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| | Tasted by lesliecarolgriffith@gmail.com on 2/19/2019 & rated 89 points: Very good. Wish I could find the other one. (986 views) |
| | Tasted by Jetjock on 2/7/2015 & rated 89 points: Very flavorful the first night and a great QPR. But, faded fruit and flat by second night. Drink now and do it on Day 1. (2438 views) |
| | Tasted by showard on 8/7/2014 & rated 87 points: Lots of VA. Really bright and fruity upon opening. Delicious except for the weird VA. Calmed down a little over the next couple days. Left about 8 oz in the fridge for a little over two weeks, poured and let it come up to cellar temp. Wow, what a difference! Next bottles I will open, pour a little off and re-cork for 2-3 weeks. Great CdR at that point. (3021 views) |
| | Tasted by graphite on 8/23/2012 & rated 86 points: VA prickles the nose and tongue. Extracted but not overripe blackberry fruit followed by bitter-edged garrigue and tapenade notes. Very primary. I found this a somewhat disjointed mix of rustic and modern. I'm not surprised many found it better on day 2 (after the VA dissipates, presumably). Could possibly improve with more age. (4858 views) |
| | Tasted by seppej on 7/16/2012 & rated 92 points: Nose: Solid base of dark berries - Cofee in the middle - semi complex spicy top
Taste: Great acidity - Great balance - Nice structure & power... (5022 views) |
| | Tasted by vy#10 on 6/23/2012: Very good for $. Rich, with grilled meat and herb du Provence. (4547 views) |
| | Tasted by ArturoG on 3/6/2012 & rated 89 points: A bit too much alcohol when I opened the bottle but improved on the second day, with the scent of wet dark dirt starting showing thru. Would drink again as an everyday table wine but I think the 2007 has reached or past it's prime. (3067 views) |
| | Tasted by 23dex on 3/6/2012 & rated 88 points: not sure about this one... i think i'll like it more tomorrow. strong dark fruit, that dark dirt smell... but just didn't mesh together well. have a feeling it will get better after a day. (3864 views) |
| | Tasted by cmr on 12/30/2011 & rated 90 points: Drank over 2 days and 89 on first and on the 2nd improved to a 90 pointer. (2102 views) |
| | Tasted by ecola on 9/19/2011 & rated 89 points: Aromas and flavors of red raspberry with a little smokiness. A good dose of acidity makes this very lively. (2433 views) |
| | Tasted by bajayngo on 4/20/2011: When 1st popped this way over the top in my opinion. All of the stuff I generally love i.e. raspberry, potting soil, soy, underbrush, anise etc. But the extraction was in your face and the alc was showing a bit. Not overtly bad but too much for me and not what I want outta CDR. Now on day two it was a different story. The fruit and alc had integrated. So maybe this just need more time.....much more time! (2835 views) |
| | Tasted by CieloVista on 4/7/2011 & rated 87 points: ...similar to Mar's tasting but smoother. This bottlw was less acidic and oak flavors started coming through after decanting for 1+ hrs. (1023 views) |
| | Tasted by CieloVista on 3/6/2011 & rated 85 points: Dark ruby red with aromas of dark fruit and oak. It was balanced, dry, full bodied and a little acidic. It had flavors of cherries, herbs and pepper. The finish was medium. (982 views) |
| | Tasted by kstoddard on 2/9/2011 & rated 88 points: Dark ruby color. Earthy red fruit nose. Tastes of raspberry, cherry, earth, and some toasted oak. Good freshness. Fruit forward finish with a very deep earthiness. (3154 views) |
| | Tasted by ecola on 2/3/2011 & rated 85 points: Aromas and flavors of cherry, a little raspberry, and light oak. For some reason I expected more from this, but I still like it. Rather short finish, but initial flavors are good. ($13) (3011 views) |
| | Tasted by blee357 on 1/29/2011 & rated 88 points: Dark fruit, fine tannins, and a little oak. Medium bodied and nice. (3264 views) |
| | Tasted by jeffal66 on 1/21/2011 & rated 88 points: No notes but I recall as enjoyable and good with food. (3174 views) |
| | Tasted by tbailey540 on 1/7/2011 & rated 89 points: Good stuff (3207 views) |
| | Tasted by tbailey540 on 12/19/2010 & rated 88 points: Nice medium body with red and dark fruits. easy drinking with or without food (3309 views) |
| | Tasted by peternelson on 9/10/2010 & rated 90 points: Nice ripe blue-blackberry fruit; juicy, medium body, good balance, velvety mouth; nice herbal note, light fresh tobacco-leaf finish with drying sticky tannins. A concentrated, fairly rich CdR still with good typicity for the appellation. (1072 views) |
| | Tasted by Marces on 7/2/2010 & rated 87 points: First fridays at the Frick. With the Smiths.
(3738 views) |
| | Tasted by mariadans on 5/25/2010 & rated 80 points: fruity, some tannin on finish, graphite (3830 views) |
| | Tasted by Tony Poli on 5/14/2010 & rated 89 points: Medium dark red-purple color. Barnyard and earth on the nose. Earthy, almost manure on the palate, with winter fruits lingering. (This is the strangest tasting note I've ever written for a wine I liked...). Long, pleasant finish. Classic Cotes du Rhone. Seems like it might get better with a little time. (4185 views) |
| | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 3/9/2010: Seaweed and salt, a little bit like reduced soy sauce. In the nicest possible way of course. Great with Japanese food? Works at $16. (3906 views) |
| | Tasted by hutch on 10/14/2009 & rated 88 points: Robert Kacher Tasting (Taj, Boston MA): Some spice. A little more serious then the Brunel preceding it. I'd give this some time before trying. Good stuff. (4742 views) |
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