April 18, 2020 - Prunes and dry tomatoes. Tannins still present. For its age, not bad at all.
November 29, 2017 - Very very good, layers of flavor on a dense and firm structure. Drink now but should hold up for a while longer.
November 25, 2017 - Encore une fois un vin qui confirme l'apport d'une garde sur un vin "modeste".
Couleur amarante, reflets bleutés, très dense.
Nez expressif, mûre et cosse de vanille.
En bouche, tanins fondus, texture soyeuse, continuité sur la mûre cuite, mince acidité, bonne persistance tabac doux.
Très agréable.
June 16, 2016 - Was very bitter. Dumped it out!
March 6, 2016 - Pretty much textbook CdRV, with roasted herbs over ripe black raspberries, with nice balancing acidity and a touch of wood smoke. Not compelling but very correct, a nice weekday wine.
May 15, 2014 - Nothing special
May 5, 2013 - Nose: Raspberry, creme brulee/burnt sugar, alcohol, opening up to smoky later.
Palate: Light mouth feel, tannic on front and back end, hot/spicy finish with lingering oakiness
May 5, 2013 - Bottle was bad. Opened only a couple weeks after purchase.
April 14, 2013 - The bacon fat I can live with, the asparagus or whatever green vegetable you happen to choose as a descriptor, I can't. There's some fruit in there but it's competing with the vegetable and losing, more so on the nose.
March 3, 2013 - Solid Cotes de Rhone - smooth, lots of fruit, with a nice tanin finish