Community Tasting Notes 3

• UpfromtheCellar wrote: 90 points

  February 23, 2021 - I like this better than the previous bottle opened about 3 1/2 years ago. It has developed into a nicely balanced, medium bodied wine with notes of earth and spice. Smooth tannins. Mature dark fruits.
  
  Overall, just a really classy wine. Score another one for Rosenthal.....

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• davidrmoran wrote: 87 points

  May 13, 2019 - This note applies to the Sentinelle version of the wine, so technically out of place here. This is a really intensely flavored drink. The writeup at https://madrose.com/producers/france/corbieres-minervois/chateau-massiac/ is accurate as far as it goes:
  'The “Sentinelle” cuvée is the more precocious of the two reds .... The tannins are suppler and the fruit a touch “sweeter”, more forward and less rustic than its companion. ... The blend is usually two-thirds Syrah and one-third Carignan.'
  It does seem completely high-class and without flaws, but the taste is so pronounced that I would urge trying a single bottle first (maybe everyone already does this, though not I always). Wonderful with the right (rich, spicy perhaps) food, otherwise just really strong.

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• UpfromtheCellar wrote: 89 points

  August 24, 2017 - Lots of stuff going on. Nice depth and finish. Get some before Rosenthal raises the price!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Château Massiac
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Languedoc Roussillon
• SubRegion Languedoc
• Appellation Minervois

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• In Cellars 17 (33%)
• Consumed 34 (67%)

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