Community Tasting Notes 13

• tward Likes this wine:

  March 16, 2024 - Excellent+
  Similar to prior TNs. Beautiful savory Syrah. Give it some air. (Not scoring here to avoid a single user over-weighting the community score, but '93'.)
  
  Importer: Paul M. Young Fine Wines
  
  14% abv
  
  Empty bottle weight: 572g

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• tward Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 22, 2023 - Excellent+/Outstanding. This was singing from shortly after opening. Black olive, savory, bacon fat, smoked meat.

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• tward Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 25, 2022 - This is excellent and will be interesting to follow.
  
  At PnP and over about an hour I had a glass of this, allowing it to open in the glass. Complex and unfolding, turned moist earth, pine forest floor, the fruit starts subdued, soy / roasting caramelizing fruit, spice (nutmeg?), smoke, some brine / olive, fresh bay leaf, more soy, sois bois, autumn leaves, the finish gets longer as this gets air.
  
  After that glass, the bottle was capped with a rubber stopper, no gas or suction, and stored upright in a wine fridge. A week later the rest was consumed. I felt that the extended air contact was a net negative. There was the air in the bottle and I'm unsure whether those suction caps are really well sealed when not suctioned. It showed bacon and also I found the smoky nose had become too strong, too campfire, but this distraction faded, some aging sour game, some brown sugar. It was still very good, but felt like a wine past peak. Still, great with a sirloin steak.
  
  14% abv

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• acyso wrote: 93 points

  January 31, 2022 - January Rhônes (Chicago, IL): Now we're back on track! This is the Sorrel Gréal that I know and love. A mix of red and black fruit, plenty of structure, and proper Hermitage weight. No oak sticking out here. Kind of like a Chave, but rustic. Excellent stuff -- something worthwhile to follow as the years go on.

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• robertek wrote: 93 points

  October 3, 2021 - Hermitage!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Marc Sorrel
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Le Gréal
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Hermitage

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• Pending Delivery 12 (5%)
• In Cellars 186 (78%)
• Consumed 41 (17%)

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