Random wines tasted during service

Oinoscent
Tasted Thursday, March 13, 2025 by kostaslonis with 41 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

samples,
Dard et Ribo from Pure Spirits

  • 2015 Château Clos Systey

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    bottle open previous night, mainly Merlot plus Cab Franc and Cab Sauvignon, 13.50%
    The wine shows ruby colour with garnet hues
    The wine shows evolution, overripe red cherry notes, earthy, a bit warm, sweet spices, prunes, vanilla.
    Palate again fully evolved, overripe red cherry, coffee, some goaty notes, lacks complexity, feels going downhill too, olive notes, dissolved tannins, short to med finish

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  • 2023 Dard et Ribo Crozes-Hermitage Les Rouges des Baties

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage

    Super fragrant in the nose, floral notes (carnation), high intensity, spices, red cherry notes, cranberry notes, pomegranate notes.
    Palate shows juicy red notes, the same flavour profile, rich red cherry notes, berry, a few VA notes lifting the aromatics but also adding a more caustic nuance here, med body, med tannins, med finish.
    Interesting but probably better with food rather than on its own to take some of the acidity away. Quite fresh and juicy though. 12.50%

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Flight 2 (5 Notes)

bottles from tasting at Oinoscent

  • 2023 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

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

    Ripe, exotic, spice, a bit warm, waxy, some herb and honey notes.
    Palate shows big palate, again waxy, glycerin, ripe pineapple, full body, med finish, 14.50%

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  • 2023 Clos Saint Jean Vaucluse Les Calades

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vaucluse

    Candy red cherry notes, floral notes, fragrant, some herbal notes too, a few nutty notes here and there.
    Palate shows med + tannins, very fruit forward, med body, warm (15%), med finish

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  • 2017 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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

    Forward, ripe, floral notes, red fruit notes, the oak is upfront, some candy notes.
    Palate shows some rubber notes, very tight, scorching hot (16%), cranbery notes, med finish

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  • 2017 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina

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

    decanted 2hr
    Very warm, sweet spices, thick oak frame, black fruit, dry herbal notes, floral notes, liqueur
    Palate shows sweet cherry notes, very warm (16%), tight tannins, long finish. Layered, structured, very youthful

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  • 2017 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Sanctus Sanctorum

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

    2hr decant, sampled from magnum
    Thick blue and black fruit, depth, compact, massive thick weet oak notes, some VA in the back.
    The palate shows massive body, overripe black fruit, blue berry, thick, very hot (16%), steely, tight tannins and aggressive, overly extracted, long finish.
    A behemoth of a wine, its more pleasant than feared though

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