Community Tasting Notes 7

• GEL Wines Likes this wine: 93 points

  April 26, 2022 - Best of 3 bottles drank so far. Good cork. Double decanted 1 hour before. Served at 15C. Dark crimson in bottle, slight bricking around edges. Delicate bouquet. Mid to light mouthfeel. Juicy dark fruit with some underbrush hints of bacon. Very complex and nuanced. Light structure, very limited tannins. Great pairing with amatriciana (guanciale). I’d say this bottle was at its apogee.

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• GEL Wines wrote: 91 points

  December 15, 2021 - Similar to last bottle but richer with more structure. Double decanted for one hour plus which was fine. Drank with magret de canard/duck breast. Excellent marriage.

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• GEL Wines wrote: 90 points

  May 7, 2020 - Quasi impenetrable dark red in bottle; vivid red with light red edges (not orange/brownish despite age) in glass with significant legs. Light floral bouquet. Dominant light raspberry, low tannins and lighter bodied that I was anticipating. Not a case of integrated strong tannins. Delicate wine, that, in my opinion, lacks a little punch and complexity--perhaps it would have been better a couple of years ago. Still a lovely wine. Paired with beef; perhaps, would be more suited to fowl or lean pork (eg tenderloin), notably given light raspberry. Not enough body/tannins to cut through fatty dishes. Good right out of the bottle, although benefited slightly from decant of c.1 hr. Ensure that serving temp in is 15-17C range, best to start at lower end of range and see how it evolves. Time to drink up.

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• Zweder wrote: 91 points

  December 14, 2015 - Weekly tasting group #196; Northern Rhône vs Southern Rhône (@ RW): In the bouquet red and dark fruits, leather, bacon and rustic smells. On the palate the same fruits, minerals, leather and bacon again, spices like white pepper, firm acidity and good tannin with still a soft bite. Good length. Beautiful wine, ready now and the next few years. 90 - 91

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• Zweder wrote: 91 points

  April 27, 2015 - Weekly tasting group #165; Rhône (@ RW): In the bouquet juicy red and dark berry fruits, blood, bacon, minerals and metal. On the palate juicy ripe fruits, beautiful acidity and mild tannin. Friendly wine with a good length. Ready now and the next 3+ years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine du Colombier
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Hermitage

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 29 (31%)
• Consumed 65 (68%)

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