Community Tasting Notes 19

• JJKinch wrote: 90 points

  July 13, 2018 - Red fruit (cherry), spice, slight olive, good acidity. Lingering finish. Enjoyable but lacking some complexity.

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• chokkon Likes this wine: 89 points

  July 20, 2017 - 16c; no decant, bottle opened for one hour; dark, burnished ruby; nose of metal, mint, raspberry, barn; bright structure, rasping tannins, good finish; metal (rusty pipes), schist, raspberries, mint, licorice; could handle much more 'time in a bottle'--like another decade, at least; nice; 18

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• JJKinch wrote: 91 points

  March 22, 2017 - Dark fruit (cherry, blueberry), a little subdued, slight olive, slight garrigue. Good acidity. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable.

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• JaneCIllinois Likes this wine:

  February 24, 2016 - It held up til February 2016 glad it wasn't too late!

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• chokkon Likes this wine:

  July 25, 2014 - No decant; burnished, clear purple; nose of animals--barn, bacon--tar and rust; angular structure, prominent metals and tannins (best drunk with sausages, or venison); wild game, loads of schist and tin, raspberries, dried currents, tar, hints of mint; makes an impression; 17.5

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer M. Chapoutier
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Cornas

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• In Cellars 47 (46%)
• Consumed 55 (54%)

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