2007 Château de Montfaucon Côtes du Rhône Baron Louis

Community Tasting Notes (38) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  7/21/2023 - NickA Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Sad that this case has now come to an end, as this was a delicious and extremely good-value wine. This bottle oddly fresher than others have been lately, though still pretty smoky and graphitey, with plenty of undergrowth and a hint of leather too - but lacking the gameyness of other bottles. Persistent on the finish, which was full of concentrated cassis fruit.

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  12/26/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A charming wine again, full of dark fruit and savour, yet easy to drink, like settling into a comfortable chair. Such great value and such a privilege to have had these on hand.

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  10/8/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Still really good, although seemingly these are on the downslope now. A fair bit of Brett, somewhere on the cusp of being interesting and actually offputting. Bitter black cherry, mineral, yeast extract, cool and poised despite the depth of flavour. Insanely good value.

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  7/23/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Complex and enticing, like black cherries macerated in Tom Ford Oud Wood. Ashy, smoky, slightly leathery. Sweeter fruit showed itself with time in glass, along with something slightly creamy. Good acidity, slightly drying tannins, slightly short on the finish - but darn good for £15. Three more, probably to drink in the next couple of years ideally as after a few hours the wine did show some tiredness.

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  5/19/2020 - NickA Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Such a shame this was my only bottle, as it's rare to catch a wine at such a perfect level of maturity. 40% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Cinsault and 10% each of Carignan, Mourvèdre and Counoise, but less spicy and jammy than eg a 2007 CNDP. A delightful ease to the wine, but retaining sufficient structure, and perfectly poised between forest fruits and leathery old age. I can't stop drinking it!

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