Community Tasting Notes 16

• wicozani wrote:

  September 23, 2023 - Our last bottle opened straight out of the cellar. One of our favorite wineries. A very discrete nose with faint red berries and minerals. On the palate, very dry with still present tannins, revealing a watered down cherry and red currant along with asparagus, which then tries to be disguised as a Rijoa with vanillic American oak on the finish. Unfortunately, in its elder state it is very fruit poor and falling apart. Well past time to have consumed this.
  
  UPDATE: decanted this and the asparagus note resolved. Still bricked around the edges and a very dilute body. But, contributed to a very nice edition of braised beef stew, so not all was lost.

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• Armando B wrote: 90 points

  May 31, 2022 - Fully mature bottle. Dark fruit and tobacco, along with a mineral note. Tannins resolved. Good balance. For near term consumption.

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• Magnum PI Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 7, 2018 - Brookie and I shared this bottle undecanted with our friend Breanna at Vincenzo's. I am a very big fan of St. Cosme, and have visited the winery. I love this label, and am probably a bit biased, but I think everything they make is really good and a great value. So, bear that in mind when taking my thoughts into consideration.
  
  The bottle is in a great spot, and in my opinion, is not likely to improve. Our waitress left the bottle unopened on the table for 20 minutes, and Vincenzo's doesn't have decanters, so I think that may have been a factor, because the wine did open with time. Very smooth, not as rustic as other bottles I have had. Dark fruit, cassis, not the usual raspberry and garrigue I usually detect.
  
  The nose was nothing special, but that may be because of the lack of air initially. I was with two beautiful women who had my attention, so I did not notice how the nose developed with time, but I do recall that the finish was maybe 45 seconds and was well done. Drink this one over the next 5 years.

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• Paradigm Media wrote: 87 points

  January 2, 2017 - Surprisingly rich and lively. Great with NYE lamb chops

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• greidy Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 19, 2016 - What a treat this wine is...!
  Dark ruby color, white very narrow rim, medium body. Nose: opens with cherries and plums, dark berries, some dark jam, cedar, spices with very noticeable lavender.
  On the palate: tasty, silky, balanced - everything in place, fresh, structured and tasty (again :-). Long finish - 40 seconds plus.
  I think this is very good time to open and enjoy this wine, although it may even improve a bit more in couple of years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer Saint Cosme
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Southern Rhône
• Appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• UPC Code 3483814000065

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• In Cellars 69 (33%)
• Consumed 136 (66%)

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