Community Tasting Notes 47

• GrapeScott wrote: 91 points

  March 25, 2023 - Off the list at Herons for a very fair $125. Paired with the equally well priced '07 ($130). The stylistic differences between these sister vintages was striking, with the '06 showing as more "Burgundian," rather red fruited and elegant, with a core of strawberry and raspberry fruit, but with the telltale acidity and tannins of the vintage. This required decanting to open up, while the '07 was good out of the gates and much more of what I think of as classic Levet: rustic, gamey and black fruited. Between these two very different wines, at least one worked well with every dish in the four course menu.

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• salil wrote:

  June 12, 2022 - Opened because of Zak's note from last year, and of course he nailed it. Beautiful, classic, old school Côte-Rôtie with all the meaty and sauvage elements I expect from Levet.

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• Lordswood wrote: 93 points

  February 12, 2022 - Stunning nose of forest floor and forest fruits - really powerful and uncompromising. Without decanting the balance is wonderful, with smokey dark red fruits, tannins and cleansing acidity. The finish is really long - a minute or more. Will be interesting to see how it is tomorrow….

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• blanquito wrote: 93 points

  November 29, 2021 - Decanted for about 45 min… this smells great, rocks, soil, dark fruits, all woven up with a little feral energy… sauvage, a touch stemmy, sour cherries, iodine, a wonderfully rustic and wild nose... This is a singular wine. It smells like it’s got ripe, even stewed fruit, but when I taste it, it’s quite dry and savory infused with umami and sandstone… It’s bright and energetic, both floral and tarry. With air, some quintessential Cote Rotie notes of ham and lavender join thr fun… in many ways this reminds me of certain Loire wines which seem to transcend the genre morphing into (what my wine buddy Ted brilliantly dubbed) a “curative broth”… But I dig it and assume it would be even better in a riper year. Seems ready to drink, but should easily hold for 10 or more years. 93+ pts.

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• mclanew Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 5, 2021 - Decanted for two hours. Classically styled cote rotie with nicely restrained floral nose with earthy notes. Blackberry, red cherry, bacon fat and a little funk. Medium bodied, fully mature but still energetic.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer Bernard Levet
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation La Chavaroche / La Péroline
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côte-Rôtie

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• In Cellars 210 (57%)
• Consumed 148 (40%)

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