Community Tasting Note

• briandavispdx wrote: 92 points

  October 27, 2013 - This is a big wine from beginning to end. Intense, full nose with cassis, plum, and that distinctive Chateauneuf terroir. But there's something unusual about the terroir notes--it's almost meaty, as though the vines were irrigated with bacon grease. In the mouth, zippy and unapologetically tannic, leading to a terrific finish where clove and fruity noted linger.
  
  I had this bottle with some good moldy cheese to feel better after a bad day. It worked. The awesome finish really complemented the cheese well leading to some fun flavor synergies, and the wine evolved nicely over the evening.

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