Community Tasting Notes 17

• DBdeParis Likes this wine:

  March 23, 2024 - Decanted off minimal sediment 8 hours in advance, left in open decanter. Soft alluring nose with ripe French plum/black cherry edge. On the palate nearly perfect in flavors, balance. Tannins faded into the background with just a slight drying edge on the finish. This bottle is close to Vacqueyras perfection. No rush to drink up but the palate is so open and accessible (with air) I'll say it's in the middle of a long peak.

  Comment

• DBdeParis Likes this wine:

  March 27, 2023 - Here we are, two years later, and this wine is still going (very) strong. Extended aeration is still its friend. Big flavors, alcohol present, tannins rounded but strong. Paired this with grilled duck breast as we usually do with Reynaud wines - but for this wine beef would have been better. It was a day of powder skiing at Alta but this bottle brings to mind a hot day in Vacqueyras, with the sound of cigales and the aroma of garrigue. Bottom line - for enjoying now, hours of aeration and full-flavor meat. Or let continue to round out & evolve in a cool cellar...

  Comment

• DBdeParis Likes this wine:

  February 8, 2021 - Opened an hour in advance, decanted off sediment and ran through an aerator back into the bottle. It then took another hour of drawing down the bottle and lots of swirling in the glass to finally come together and start hitting its stride. Last sip was the glorious best. In a great place (with sufficient air) now but will wait a couple years before checking in again.

  1 person found this helpful Comment

• DBdeParis Likes this wine: 91 points

  August 26, 2020 - Hate giving Tours wines numerical scores - score vs. Tours or vs. other southern Rhones? Other Grenache wines in general? This bottle was in a great place, definitely not over the hill. Structure still solid so will last for years at this level if not get better. Has the characteristic Tours perfume and lifted nuance on the palate. A great bottle to medicate with after another tough day in America...

  Comment

• Sen4469 Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 20, 2018 - Muted on the nose. A bit close. Will try another one in 5/7 years.

  Comment

Pro Reviews 0

• No pro reviews found.

Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• Type Red
• Producer Château des Tours
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Vacqueyras

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
• In Cellars 59 (52%)
• Consumed 54 (48%)

Food Pairing

Who Likes This Wine

More About This Wine