Popped and poured. Aroma of black fruit, bacon fat. Deep, dark black fruit flavors up front, garrigue mid palate, licorice on the back end. Intense, with pure flavors, solid backbone, and forward fruit.
This is drinking very nicely now, but still has plenty of life left. The current CT drinking window shows an end date of 2018. That's off by at least a decade, probably more.
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Opens a bit harsh / alcoholic. Rounds out nicely with about 30 minutes in the glass. This bottle would have benefited from a decant. 90 pts reflects its maturation in the glass.
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9/9/2021 - Mr T wrote:
PNP with friends over for drinks and snacks. No vintage excess in this wine...yes ripe, but well balanced and very pleasant
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2/15/2020 - wineshlub wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured. Aroma of black fruit, bacon fat. Deep, dark black fruit flavors up front, garrigue mid palate, licorice on the back end. Intense, with pure flavors, solid backbone, and forward fruit.
This is drinking very nicely now, but still has plenty of life left. The current CT drinking window shows an end date of 2018. That's off by at least a decade, probably more.
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10/13/2019 - srp_gc Likes this wine:
Nicely matured and well rounded. It benefitted from 2 hours in decanter. Only two left :(
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3/6/2019 - vanpe003 wrote: 90 Points
Opens a bit harsh / alcoholic. Rounds out nicely with about 30 minutes in the glass. This bottle would have benefited from a decant. 90 pts reflects its maturation in the glass.
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2/16/2019 - Alexroy wrote: 91 Points
Seems to have grown into itself finally. Smooth, bold dark fruit, still slightly alcoholic but long, powerful and very Southern Rhone. Lovely.
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