Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of mesquite smoke, dried violet, damp earth and blackcurrant fruit. Elegant and bright on the palate, highlighted by minerality supporting red and black currant fruit, backed by earth and dark spices. Medium weight, polished tannins, lingering finish. Very nice.
Tasted at the domaine (Les Peroline- French bottling of the same wine). Aromas of mesquite smoke, dark flowers, blackberry remoulade, and iron. Dense and complex on the palate, with huge, but fine, tannins. Big middle, showing minerality and brightness on a deep finish. Excellent.
Tasted at the domaine. Nuanced and profound aromas of butterscotch, a range of flowers, orange zest and bright minerality. Huge and intense palate, lifted with brightness, with great expression and balance. Silky tannins, and layers on the finish. A great wine, showing well.
Tasted at the domaine. Nuanced aromas of smoke, meat, cassis and florals. Silky and rich on the palate, showing cassis, tea, violets, white pepper and mineral highlight. Dense middle, and rich slick tannins, along a lengthy finish. Done in a very modern style. Very nice.
Tasted at the domaine. Leads with aromas of stone fruit, flowers, honey and earth. Pretty and rich on the palate, with well-melded fruit, spice and florals throughout, and a well-balanced and deep finish. Excellent.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of honeysuckle bloom, earth-soil, baking spice and rocky-minerality. Rich on the palate, yet lithe and silky- supremely balanced with layered expression. Big finish. Outstanding.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of mulberry, cassis and spice. Bright red raspberry fruit on the palate, with hints of spice, and tangy mineral notes. Finishes with plush tannins.
Tasted at the domaine. Notes of iron, grilling meat, spice, crushed stone and mulberry. Beautifully secondary on the palate, adding notes of minerality and flowers, along with bright fruit. Dense and rich in the middle, with big tannins and a full finish. Excellent.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of bacon fat, smoke, iron, vanilla and mulberry. Black raspberry and bright cherry fruit on the palate, with flowers and spices. Silky tannins, good length.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of mulberry, mesquite smoke, blueberry and iron. Beautifully full and rich on the palate, with hints of floral and mineral highlights, accenting mulberry and cassis fruit, along with savory herb and meat notes. Big and smooth tannins, full finish. Excellent.
Tasted at the domaine. Lightly sparkling. Aromas of honey, apple skin and flowers. Tangy apple and pear on the palate, totally dry, showing bright fruit along with hints of wheat and flowers. Clean finish.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of honeysuckle, flowers, mineral and citrus zest, nicely complex. Nice density to the palate, showing lots of earth, flowers and spice. Well structured, but elegant. Very nice.
Tasted at the domaine. Notes of licorice, black cherry, flowers, spice and leather. Focused bright fruit notes on the palate, well-structured with silky tannins.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of dusty flowers, earth, spice and brambly dark fruit. Deep flavor notes on the palate, silky and elegant structure, complex and nuanced, with dusty fine tannins and good length. Excellent.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of mesquite, spice, minerals, anise and blackberry; adding more primary red fruit on the palate and growing more nuanced. Big structure, with elegance, fine tannins and full finish. Excellent.
Tasted at the domaine. Notes of licorice, mesquite smoke, flowers, iron, spice, and red berries. Full bodied, with big silky tannins- lots of elegance. Good length on the finish. Very nice.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of blood sausage, iron, violets, and black cherry- expressive. Adding tea and olive notes on the palate, along with black fruits, meats and dark herbs. Silky tannins. Dense and rich mineral high tones on the finish. Excellent.
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of anise, smoked meats, violets and black cherry. The palate is bold and rich, retaining balance, and showing black fruit, with notes of iron, black olive, herbs and smoke. Silky tannins, and a big finish. Excellent.
2013 Bernard Levet Côte-Rôtie Améthyste
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of mesquite smoke, dried violet, damp earth and blackcurrant fruit. Elegant and bright on the palate, highlighted by minerality supporting red and black currant fruit, backed by earth and dark spices. Medium weight, polished tannins, lingering finish. Very nice.
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2013 Bernard Levet Côte-Rôtie La Chavaroche / La Péroline
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine (Les Peroline- French bottling of the same wine). Aromas of mesquite smoke, dark flowers, blackberry remoulade, and iron. Dense and complex on the palate, with huge, but fine, tannins. Big middle, showing minerality and brightness on a deep finish. Excellent.
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2014 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Coteau de Vernon
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Nuanced and profound aromas of butterscotch, a range of flowers, orange zest and bright minerality. Huge and intense palate, lifted with brightness, with great expression and balance. Silky tannins, and layers on the finish. A great wine, showing well.
