Community Tasting Notes 9

• NiklasW Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 31, 2018 - Decanted. This is superb now, still big and strong, but with a fine elegance, sweet cassis with a bit of bloody meat, topped of with garrigue and lilac. The palate is still nice and fruity, with good acidity and tannins, dark fruits, cassis. I think this is it, the peak, it won't get better. Excellent!

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• tom_wine Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 1, 2015 - Wow, this grenache/syrah blend is packed with concentrated raspberry, plum and blackberry fruit. Powerful wine with hint of dark chocolate. Fine tannin indicates it can wait a couple of years but the fruit is enjoyably fresh now.

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• NiklasW wrote: 90 points

  September 18, 2015 - Popped and poured. This is a big wine, very strong fruity smells of plums and blackberries, cassis, inky black with a tiny hint of oak. The palate is also very fruity with bitter dark chocolate. A very robust wine, very well made in its own style. Delicious!

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• tom_wine Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 6, 2015 - Evolved from a tough, closed wine to a generously ripe and opulent fruit-driven blend. Very hedonistic with viscous, dense texture. Ripe raspberry, plum and black cherry notes. Hints of black pepper, dark chocolate and licorice. Ready to drink.

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  October 19, 2014 - Ripe, viscous dark fruit.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer L'Oustal Blanc (Isabel et Claude Fonquerle)
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation Giocoso
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Languedoc Roussillon
• SubRegion Languedoc
• Appellation Minervois

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• In Cellars 7 (37%)
• Consumed 12 (63%)

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