Honeyed fruits, peach and mandarin, beeswax, Asian spices and white pepper. Fat and creamy texture, good salinity and freshness. This is great, great wine today. No hurry here. With Niels at La Contadine.
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Very fresh and lively. I guessed Nortern Rhône 2010. There is an oily smooth presence here, bees wax texture, good spice, citrus here galore. Mature, but there is absolutely no hurry here. #Bagnols-en-Fôret
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Robe bien dorée, au nez un peu d'anis, et la bouche est d'une puissance surprenante. Assez gras et rond, ressemble à un Hermitage dans le format, la finale manque un peu de classe pour en faire un grand vin, mais c'est très bon. Il fallait le boire, car le lendemain, il n'y a plus grand-chose dans le verre.
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Excellent. Quite open and at perfect drinking window to my taste. Minerals, stony fruits, touch exotic, but really a wine of balance and moderation. Starting to get a bit soft on the finish so would drink bottles from now for sure.
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Great Gonon Tasting (Frederiksberg): Travelling along nicely, minerals galore, true to terroir, based on this performance, I should open my remaining bottles sooner rather than later, as this looks heavier and less elegant than previous bottles. Must revisit soon.
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Sur son plateau : beaucoup d'intensité aromatique, très équilibré, aucun élément ne ressort plus qu'un autre. Le vin est "fondu", apaisé. Une très belle bouteille.
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Still very young and unevolved; fatness and matter here, some minerals, hints of garrigue. Quite low in acidity, but the balance is there, nevertheless. Will keep my remaining two bottles some years before I open another, hoping this will develop more complexity and depth (which I think is entirely possible). - on Day 2 much richer, more creamy - certainly gained a point (end score given).
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Dinner at Gary and Rona's -- a bigger richer style, loaded with oozing honey and ripe peach. Not a ton of acidity but not altogether un-refreshing either. I am a bit mixed, but am still a sucker for Northern Rhone whites...
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Perfect with a spring dinner on a warm evening. Perhaps might have been a tad cooler, but it has a bit of the oily feel of white rhones and beautiful rich stone fruit and floral flavors. Went very nicely w/ appetizers or asparagus and lobster salad.
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Still very tasty. Have had this three times now. Almost flower like flavors of camomile and gardenias. Not overly perfumed, but enjoyable during the summer.
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10/23/2023 - pbaek wrote:
Honeyed fruits, peach and mandarin, beeswax, Asian spices and white pepper. Fat and creamy texture, good salinity and freshness. This is great, great wine today. No hurry here. With Niels at La Contadine.
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10/23/2023 - beatles wrote: 92 Points
Very fresh and lively. I guessed Nortern Rhône 2010. There is an oily smooth presence here, bees wax texture, good spice, citrus here galore. Mature, but there is absolutely no hurry here.
#Bagnols-en-Fôret
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7/19/2019 - MauriceE wrote:
Brilliant wine, completely a point (but no hurry). Long, complex and fresh. I love it. Too bad it is so hard to find.
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1/7/2019 - vinum bonum wrote:
Robe bien dorée, au nez un peu d'anis, et la bouche est d'une puissance surprenante. Assez gras et rond, ressemble à un Hermitage dans le format, la finale manque un peu de classe pour en faire un grand vin, mais c'est très bon. Il fallait le boire, car le lendemain, il n'y a plus grand-chose dans le verre.
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11/23/2017 - LW31 Likes this wine:
Excellent. Quite open and at perfect drinking window to my taste. Minerals, stony fruits, touch exotic, but really a wine of balance and moderation. Starting to get a bit soft on the finish so would drink bottles from now for sure.
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6/2/2016 - beatles wrote: 90 Points
Great Gonon Tasting (Frederiksberg): Travelling along nicely, minerals galore, true to terroir, based on this performance, I should open my remaining bottles sooner rather than later, as this looks heavier and less elegant than previous bottles. Must revisit soon.
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5/7/2016 - vinum bonum wrote:
Sur son plateau : beaucoup d'intensité aromatique, très équilibré, aucun élément ne ressort plus qu'un autre. Le vin est "fondu", apaisé.
Une très belle bouteille.
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6/16/2015 - LW31 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful showing.
Opening now. Gorgeous nose and layered palate.
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4/3/2014 - beatles Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still very young and unevolved; fatness and matter here, some minerals, hints of garrigue. Quite low in acidity, but the balance is there, nevertheless. Will keep my remaining two bottles some years before I open another, hoping this will develop more complexity and depth (which I think is entirely possible). - on Day 2 much richer, more creamy - certainly gained a point (end score given).
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3/4/2011 - wpd wrote: 90 Points
Very good white Rhone. Good minerals, a bit flowery, but good
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10/26/2010 - Mr T wrote:
Big and rich with moderate acidity....paired well with the full fare of dinner...I lliked the flavors of apricot and peach
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8/10/2009 - danstrings wrote: 89 Points
Dinner at Gary and Rona's -- a bigger richer style, loaded with oozing honey and ripe peach. Not a ton of acidity but not altogether un-refreshing either. I am a bit mixed, but am still a sucker for Northern Rhone whites...
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5/19/2009 - Mr T wrote:
Perfect with a spring dinner on a warm evening. Perhaps might have been a tad cooler, but it has a bit of the oily feel of white rhones and beautiful rich stone fruit and floral flavors. Went very nicely w/ appetizers or asparagus and lobster salad.
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4/30/2009 - kenthargis wrote: 90 Points
Still very tasty. Have had this three times now. Almost flower like flavors of camomile and gardenias. Not overly perfumed, but enjoyable during the summer.
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3/8/2009 - PeterSkat wrote: 91 Points
Dejlig fyldig vin med en del lakrissmag og tropiske frugter, meget intens og lang eftersmag.
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