Community Tasting Notes 15

• YoRi Likes this wine:

  August 18, 2014 - En accord, bavette de boeuf, marinade aux tomates.
  Nez ouvert, bouquet varié, cerise en confiserie, noix de Grenoble, herbes de Provence.
  En bouche, les tanins sont fondus, le vin est mûr mais maintient de la structure, liqueur de prunelle, noix grillée, un peu de sucrosité résiduel.
  Très charmeur.

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• DanR wrote: 89 points

  June 8, 2012 - Nice wine, fresh, frank, and fruity. Red fruit, wild berry, and lavender on the nose. Started off pretty tight, with a pastis-like anise and herbal streak dominating the red fruit flavors. Broadened out with air, settling after about an hour into a medium-full bodied, fairly broad shouldered, sappy wine with rustic charm. Tart cherry, red licorice, and a hint of menthol and garrigue on the palate. Decent acidity and a hint of dusty tannins on the finish. While tasting plenty good on its own, I think this wine would work with a wide variety of cuisine, anything from simple roast chicken with herbs to more robust fare, game or lamb. Tasty, with good regional character, and I'm a buyer at ~ $15. I would drink this over the next 3-5 years.

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• jgimpelson wrote: 89 points

  March 25, 2012 - Good!

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• graphite wrote: 86 points

  March 15, 2012 - Sweet berry fruit, vibrant acidity, a bit of black pepper and garrigue on finish, and very fine tannins. Nothing objectionable but nothing special. Drink soon.

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• Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:

  February 29, 2012 - The last of our four bottles proved to be quite different from the first three; either that or I am deluding myself. Despite the wine offering up a distinctive corky aroma initially, it offered a very bright, youthful red fruit ensemble of cherries and raspberries that was absent from the others. This face of the wine I could see attracting drinkers. One wonders as to the differences we observed.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine les Aphillanthes
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Côtes du Rhône

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• In Cellars 22 (17%)
• Consumed 111 (83%)

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