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• 2015 Domaine Louis Cheze Condrieu Cuvée Pagus Luminis

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  4/13/2024 - samatoid Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I’ve been tasting this wine for something like 8 years - not the same bottle! It’s steadily improved though I think it has now plateaued. My guess is I have 5 years to finish my remaining bottles, but I could be underestimating it like so many others have. The nose is lemony and buttery with some mineral. The palate is the same but (and always has been) weaker but has great texture. Went perfectly with my Thai food tonight.

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• 2016 Domaine de la Côte Sainte-Epine St. Joseph Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Special

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  3/28/2024 - samatoid Likes this wine: 95 Points

  I’m glad this is my first bottle from a case. Previous reviewer clearly had a totally different experience and I know what that can be like from St Epine. This is now in its drinking window but will last many more years. Really well balanced with sweet blackberry/currant on the nose. On the palette there is luxurious blackberry with some secondary flavors that rise up through my nose. If it wasn’t for the alcohol(only 13.5) I could drink this all day. Though I don’t drink DRC regularly, I can’t imagine anyone being dissatisfied drinking this.

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• 2015 Emmanuel Darnaud Crozes-Hermitage Les Trois Chênes

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  2/16/2024 - samatoid Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I've had this at least a dozen times over the years, but this is the first time (that I remember) that it dropped most of its tannins. Very soft and smooth and still fruity. Dark and rich. Nuanced, but its not super complex though its possible with 5 more years this will develop. What a bargain! Drank over 2 nights (as usual stored overnight in the refrigerator). Pretty much the same both nights.

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