Monthly Tasting Group LTB 2013-10; Northern Rhone

by HV, RvR, AdJ
Tasted Thursday, December 19, 2013 by Zweder with 289 views

Introduction

All wines were tasted not blind.

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2011 Domaine Faury Condrieu Cuvée La Berne 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu

    Very grapy bouquet with flowers, blossom and honey. On the palate also grapy with also litchi, concentrated yellow fruits like pineapple, grapefruit and almond bitterness. A wine with a good concentration and also elegance.

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  • 2009 Mathilde et Yves Gangloff Condrieu 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu

    Very concentrated bouquet with ripe tropical yellow fruits. On the palate concentrated as well. Yellow fruits like pineapple, caramel, minerals and beautiful oak. Good acidity. Enormous length. A beautiful and complex wine with a good future.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2009 Tardieu-Laurent St. Joseph Les Lauzières 87 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph

    Bouquet with minerals, cherries, herbs and spices and some bell peppers. On the palate still very reticent, but there are cherries, firm acidity and sticky tannin. Difficult to score this wine. 86 - 88, so for today I score it 87. Give the wine cellaring until 2014 to see what happens.

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  • 2008 Dard et Ribo St. Joseph

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph

    In the bouquet strawberries and stinky; human barnyard….;-). On the palate juicy cherries, minerals and an overload of acidity. I just hope this is a faulty bottle. No score.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 2009 Pic & Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage 86 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage

    Bouquet with firm cherries, herbs and spices and also minerality. On the palate cherries, plums, minerals, some smoke, firm acidity and sticky tannin. Also some oak. A concentrated, a bit green and edgy wine. Give the wine some cellaring until 2016 to see if it all softens a bit. Will never be great though.

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  • 2009 Domaine du Colombier Crozes-Hermitage 89 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage

    Beautiful bouquet with red and dark forest fruits. Cherries, a touch of sweetness and smoke as well. On the palate ripe dark and red fruits, spices and minerals. Also some oak. Tannin with still a firm bite. Juicy and concentrated wine.

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  • 2010 Dard et Ribo Crozes-Hermitage

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage

    High acidity in the bouquet. Red currants, tart cherries and sauerkraut. On the palate the same unpleasant acidity. Medicine. This must be a faulty bottle, so no score.

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2008 Louis Vergé & Fils Côte-Rôtie 85 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    The bouquet is a bit reticent but it has some cherries, herbs and spiciness. On the palate the same impressions. Some laurel as well. High acidity. Not as bad as my first bottle in 2012, but still quite a disappointing Cote Roti.

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  • 2006 Christophe Billon Côte-Rôtie La Brocarde 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Beautiful and complex bouquet with dark and red fruits, toasted oak, smoke and minerals. Same impressions on the palate. Also leather, animals, vanilla and soft tannin. Beautiful balance between sweetness and acidity. Early maturity now and it can last at least 3+ years. 91-92

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Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 2006 Franck Balthazar Cornas Chaillot 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Beautiful and complex bouquet with ripe dark fruits, good oak, some sweetness but also some acidity and minerals. On the palate everything comes back. Good acidity and beautifully round tannin. Early maturity now and enough future.

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  • 2006 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Beautiful and concentrated bouquet with dark fruits and salty licorice. On the palate a mineral start, followed by mainly dark, but also some red forest fruits, smoke, pepper and mint. Good balance between sweetness and acidity. Soft tannin which is a bit drying in the finish. Beautiful, harmonious and complex wine. Early maturity now and will last at least until 2020. 92-93

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Flight 7 (1 Note)

  • 2010 Emmanuel Darnaud Crozes-Hermitage Les Trois Chênes 89 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage

    Beautiful and concentrated bouquet with dark fruits and some smoke. On the palate dark fruits as well, a good balance between sweetness and acidity and soft tannin. Good complexity. Good qpr! Early maturity now and it will still drink nicely around 2016 and a few years after that.

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