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• andrewstevenson.com wrote: 96 points

  March 31, 2007 - Manchester Northern Rhône offline (Market Restaurant, Manchester): A somewhat tired, sweaty nose, that actually feels a bit closed when you go back to it. There are some really meaty notes behind. On the nose, I think I could put this 5-10 years younger. After a while, there's a richness comes through on the nose: it's really meaty, with lots of roast meats notes. I find it very attractive on the palate. It's clearly old, and on the palate maybe feels a bit older than its twenty years. Meaty and gamey on the palate, but the real impression is of an impeccable balance. There's a nice acidity still and some lovely soft tannins on the finish. I really enjoyed this. Excellent.

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• ths wrote: 78 points

  June 9, 2006 - This wine is past its time or possibly a bad bottle (dry cork and some leakage was evident). It shows age in the glass, looks nice, but comes off caramelized and a bit too funky to be really enjoyable. Has some floral notes, a nice tight opening, but finishes sour and off. Appearence (4/5), Nose (9/15), Taste and Finish (10/20), Quality and potential (5/10)

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• MicklethePickle Does not like this wine: 69 points

  February 9, 1990 - With Michael Lehmann at Singer & Foy survey of 1987 Rhones. Very dark ruby purple. Nose seems very oaky, awful. In the mouth, this wine seems just overwhelmed by excessively oaky, bitter flavors. I take back what I said about number five in this tasting – this is much worse. 5-6-5-3: 69/100.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1987
• Type Red
• Producer Bernard Burgaud
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côte-Rôtie

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• In Cellars 1 (33%)
• Consumed 2 (67%)

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