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2021 Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas
2/13/2024 - wilypod Likes this wine: 93 Points
Such a beautiful and balanced Rhone blend with youthful, saturated blue and red berry fruits. Drinks well on PnP but benefits from more air. Combines the sheer freshness of the 2017 TCV Cotes de Tablas with the extra focus and depth of the 2014 Cotes. The Grenache-driven character is fresh, not jammy, tasting more of Pinot Noir's Morello cherry and cinnamon spice than the variety's more typical strawberry and pepper expression. Syrah, Mourvedre, and Counoise moderate the alcohol and add savory and spice notes (and in my opinion elevate the 2021 Cotes over the equally beautiful 2021 TCV Grenache).
An example of how a humble southern Rhone blend, and this is one from California, can deliver at the level of the best of Burgundy or the North Rhone. 92-94
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2015 Domaine Faury St. Joseph (Hedonism)
12/24/2023 - wilypod Likes this wine: 91 Points
Staining black-red purple, on the upward slope, full bodied, and the fruit is not overwhelmed by its savory side. An abundance of blackberry and dark plum, some black olive. Not velvety or suave but a wine with stuffing and deep flavor. Closer to a 91 after 48 hours. Another half decade should delineate its bounty.
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2019 Tablas Creek Vaccarèse
12/24/2023 - wilypod Likes this wine: 87 Points
Very dark but a less saturated black than Syrah, possessing a degree of translucence. The palate is pleasantly refreshing, with cleansing tannins, and lightly savory, distinct from Syrah. It gained depth and flavor over 48 hours (good for cellaring?), shedding a trace of Irish tea bitters. In sum a good wine for meat and fat, and although not very fruity would add needed texture to overtly fruity Rhone varietals such as Grenache and Counoise.
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