exotic spices on the enjoyable nose. Lots of ripe, sappy fruit on the palate, refreshed by cherry-like acidity and supported by kirsch, and hints of chocolate and pepper. Remained on the same level on the second day. Very tasty, with some seriousness. Very good qpr.
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Rubied; cherries, plums, slightly piquant; astringent, lightweight, ordinairy - yet much improved with food. Lacks character when compared to their (cheaper) Ventoux.
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12/21/2011 - StewartWent wrote: 86 Points
Pretty basic but it works quite well. Slightly charry fruits on the nose with a quartz cut. Same again to taste but a touch more fruity with a simple strawberry note. Faint gamey edge as well. This is an early drinker, despite the vintage rep, and I'm not sure I'd keep much longer.
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8/28/2010 - chbeaumont wrote: 85 Points
Initially scrawny, edgy, raw; overnight this filled out, fleshy & rounded. Sound, will age a while further.
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1/17/2010 - Jozefs wrote: 89 Points
Red and black fruits (ripe cherries, blackberries), kirsch and exotic spices on the enjoyable nose. Lots of ripe, sappy fruit on the palate, refreshed by cherry-like acidity and supported by kirsch, and hints of chocolate and pepper. Remained on the same level on the second day. Very tasty, with some seriousness. Very good qpr.
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5/12/2009 - chbeaumont wrote: 83 Points
Rubied; cherries, plums, slightly piquant; astringent, lightweight, ordinairy - yet much improved with food. Lacks character when compared to their (cheaper) Ventoux.
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1/8/2009 - goofy Yno wrote: 87 Points
solid wine- good balance, some spiciness, fruit.
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