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Red
2016 Domaine Gassier Costières-de-Nîmes Lou Coucardie
Mourvèdre Blend
- France
- Rhône
- Southern Rhône
- Costières-de-Nîmes
Label borrowed from 2017
Label borrowed from 2011
Community Tasting Notes 5
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CC_H Likes this wine: 90 points
March 3, 2024 - Tasted on 2 occasions. Gassier has been producing excellent wines in this part of the world for some time now but misses the mark a little with this in 2016. A deep, dark shade of ruby in the glass. The heady nose is dominated by dark cherry, vanilla pod, blueberry, pastry, spice, raspberry liqueur and a touch of liquorice. The palate is equally bold and ripe but structurally falls away in the mid palate and lacks balance and complexity. There is still a gentle grip from the tannins through the finish and this certainly needs food to show its best. Score is objective but personally just a bit too extracted for my taste and the 15% ABV makes itself too obvious. Drink now and over the next couple of years.
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Dmar317 Likes this wine: 90 points
January 26, 2024 - Intense, dense, aroma of anise, leather, blood. Strong tannins underneath. Delicious.
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Dmar317 wrote: 88 points
November 19, 2023 - Licorice, leather, plums with some acidity and mild tannins. Not bad, but needs more time to develop.
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Lamanna wrote: 91 points
February 2, 2022 - Good value for the money.
Served with rack of lamb. Decanted for 3 hours.
Classic Rhone notes including, leather, blueberries, stone and pepper. Ready to drink. -
chmorc Likes this wine: 88 points
January 28, 2022 - Pours a light purple, opaque with a pink/orange translucent rim. I let the wine sit in my glass for 45 minutes before drinking.
On the nose: this thing has the typical southern Rhone aromas. Blueberries, graphite, herbs, and a hint of pepperiness.
On the palate: black fruits, grippy tannins, herbs/garrigue galore with a chocolaty finish. Heavy wine with a full bodied structure.
Not my style, but a well made wine and worth it for those who want a red that packs a punch.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine Gassier
- Varietal Mourvèdre Blend
- Designation Lou Coucardie
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Rhône
- SubRegion Southern Rhône
- Appellation Costières-de-Nîmes
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 38 (61%)
- Consumed 24 (39%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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