Nose of smoked meat, salty, pronounced minerality, there's thyme and herbs and some spicy menthol notes. Later come brambly fruits and dark cherries. Mildly fruity on the palate, calm tannins, good balance. There's some pickle on the finish. Very enticing mature syrah, WOTN for me and the group.
Corky smell. Light, easy drinking style. Sweetish nose and palate of overripe raspberries, iodine, some farmyard, old leather. Good balance, even elegant.
This was all about very ripe, intense dark fruits. Nose of meat, sweetness, a bit of herbs and peppermint. Almost heavy on the palate with cherry pit and Parma ham, noticeable tannins, high accidity. Comparatively loud, but very good syrah. Gets more elegant with air.
Burgundian look alike. There were animal notes, dried herbs, hay, a bit of Christmas spices and olives. Medium light body, superb mouthfeel. Excellent.
1990 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert 93 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Nose of smoked meat, salty, pronounced minerality, there's thyme and herbs and some spicy menthol notes. Later come brambly fruits and dark cherries. Mildly fruity on the palate, calm tannins, good balance. There's some pickle on the finish. Very enticing mature syrah, WOTN for me and the group.
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1995 Jean-Luc Colombo Côtes du Rhône Flawed
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Corky smell.
Light, easy drinking style. Sweetish nose and palate of overripe raspberries, iodine, some farmyard, old leather. Good balance, even elegant.
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1997 Tenimenti d'Alessandro Syrah Cortona Il Bosco 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Cortona
This was all about very ripe, intense dark fruits. Nose of meat, sweetness, a bit of herbs and peppermint. Almost heavy on the palate with cherry pit and Parma ham, noticeable tannins, high accidity. Comparatively loud, but very good syrah. Gets more elegant with air.
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1997 M. Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie La Mordorée 93 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Burgundian look alike. There were animal notes, dried herbs, hay, a bit of Christmas spices and olives. Medium light body, superb mouthfeel. Excellent.
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2009 Viña San Pedro Syrah 1865 Limited Edition 89 Points
Chile, Elqui Valley
Very strong vegetal character, like drinking a falafel or some dish made of peas. Peculiar how different this is from 2007 and 2010.
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2011 Bernard Faurie Hermitage Greffieux-Bessards 89 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Sweet chocolate, coffee, violets, brambly fruits, very intense nose. Inky, jammy, cherry, cassis, mint, very young, good potential.
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2012 Castell d'Encús Costers del Segre Thalarn 87 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Costers del Segre
Young and strong, good with food, but really shouldn't be drunk now, too much of a fruit bomb at this stage, lacks elegance.
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