Community Tasting Notes 19

• Eric wrote: 93 points

  December 17, 2011 - DAY 1: A lot less interesting than prior bottles. Distinct notes of raisin and a muddy VA aspect. Man this stuff is ripe. Pushing past my point of interest. It doesn't seem like a bad bottle. Pristine cork. Same source as others. I wonder if my tastes have just shifted to much less modernist juice?
  DAY 2: Ahh, much better, this really unfolded after an evening. Still very ripe, but now this is showing massive structure and garrigue, tapenade, the essence of Southern Rhone. Dusty, drying, powerful, this punches way above its weight class.

  Comment

• bon vivant wrote:

  July 20, 2011 - A very nice showing tonight in the Mountains. Should drink well for several more years a it has the stuffing. -repeated Eric's experiment with the glasses -see his original TN and I absolutely concur.

  Comment

• cdunn wrote: flawed

  September 3, 2010 - Corked

  Comment

• Eric wrote: 91 points

  January 27, 2010 - Yummy, this is a fantastically tasty Côtes du Rhône Villages, very cherry in profile, crunchy, yet loaded with garrigue and fantastic herbal notes. Finishing a little forced and bitter yet still unmistakably powerful and enjoyable.

  Comment

• grafstrb wrote:

  May 8, 2009 - Bright red fruits on the bouquet; garnet color, graduating to light brown at the edges; good acid/tannin balance, but not harmonious --- this has started to fall apart; lots of raspberry, and a hint of leather. Drink up if you got 'em.

  Comment

Pro Reviews 1

Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Le Clos du Caillou
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation Tres Vieilles Vignes Reserve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
• In Cellars 89 (40%)
• Consumed 134 (60%)

Food Pairing

Who Likes This Wine

More About This Wine