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• salil wrote: 91 points

  October 14, 2019 - Love the aromatics here - really bright and pretty red fruit at the foreground with some darker berried and plummy flavours emerging with more air, and more savoury earthy and bacony notes in the background. There's some oak spice apparent too, but the oak isn't overwhelming and while it's a slightly more modern expression of Cote-Rotie, it still comes across nicely balanced and not overdone. There's some astringency on the finish that others attributed to wood tannins, but I wonder if the palate here is just fading a bit after 18 years...

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• JulianW wrote: 93 points

  March 9, 2019 - 3 hrs out of the cellar, decanted (lots of sediment) 30 minutes before drinking. Very clear garnet, slightly softening /orange at the rim. Nose delicate warm strawberry’s and red fruits. On the palate same delicacy, lots of acidity, red fruit and strawberries, tannins very fine but structure still there. Seems to lack length but the memories of an incredibly balanced and enjoyable wine stays. My wife, ex trade, who has largely stopped drinking red said this is a wine that would bring her back. Really enjoyed this not sure why I’m not scoring it higher but somehow it lacks presence.

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• Rani Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 24, 2015 - Tasted blind. Very floral, lots of bright red fruit and hints of white pepper. Lots of acidity, fine tannins and medium length.

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• rikipedia Likes this wine: 93 points

  August 12, 2006 - Rhone Walk-around Tasting (Carolines Wine Shop): 100% Syrah, 13% alc. Deep ruby colour with intense aromas of woodsmoke, tobacco, mineral, cappuccino, cedar and ripe black fruits. Full-bodied on entry, the ripe almost baked fruit is sweet but sated by a lively acidity. Plenty of blackberry and some bilberries along with cigar box and twist off crushed black peppercorns. New World in style, the wine has richness, great depth of flavour, clear new oak with a grippy tannin. Long finish with some complexity this is an excellent wine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Jean-Michel Gerin
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard La Landonne
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côte-Rôtie

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• In Cellars 42 (69%)
• Consumed 19 (31%)

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