Wine Education Service - Southern Rhône

Presented by Sandy Leckie

• 2008 Clos Saint Michel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 83 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Nose - fruity, delicate, complex, herby, flowery.
  Taste - delicious, smooth attack with good acidity, but then it goes rather flat in the middle....disappointing.

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• 2007 Domaine de la Mordorée Lirac Blanc Cuvée de la Reine des Bois 87 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac

  Refreshing fruity nose, very inviting, ripe fruit.
  Excellent balance, fruity with a hint of apricot in the mid palate along with some minerality, good length.

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• 2007 Domaine Saint-Amant Côtes du Rhône Villages La Tarbardonne 89 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages

  Highly perfumed but subtle, ripe stoned fruit and some smoky oak.
  Sweet fruity attck, good balance, smooth mid palate with lovely peachiness, plenty of length.

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• 2008 Château d'Aqueria Tavel 82 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Tavel

  Fragrant, cherry boiled sweets.
  Rich, cherries, reasonable balance, some interesting notes.

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• 2006 Domaine de la Mordorée Lirac La Dame Rousse 85 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac

  A youthful nose with a hint of fruit.
  Fruity, plenty of tannins, not yet ready, needs 4 - 5 years, very long.

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• 2007 Gabriel Meffre Vacqueyras Les grands cypres 84 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vacqueyras

  There's more than a hint of age in the appearance here.
  An uninspiring nose, caremelised black cherries, Black Forest gateau with pepper.
  Quite quaffable, raisins with soft tannins, baked fruits mid palate and a sherry-like finish.

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• 2007 Domaine Boisson Cairanne l'Exigence Rouge 89 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne

  A subtle nose, fruit and flowers, waxy black plums.
  Fruity with loads of very soft tannin, drinking quite well but will kee a couple of years, fruity finish.

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• 2007 Domaine La Bouïssiere Gigondas 91 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

  Perfumed, complex, lovely, heated fruit with herbs.
  Rich peppery fruit, very soft tannins, powerful mid palate with rosemary notes, lovely long fruity finish, ready now.

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• 1997 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 86 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  An aged, tired nose, quite madeirised.
  Wonderfully, rich, devoid of fruit, quite delicate, good length

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• 2004 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 93 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Wonderful complex nose.
  Concentrated fruit, plenty of soft tannins, good length.

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