Community Tasting Notes 19

• lozatron Likes this wine:

  July 13, 2023 - Colour - garnet. No bricking. On the nose - a hint of earth, some black fruits perhaps. On the palate - a bit tame for a cornas - the acidity is there but there's no goosebumps. A meatiness - and interestingly a real hint of violets. Nice stuff for a midweek dinner. Enjoyed with the bargain meat plate at Blacklock.

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• bergkamp10 Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 22, 2020 - Violets, smoked meat with hints of bacon fat. Medium bodied with quite refined texture. On the palate, blackcurrant with a hint of higher toned red fruit, asian tea with mineral streak along with well resolved tannins and decent acidity. Slightly rustic notes on a short finish are a bit of a let down. Not bad, but this does to seem to lack the complexity and weight associated with the better northern rhone syrahs.

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• MattB72 wrote: 89 points

  December 7, 2019 - Similar Notes as few yrs ago. Good wine but nothing special. Kind of flat and never really came to life even the second day.

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• rama Likes this wine:

  November 17, 2019 - Black tea on the nose, black fruit with a touch of spice on the palate. Medium bodied, medium acid with a lovely saline finish.
  
  Despite a decanting, this took hours to open up. Enjoyable now with a decant and time, though no rush at all to open these.

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• srh Likes this wine:

  March 8, 2019 - Friday Tasting Group; Unthemed (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 100% Syrah from S/SE facing slopes "of varied soils, with odd alluvium deposits, on steep, shale slopes that are held up by dry stone walls." Typically, "The winemaking takes place in traditional, open-topped concrete tanks, after 3 days pre-fermentary skin contact at cool temps. The fermentation continues under computer controlled temps between 82°F-86°F. Daily cap pushing down & pumping over are carried out for about 10 days. The total vatting time can be up to 20 days. Aging lasts for 12-14 mos in oak barrels with regular racking."
  
  N: Closed, but ripe berries with earth?
  
  P: LM body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt firmed by astringent pucker which pretty much resolves by the LONG, balanced finish with aspect of tanginess, swtness, & bitterness to the dusty tannins. For now & easily making its 15th, though another 12 mos or so MIGHT improve it. 13.5% ABV; My EXC-/EXC. 94 pts RJonWine, 93+ WA, 90-92 Galloni, 90 Tanzer (Raynolds), 17/20 Bettane et Desseauve, 15/20 Gault & Millau, & 4/5* drinkrhone.com . [As of mid Mar '19, wine-searcher still shows 2 vendors @ $36 & $59.]

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Delas Frères
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Chante-Perdrix
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Cornas
• UPC Codes 3359950231321, 3359950262103, 753625103310

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• In Cellars 265 (55%)
• Consumed 215 (45%)

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