• hckschr40 Likes this wine: 91 points

    November 11, 2023 - Deep garnet. Spectrum of red and black fruits and spice on the nose.

    Spicy, acid-driven palate shows raspberries, pepper and smoked meat, persistent through a sustained finish. Excellent.

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  • bdhanna Likes this wine: 92 points

    September 15, 2023 - Starting to taste pretty good right now !!
    Perfect cork after a decade in the bottle. Consumed over three days. This wine started a little tight, but opened up and showed better the next day. On day three the fruit was still fresh and acid still firm; this wine had softened to reveal increased depth, texture, and integrated complexity. Dark red color with little to no oxidation, and clarity medium. Aromas of black cherry, and vanilla. Flavors of cherry, raspberry, glycerin, and leather. This Rasteau has a nice long finish. Like a baby Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This age worthy wine that has many more years of life left. I still have five more bottles of this vintage remaining in my cellar; I may open another in the next year or so to verify my rating. Great fruit and a great winemaking effort by Xavier Vignon.

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  • Delund Likes this wine: 91 points

    June 5, 2023 - 1 hour decant, served at about 60 F. Rich ruby color, just starting to edge towards garnet. Well-integrated alcohol and acidity at this point. Silky. Leather, herbs, vanilla and a bit of earthy funk on the nose. Sandlewood spice, tobacco, licorice and cedar notes to go with the black fruits on the palate. Long finish. Still has a few years of life, but not sure it gets better. Great QPR.

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  • Alaskawino Likes this wine: 92 points

    October 3, 2022 - Great now and still time in the bottle 1-2 hour decanting makes the difference

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  • foyfrcs Likes this wine: 89 points

    July 8, 2022 - Still drinking very well and similar comments to the March 2021 note.
    A little smoother and fuller and seems o have improved a little.
    Two bottles left and will taste again next year.

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  • Mootsie Likes this wine: 91 points

    February 22, 2022 - Flavors lean towards new leather/tobacco, white pepper and spicy red/black fruits. Lots of acidity. Wine will go years yet. Drink or hold.
    Winebid find for $20.

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  • pdxwinefan wrote:

    October 22, 2021 - Enjoyable bottle. 2-3 hours of decant is a must. Dark berries on the nose, gains some cigar box and hints of chocolate as it gets air. No hurry, as it still has life. But it’s probably at its apex now.

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  • phattyjrb Likes this wine: 92 points

    September 25, 2021 - Absolutely silky and delicious with lamb chops.

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  • dalemosier Likes this wine: 93 points

    August 29, 2021 - My last magnum. Thoroughly enjoyed by all at a dinner party. nice full bodied, well rounded with pleasing, lingering taste. I think it has several years on its peak, at least for the magnums.

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  • Xxxxxxxxxx Likes this wine: 92 points

    June 2, 2021 - Sampled immediately after opening. Burst of sweet black cherry that stayed on through the middle resolving into something darker, perhaps tar or game, represents depth and does not detract, but the fruit returned on the medium long finish. A touch of amber on the rim but the wine remains nearly black/ inky. All in all it is ready now or sooner rather than later. Very good.

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