Community Tasting Notes 35

• Dmax808 wrote: 90 points

  October 20, 2022 - Better than the last bottle. Surprisingly still a lot of primary fruit.

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• Dmax808 wrote: 88 points

  September 2, 2022 - Some VA which I don't necessarily dislike in old grenache. Still some primary characteristics. Maybe not a really enjoyable wine to drink but certainly interesting and well worth the $10 I paid.

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• mbalcs33 wrote: 85 points

  January 20, 2013 - Did not have high hopes for this - based on others reviews, thought I had missed the window on an average wine. I decided to bresk it open while watching a football game with a small party and the usual football fare (wings, meatballs, chili, etc). While it did not have a very strong finish it was very drinkable and an enjoyable match with the food.
  Fruity and pleasant smell, it stood up to the sweetness in the apricot wings. Some tasted a licorice note but certainly none of the negative tones described elsewhere.

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• tjdripper wrote:

  December 3, 2011 - No score.. This bottle was horrible.. Possible flawed bottle or could it really be outside the drinking window as per some of the other notes on this page?? A 2005 Red from France, past it's drinking window?? Smelled like barnyard when I put it in the decanter.. Then once in the glass, it had a slight aroma of urine and rotten fruit.. It didn't taste as bad as it smelled, but if this is what it is supposed to be, I will pass on this label for sure in the future.. This is the 2nd Cotes du Rhone we have had that smelled like the monkey cage at the local zoo. The Rhone style blends from Paso, CA have been much better and drinkable, and actually taste good.. If this is what French wine is about, I'll stick w/CA, ITA, and SPA..

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• JenXH wrote: 50 points

  December 2, 2011 - Couldn't get past the aroma of cat piss. Yuck.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Paul Autard
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Côtes du Rhône

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• In Cellars 28 (20%)
• Consumed 111 (80%)

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