Community Tasting Notes 7

• winesnout wrote: 89 points

  November 27, 2023 - A good value. 80% grenache, the rest syrah and mourvedre. Not a great wine but this is La Soumade's entry level wine. Definitely a crowd pleaser, on the full-bodied side, well balanced. Lots of dark cherry fruit, some garrigue, meat and cedar flavors. Has aged well, I bought it four years ago for about 10 Euros. An excellent value. Wouldn't complain if it was served at a wedding.

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• Venkar Likes this wine: 88 points

  March 22, 2022 - Blackberry mint smoke

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• caspernick Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 10, 2022 - I last drank this wine three years ago and did not care for it- 88 points with the disclaimer to try again. Well, I opened another bottle last night and was pleasantly surprised- and I figured out why. It's a blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre. That last component is what threw me initially. Mourvedre has a meaty, gamey, herby flavor profile which sets it off from other varietals, especially when young. I think it was not expected back when I first tasted it nor did I care for the flavor. I have matured somewhat in tasting wine and definitely expanded my palate somewhat.
  
  Inky and opaque, this wine is a deep purple color. The nose has pronounced aromas of black fruit, game, green herbs, charred oak, licorice and white pepper. The palate is dry, with gripping/young tannins. The acidity is quite high in this full bodied wine. The bold, black fruit flavors are enveloped in searing tannins on the mid palate. The oak influence and gamey notes play second fiddle to blackberry, black plum and graphite. This is not a wine to serve to the uninitiated- it's not a sipping wine either. It needs a big, juicy hunk of meat, either beef or lamb to mellow out the tannins and complement the bold flavors. I can see why the pros went upwards of 95 points on this $20+ wine. I'm thinking 92. It gets 5 stars technically, but like I said, be ready for a different beast with this one. Drink till 2030.
  
  https://wp.me/p125DB-2x5

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• caspernick wrote: 88 points

  June 17, 2021 - Very dark in the glass. The nose is plummy with sweet black currant syrup hints. The palate has black currants, espresso and nutmeg notes. Mouth drying tannins appear on the mid-palate where I get big doses of coffee and charcoal. The tannins really grip on the finish. The wine begs for aeration or a juicy ribeye. The acidity is there, somewhere. I just can’t sense it. Overall- quite tasty, young and in need of cellaring or aerating. Drink till 2026 with hearty fare. 88 points from me which is in stark contrast with the monster 92+ points the pros gave it. I think a re-taste is in order. For now this $20 effort gets 3 stars.
  
  https://caspernick.com/2019/02/22/domaine-la-soumade-rasteau-2016-rhone-france/

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• derekjohn wrote: 86 points

  January 13, 2021 - Dark garnet red. On the nose: jammy blackcurrant, spice (mace), some liquorice. Medium-full body.Still tannic, juicy (sloes and mulberries), leather.
  Needs air and time.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine la Soumade
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Rasteau

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