Southern French Reds Blindtasted - 1989-1998

Rich and Peggy's Home in Los Altos, California
Tasted Monday, October 3, 2011 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 262 views

Introduction

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Flight 1 - Starter white (1 Note)

Flight 2 - Group scoring and my TNs (8 Notes)

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  • 1998 Domaine de la Grange des Pères Pays d'Hérault 90 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Pays d'Hérault

    Group's #1 (my #2) – 25 pts; 1 first, 4 seconds, 0 thirds, 0 last places – bricking very dark red violet color; garrigue, anise, tart berry nose; tasty, smoky, tart beet, garrigue, tangy tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points

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  • 1996 Domaine la Casenove Côtes du Roussillon Rouge 91 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon

    Group's #2 (my #1) – 27 pts.; 2, 1, 1, 0 - very dark red violet color; suave, berry, black raspberry, sweet green herb, light pepper nose; youthful yet, tart black fruit, tart berry, mineral, creosote, pepper palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1989 Domaine Richeaume Syrah 87 Points

    France, Provence, Côtes de Provence

    Group's #3 (my #5) – 31 pts.; 2, 0, 2, 1 - dark ruby color; earthy, intense, tobacco, herbal, mature nose; tangy, tart berry, tart currant, smoky, tobacco palate with grip; medium-plus finish 87+ points

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  • 1997 Domaine de la Grange des Pères Pays d'Hérault 86 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Pays d'Hérault

    Group's #4 (my #6) – 37 pts.; 2, 0, 1, 0 - bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, tobacco, hickory smoke, black currant nose; quite mature, tobacco, fig, tart black cherry, black raspberry, tangy dried fig newton palate; medium-plus finish 86+ points

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  • 1995 Domaine Clavel Coteaux du Languedoc La Méjanelle Les Garrigues 82 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc La Méjanelle

    Group's #7 (my #5) – 39 pts.; 0, 2, 0, 0 - bricking, cloudy dark red violet color; reticent, savory, herb nose possibly affected by TCA; tart berry palate with surprisingly little flavor for the appellation, so possibly TCA affected; medium finish

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  • 1998 Château St Martin de la Garrigue Coteaux du Languedoc Cuvée St. Martin Flawed

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc

    Group's #6 (my #8) – 40 pts.; 1, 1, 1, 2 - bricking opaque dark red violet color; reduction, brett, chicken droppings nose; mature, maderized, narrow, tart currant, very tart red fruit, brett palate with medium-plus acidity; medium-plus finish

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  • 1995 Domaine Sorin Côtes de Provence Rouge 88 Points

    France, Provence, Côtes de Provence

    Group's #7 (my #3) – 42 pts.; 0, 0, 2, 1 - bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, dried berry, smoke, creosote, sulfur nose; tight yet, very compressed, tart berry, iodine, tobacco, charcoal palate; medium-plus finish (70% Mourvedre, 15% Grenache, 15% Syrah)

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  • 1995 Domaine la Casenove Côtes du Roussillon Rouge 88 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon

    Group's #8 (my #4) – 47 pts.; 0, 0, 1, 3 - bricking, slightly cloudy, medium dark red violet color; tart blackberry, oak, Worcester sauce, dried fig nose; deep, very tangy, tart roasted plum, dried fig, tart red currant, light smoke palate with near medium acidity; medium-plus finish

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