Pleasant and very smooth. Background very light acidity. Kirsch. Substantial and chewy. Some chocolate
After almost one month with argon in the bottle (2/3 left) - one hour decant, and it is different. Much more cote rotie for my taste. But very good CR, so one more point to 92. Hope I have a few more somewhere to try in coming years. This might get better.
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Tasty, still a bit of tanginess/zip to the initial flavour. Nice red berry fruit, sour cherries, blackberries, pepper, licorice, cured salami/meat and herbal notes on the finish. Dusty but very vague tannins. Medium length finish. Some bitterness on mid palate to finish.
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Blackish red, dense, edge looks fairly young. Large bq w black berries, white pepper, meat, stone dust, minerals, laurel, leather. Medium+ body w rounded tannins, nice dark fruit (both fresh and dried), nice acidity. Fairly long aftertaste, mainly w fruit and acidity. Some elegance, a "slimline Hermitage". Will last longer, but we doubt that it will get better.
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Dried herbs, leather, cured meat, black pepper, dark fruit. Nicely developed, in a good place now. Full bodied, med + acidity. Not the longest finish, but all in all a very good wine, for a fraction of the price of the legendary domaine wines. Giving these about 10-15 years in the cellar makes perfect sense...
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11/26/2022 - bobbylion Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pleasant and very smooth. Background very light acidity. Kirsch. Substantial and chewy. Some chocolate
After almost one month with argon in the bottle (2/3 left) - one hour decant, and it is different. Much more cote rotie for my taste. But very good CR, so one more point to 92. Hope I have a few more somewhere to try in coming years. This might get better.
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10/3/2022 - OttawaB Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasty, still a bit of tanginess/zip to the initial flavour. Nice red berry fruit, sour cherries, blackberries, pepper, licorice, cured salami/meat and herbal notes on the finish. Dusty but very vague tannins. Medium length finish. Some bitterness on mid palate to finish.
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10/8/2021 - Leto South wrote: 91 Points
Blackish red, dense, edge looks fairly young. Large bq w black berries, white pepper, meat, stone dust, minerals, laurel, leather. Medium+ body w rounded tannins, nice dark fruit (both fresh and dried), nice acidity. Fairly long aftertaste, mainly w fruit and acidity. Some elegance, a "slimline Hermitage". Will last longer, but we doubt that it will get better.
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8/29/2020 - InVinjeVeritas wrote: 93 Points
Still quite young and fruity with firm tannin grip, but very enjoyable. Should last at least 10 years.
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4/11/2020 - Overlook Likes this wine:
Dried herbs, leather, cured meat, black pepper, dark fruit. Nicely developed, in a good place now. Full bodied, med + acidity. Not the longest finish, but all in all a very good wine, for a fraction of the price of the legendary domaine wines. Giving these about 10-15 years in the cellar makes perfect sense...
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