Not my style. It's good, but it has too much red fruit and tobacco, to the detriment of the meaty, gamy, smoky characteristics I like to see in Northern Rhones. Color is very dark and opaque and the nose smells tarry, so perhaps it just wants more time to reveal what I hoped it would tonight. Don't get me wrong; this is certainly not a bad wine, and it is worth the money, it just didn't exhibit what I thought it would. 5-12-17-8: 92/100. (I failed to decant this or give it hours of air, so that might explain some of the above.)
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(at Mastro's - NYC) Didn't love the restaurant, but this bottle was singling. Great fruit, balance and Northern Rhone signature. Big but not heavy. Long finish. Really impressive. Drink or hold. (95)
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Commanderie des Costes du Rhone - Jean Luc Colombo dinner (Executive Dining Room): From a magnum. The alcohol is more apparent here but it was a hot vintage. Get the darker fruits and a bit of the spice and maybe now some floral as well (more in the background). Drinking next to some of the wines with a bit more age - give it time.
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10/14/2023 - carlo marx wrote: 88 Points
Nose: Blackberries, yoghurt, leather, eucalyptus, roses, mint.
Palate: opens fruity, turns savory and medicinal quickly. Low acidity, iodine?
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8/10/2023 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not my style. It's good, but it has too much red fruit and tobacco, to the detriment of the meaty, gamy, smoky characteristics I like to see in Northern Rhones. Color is very dark and opaque and the nose smells tarry, so perhaps it just wants more time to reveal what I hoped it would tonight. Don't get me wrong; this is certainly not a bad wine, and it is worth the money, it just didn't exhibit what I thought it would. 5-12-17-8: 92/100. (I failed to decant this or give it hours of air, so that might explain some of the above.)
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6/10/2022 - dbkitc wrote: 95 Points
(at Mastro's - NYC) Didn't love the restaurant, but this bottle was singling. Great fruit, balance and Northern Rhone signature. Big but not heavy. Long finish. Really impressive. Drink or hold. (95)
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5/31/2022 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Commanderie des Costes du Rhone - Jean Luc Colombo dinner (Executive Dining Room): From a magnum. The alcohol is more apparent here but it was a hot vintage. Get the darker fruits and a bit of the spice and maybe now some floral as well (more in the background). Drinking next to some of the wines with a bit more age - give it time.
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6/1/2021 - KeyWestSunsets Likes this wine: 97 Points
Phenomenal
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3/1/2018 - jmcmchi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Soft ripe aromatics with burnt notes
Ripe black fruit, meaty, with juicy tannins - very long lasting and excellent balance
Approachable but better to wait a couple of years 92-93
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