Community Tasting Notes 4

• Nanda wrote: 95 points

  July 31, 2021 - This pulverized low expectations. An ethereal, enchanting nose that just keeps pulling you back in. That perfect meaty, earthy, smoky mature Syrah aroma with a Burgundian flare. Super complex and meaty with plenty of freshness, lift and persistence. Held on strong for a couple of hours, so should hold if you happen to have any in the cellar.

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• acyso wrote: 95 points

  July 29, 2021 - Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): This was another flyer that I bought based on its sheer rarity. I didn't like this when it was opened, as it felt a little stinky and the palate was thin and acidic. But this just got better as the night wore on (despite, or in spite of, my whingeing that this wasn't a very good bottle). The fruit was fully on the red side of the spectrum, with just a hint of olive (though I would have liked more). Fully resolved with high acidity on the palate, but also no overt danger signs of decline.

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• Aravind Asok wrote:

  July 8, 2020 - A perfect aged syrah for my palate. Popped the cork with a Durand, and the nose just exploded from the bottle. Words will not do justice to the aromatic complexity and the intensity on the palate. This is unequivocally the best wine I've had this year, and maybe one of the best wines I've ever drank in my life.

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• Aravind Asok wrote:

  December 17, 2017 - Whoa. Cork soaked through to about 1mm from the end, but came out in a single piece. What a surprise and one of the best bottles I've had this year. I gave this even odds to be flawed, but it was stunning. Just amazing nose of smoky bbq, cedar, toast, olive brine and game; classic and entirely secondary/tertiary. On the palate, acidity still present, giving the saline dried red fruit and charred meat a nice kick. Mouthfilling, and leaning in a bbqed meat direction with some dry tannin hanging on for the finish. This bottle was vibrant and complex, with a peppery bbq note that hangs around in the mouth for a while.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1980
• Type Red
• Producer Marc Sorrel
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Le Méal
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Hermitage

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• In Cellars 6 (30%)
• Consumed 14 (70%)

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