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• Anna@WineCellar Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 31, 2023 - For New Years Eve, excellent pairing to main course of roasted beef with creamy pepper sauce.
  No notes taken, but lasting impression is of dark fruit and some meaty notes, complexity with aromas very much from the syrah. Velvet start before the acidity is kicking in from end of midpalate. Fruit driven, full bodied, 14%. Tannins there, however rounded.
  Non-vintage from magnum bottle, bought Nov 2015. Very nice now, drink within the upcoming year.
  Made of 50% syrah and 50% grenache (100 year old vines).
  SM stands for Septentrional and Meridional, meaning that the grapes come both from the northen (syrah) and southern (grenache) Rhône valley.

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• pakabear Likes this wine:

  April 6, 2022 - Drinking well right now, should do well for the next 2-4 years.

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• caspernick Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 15, 2022 - I'm having Cassoulet for dinner. For grins I went online to see what others would pair with this rustic French dish of white beans, Duck Confit and sausage. Well, well- they all recommended a French wine, with deference to the southern regions. This bottle is a 50/50 blend of old vine Grenache and old vine Syrah from the North and Southern Rhone. It is slightly cloudy and a deep shade of ruby. The nose has pronounced aromas of black plum, black raspberry, smoke, meat, licorice, espresso, açaí and black pepper. That's quite complex for a $20 bottle! The palate is tannic right off the bat. Black fruit and red fruit combine with spice and oak nuance that are all enveloped in a mouth coating dryness from the tannins along with juicy acidity. Full bodied, this 14.5% ABV wine is a not for the feint of heart- it is full throttle with the fruit, the tannins, the acidity and the mouthfeel. It has a mid length finish that remains quite mouth-puckering from the relentless tannic grip. I hope my dish mellows this 92 point wine out somewhat! Being an NV, I am not sure when it was made but this bottle will last till 2030 at the least. 5 stars.
  
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• gcarl wrote: 91 points

  February 7, 2022 - Nicely done blend of Grenache and Syrah, very dark in the glass, smooth on the palate, medium to long finish. Glad to have one left after 6 years in the cellar. I wish Wineaccess.com was still doing as good a job with my palate as they did in their earlier years, like pre-2017.

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• Joerg65 Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 26, 2021 - Wonderful Rhone cuvee of 50% Syrah and 50% Grenache. Taste of herbal notes with ripe dried dark fruits and black cherries. Medium to full-bodied wine with a elegant finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage N.V.
• Type Red
• Producer Xavier Vignon
• Varietal Syrah Blend
• Designation Cuvée SM
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côtes du Rhône
• UPC Codes 164412732048, 2760000738676, 3760048732161, 3760048732192

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• In Cellars 935 (38%)
• Consumed 1,521 (62%)

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