Community Tasting Notes 10

• Cote d'Or wrote:

  April 3, 2023 - Tasted over 2 hrs
  -med dark red minimal clearing moderate sediment
  -rich ripe dark berry wet rock
  -med/med- acidity, med+ weight fading ripe earthy dark berry finishes with a little bit of heat and med/med- tannins
  -a bit past its prime when the fruit was able to better buffer the heat

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• Zoomin Z Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 4, 2020 - A reserved meaty nose with plum jam notes. An outstanding, bold, relatively sweet blackberry fruit body and a long, robust finish with bracing heat made this wine a very pleasant experience. Lots of sediment, but not unusual for an unfiltered wine of this age. Not at all over the hill but drink soon...

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• Cote d'Or wrote:

  August 21, 2018 - PopnPour, tasted over 1 hr
  -opaque dark red purple no bricking
  -tar soil faded berry violet
  -med- acidity full-bodied mouth-filling thick tar earth faint black fruit, gritty med/med+ tannins and a bit of heat on finish
  -big robust hearty and still has a few years of life left

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• StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 25, 2015 - 5dan FAIL dinner: aiming at November! (Bisi-Basi, Yokohama): As solid as any Syrah from Rhône. Amazing wine!

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• StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 11, 2014 - What a fantastic Syrah!
  I'd have gone with a high end Cali Shiraz any day of a blinded week.
  
  Rich, enticing, clear aromas on the nose, still young but coming around.
  In the mouth, there is a restrained, yet extracted, thoroughbreed here. No white pepper notes, but a pronounced Syrah aroma dominates the expression in a beautiful way. Gobs of dark fruit, M+ acids and superbly refined M+ tannins make up the palate. Still young, but early maturity.
  
  Giving a slightly muddled impression as the wine still hasn't arrived at its end station. However, more than well capable of allowing a full dinner menu at Tani (Gaienmae, Tokyo) to shine.
  
  Wife: 91-92p
  Two btls to go, next one in probably in 2016 as we don't expect this to stay on top for the long-term.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine les Aphillanthes
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Le Cros
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages
• UPC Code 9324633000741

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• In Cellars 56 (56%)
• Consumed 44 (44%)

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