Community Tasting Notes 17

• Mossrose wrote: 90 points

  October 3, 2017 - This 13 year old wine has aged reasonably well. Near opaque, with inviting aromas of blackberry, black currant, and plum. Very smooth mouth entry with upfront fruit, plus a slight astringent tannin and a hint of bitterness that keep the texture of being plush or caressing. The swallow highlights a bright acidity that is refreshing. Overall, a little too rustic, not particularly rich, and not in the top wines from Rasteau, but still enjoyable.

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• wtianseter Likes this wine: 88 points

  July 4, 2013 - This wine was a pleasant surprise to me -- a quite nice light to medium body wine with nice fruit flavors leading with a dry Maraschino cherry. The color was a slightly oxidized plum red. The nose was dusty dried rose. The flavors pretty much all presented together; there was also mixed red fruits that were somewhat earthy on flavor. The finish was a pleasant dry showing smooth light tannins. We had this with 4th of July hamburgers, potato salad, baked beans, and potato chips; it went quite nicely with everything, and especially well with salty dill pickle flavored chips. I would love to have some more bottles of this around, but alas this was my only bottle (purchased in 08).

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• Ianjaig wrote: 87 points

  March 16, 2013 - Needed to be drunk a good 3-4 years earlier Im afraid.

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• yayin wrote: 90 points

  October 28, 2011 - Excellent value. Raspberry, vanilla.

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• Gingersnail wrote: 88 points

  October 25, 2009 - raspberry and blackberry with good tannins, fruity nose

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Ortas / Cave de Rasteau
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation Prestige
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Rasteau
• UPC Codes 664605310034, 664605314032

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• In Cellars 50 (32%)
• Consumed 105 (68%)

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