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• Zoltán Németi Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 1, 2019 - A lineup of wines from the South of France in Carpe Diem wine bar (Budapest): The house style is evident. Tastes like their estate Gigondas, but also very Syrah-ish. Extraordinary depth for a plain Cotes du Rhone. Ripe and opulent, with bacon and baked black currant notes. A bit of tomato scented specialty coffee and blood, and some herb notes. Full on the palate, really fills the mouth. So rich and decadent, but then quite tannic on the finish. A bit rough at this stage, but still amazing. Not for the faint-hearted.

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• timcardk commented:

  4/26/19, 12:51 AM - Agree quite well with your observations, and 4 years from the '15 vintage would likely be still a bit early, for this wine. I would expect to integrate a bit more during the next years and will try to keep my hands off my 6 bottles a little longer, pulling the first in '20.

• Zoltán Németi commented:

  4/26/19, 4:05 AM - timcardk: 5 years ago we visited the estate and Louis Barroul told us that the aim is to make ageworthy wines. He also demonstrated it by showing some bottles with age, though those were his top Gigondas wines. They developed quite nicely indeed.

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