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| | Tasted by JoseAr305 on 5/13/2024 & rated 90 points: Purchased at $15, in my quest to find a reliable weekday wine from the Southern Rhône.
Popped and poured.
Visually, a bold ruby color with a pleasing purple hue.
On the nose, an explosion of fruits, my goodness. Very fruit forward when you put ya nose in the glass. Strawberries, blackberries, cherry. Smoke.
On the palate, the first glass, what's prominent is the grippy tannins - a mistake of me popping and pouring. Thirty to sixty minutes of exposure to the air really took the astringency out of it. Medium acidity, medium body, dry. Good balance, the alcohol isn't noticeable. Complexity is minimal, the usual fruit flavors, but hey - we like those.
Decent finish. Enjoyable and definitely great QPR. (213 views) |
| | Tasted by Jrkeene7 on 4/21/2024 & rated 87 points: Deep ruby red in the glass with light ruby edges. Powerful aromas jump out the glass. Dark fruits - black plum, black currant. Violets, black pepper, graphite. Nose confirmed on the palate. Soft, luxurious mouthfeel. High alcohol, full body, low tannin (aged in cement). Relatively well-balanced. This would pair well with grilled/roasted meats. (427 views) |
| | Tasted by gpcoleman on 4/12/2024 & rated 87 points: Not what it was advertised to be. (704 views) |
| | Tasted by jonahfactor on 4/7/2024: Very tight out of the bottle and didn’t charm out of the decanter either. Unripe raspberries and dried apricots, and that’s about it. Abrasive tannins and fairly high acidity. Might be too young. But, while we’ve loved vintages of this wine for more than a decade, methinks this may be a vintage to pass on. Pass. (757 views) |
| | Tasted by pghotstuff9 on 3/24/2024 & rated 90 points: Quality cotes du Rhone at a good price point (883 views) |
| | Tasted by BenF87M2 on 3/23/2024 & rated 86 points: Nose of plum, graphite, wet stone and orange. Moderate tannins with fresh acidity. Palate is pretty muted on fruit notes but has some blackberry, dark chocolate and getting some of that orange again. Moderate oak and smoke finish (681 views) |
| | Tasted by Randy F. on 3/23/2024 & rated 87 points: Needs time and decant but better than I expected (768 views) |
| | Tasted by garlicgrapes on 3/12/2024: Very rich and concentrated and sweet. Smells of overripe fruit before it begins to ferment. Not my thing
edit: significantly better on day two. Quite tannic! Perhaps this is just a bit too young at this point. Definitely picking up some more minerals on the nose and palate today. Still don’t think this would be a re-purchase for me but this might be right up some people’s alleys! (786 views) |
| | Tasted by SwagTheBlack on 3/9/2024 & rated 88 points: It is Syrah from Rhone Valley.
Dark ruby color
Not intense but can feel black fruit and dark chocholet on nose
Black fruit, spice and chocholet on palate
Medium plus body and tannic. Medium acidity.
Very much typical Syrah as a good replacement of CS with good price.
Make me curiois Southern french CS, compared with Chillean or CA. (722 views) |
| | Tasted by Josch48 on 2/29/2024 & rated 92 points: As with the three previous vintages, especially the slightly lighter 2021, and the stellar 2019, I have enjoyed, this 2022 is a well priced entry level Côtes du Rhône that has more pleasing attributes than its affordable price point would infer.
The black cherry color is impenetrable to light passage. The gently perfumed nose presents with a heady saturated Syrah aroma accompanied by a vanilla laced blackberry and dusty plum bouquet reminiscent of a young uncomplicated fusion of Cote Rotie and Ruby Port.
The medium viscosity mouthfeel conveys supple tannins that support the well extracted regional character of the varietal, with a dry Sangiovese identity along with an assertive Shiraz spiciness. The well integrated and unobtrusive 14.5% ABV is complemented with a balanced acidity.
This wine would likely be misidentified as a Saint Joseph, rather than a Côtes du Rhône, in most blind tastings, and continues to convey attributes well over its respective Northern Rhone classification. It is a reverse Chimera that is real, not illusory. In the words of Tom Ewell in the movie “The Seven Year Itch,” “How do they do it?” (698 views) |
| | Tasted by xyc on 2/13/2024 & rated 93 points: Dark as the devil's sash. It is a challenge to move past the nose, each swirl evokes a different sensation, Syrah perfume, mulberry juice, essence of grape skin. The entry is round ripe, rich, concentrated, fresh fruit with its natural lemony acid, depths to be explored when it ages. I understand why others would note some of these, why some prefer rough edges or more age. Not me. I'll accept God's gifts, the vintner's passion in a bottle, pleasure with every swig. (757 views) |
| | Tasted by racheld61 on 2/13/2024 & rated 88 points: Light and floral with depth to the nose. Lovely dark ruby in color. Great house wine. Tobacco and leather on the nose. Dark fruits. (845 views) |
| | Tasted by p.bechthold on 2/13/2024 & rated 87 points: improved since the last bottle in 12/23, rather rich and concentrated, tannins soften quickly with air (797 views) |
| | Tasted by tlogan9 on 2/1/2024 & rated 92 points: One of the best wines for the money I have ever had. Dark Burgundy color. Fruit forward. We’ll balanced tannins. Silky aftertaste. (856 views) |
| | Tasted by Sun_Devil on 1/30/2024: Good everyday drinker, was a bit tight on day one so we left in decanter overnight and it faded. It’s pleasing…ain’t hurtin no one (793 views) |
| | Tasted by JFW on 1/15/2024 & rated 86 points: Pretty intense and a bit high octane. (825 views) |
| | Tasted by ThijsPiet on 1/5/2024 & rated 91 points: Meaty fruity and a bit of spice. Very good young syrah (893 views) |
| | Tasted by Sl4ddy on 12/23/2023 & rated 77 points: Sehr rauchiger Geschmack. Brauch viel Luft. (842 views) |
| | Tasted by daviswhitehead on 12/5/2023 & rated 82 points: The wine was fine but not particularly special or notable in any way. (939 views) |
| | Tasted by Dad300 on 11/12/2023 & rated 90 points: Glass: dark purple to black core with purple rim.
Nose:clean, stone,pepper, gamey
Palate: earthy, gamey, red fruit,
Medium low tannins with a medium finish. (817 views) |
| | Tasted by acyso on 11/11/2023 & rated 88 points: At Jules Bistro in Toronto. Juicy and purple and dense tannins. Very good for the level, but a bit more polish than I want. Quite ripe and fruit-forward. (1220 views) |