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2013 Domaine Georges Vernay Côte-Rôtie Maison Rouge
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Nuanced aromas of smoke, meat, cassis and florals. Silky and rich on the palate, showing cassis, tea, violets, white pepper and mineral highlight. Dense middle, and rich slick tannins, along a lengthy finish. Done in a very modern style. Very nice.
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2015 Alain Voge St. Péray Harmonie
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray
(4/15/2016)
Tasted the domaine. Notes of honey and stone fruit, with tea, clove and earth secondary. Bright and rich, with spice notes on the finish.
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2014 Alain Voge St. Péray Terres Boisees
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Leads with aromas of stone fruit, flowers, honey and earth. Pretty and rich on the palate, with well-melded fruit, spice and florals throughout, and a well-balanced and deep finish. Excellent.
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2014 Alain Voge St. Péray Fleur de Crussol
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of honeysuckle bloom, earth-soil, baking spice and rocky-minerality. Rich on the palate, yet lithe and silky- supremely balanced with layered expression. Big finish. Outstanding.
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2014 Alain Voge Côtes du Rhône Les Peyrouses
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of mulberry, cassis and spice. Bright red raspberry fruit on the palate, with hints of spice, and tangy mineral notes. Finishes with plush tannins.
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2013 Alain Voge St. Joseph Les Vinsonnes
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Notes of iron, grilling meat, spice, crushed stone and mulberry. Beautifully secondary on the palate, adding notes of minerality and flowers, along with bright fruit. Dense and rich in the middle, with big tannins and a full finish. Excellent.
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2013 Alain Voge Cornas Les Chailles
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of bacon fat, smoke, iron, vanilla and mulberry. Black raspberry and bright cherry fruit on the palate, with flowers and spices. Silky tannins, good length.
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2013 Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of mulberry, mesquite smoke, blueberry and iron. Beautifully full and rich on the palate, with hints of floral and mineral highlights, accenting mulberry and cassis fruit, along with savory herb and meat notes. Big and smooth tannins, full finish. Excellent.
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2011 Alain Voge St. Péray Les Bulles d'Alain Petillant
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray
(4/15/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Lightly sparkling. Aromas of honey, apple skin and flowers. Tangy apple and pear on the palate, totally dry, showing bright fruit along with hints of wheat and flowers. Clean finish.
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2014 Ferraton Père & Fils Côtes du Rhône Samorëns Blanc
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of lemon zest, honeycomb and slate. Buttery and rich on the palate, with nice lift of acidity. Well done.
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2014 Ferraton Père & Fils St. Joseph Blanc La Source
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of earth, honey, mineral and stone fruit. Lighter-bodied, with bright fruit and mineral notes. Elegant style.
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2012 Ferraton Père & Fils Hermitage Blanc Les Miaux
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of honeysuckle, flowers, mineral and citrus zest, nicely complex. Nice density to the palate, showing lots of earth, flowers and spice. Well structured, but elegant. Very nice.
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2014 Ferraton Père & Fils St. Joseph La Source
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Notes of licorice, black cherry, flowers, spice and leather. Focused bright fruit notes on the palate, well-structured with silky tannins.
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2013 Ferraton Père & Fils Crozes-Hermitage Le Grand Courtil
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Notes of saddle leather, flowers, cherries and minerality. Well-structured and balanced, with smooth tannins and nice length.
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2013 Ferraton Père & Fils Côte-Rôtie L'Eglantine
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of dusty flowers, earth, spice and brambly dark fruit. Deep flavor notes on the palate, silky and elegant structure, complex and nuanced, with dusty fine tannins and good length. Excellent.
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2010 Ferraton Père & Fils Cornas Lieu-Dit Les Eygats
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of mesquite, spice, minerals, anise and blackberry; adding more primary red fruit on the palate and growing more nuanced. Big structure, with elegance, fine tannins and full finish. Excellent.
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2010 Ferraton Père & Fils Hermitage Les Miaux
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Notes of licorice, mesquite smoke, flowers, iron, spice, and red berries. Full bodied, with big silky tannins- lots of elegance. Good length on the finish. Very nice.
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2011 Ferraton Père & Fils Ermitage Le Méal
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of blood sausage, iron, violets, and black cherry- expressive. Adding tea and olive notes on the palate, along with black fruits, meats and dark herbs. Silky tannins. Dense and rich mineral high tones on the finish. Excellent.
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2009 Ferraton Père & Fils Hermitage Les Miaux
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
(4/16/2016)
Tasted at the domaine. Aromas of anise, smoked meats, violets and black cherry. The palate is bold and rich, retaining balance, and showing black fruit, with notes of iron, black olive, herbs and smoke. Silky tannins, and a big finish. Excellent.
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