Solid if unspectacular effort. Nose of cooked cherry and kind of earthy. Solid purple color and no bricking. Kind of a one-note palet. Red fruit and decent acidity. Not sure that it has any upward room for improvement.
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Slowly drank it down over the last week, courtesy Coravin. Color was a dusty red, not too pale but clearly mature. Nose was a little musty but still had clear leather and plum. It was very soft but still had some red fruits, a little oak and cigar box to keep it interesting. I’d say it seemed a little past it’s prime so if I had another, I’d drink it soon.
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This is an excellent wine. Decanted about an hour and then drank over two days. Floral and cooked cherry nose and then red fruits, a little licorice and an earthy finish. Balanced and nicely integrating tannins. I plan to wait a couple of years before opening the next bottle but definitely drinking solidly now.
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2011 Domaine Olivier Hillaire Châteauneuf-du-Pape
3/13/2021 - JuniorSamples wrote: 89 Points
Solid if unspectacular effort. Nose of cooked cherry and kind of earthy. Solid purple color and no bricking. Kind of a one-note palet. Red fruit and decent acidity. Not sure that it has any upward room for improvement.
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1990 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
11/21/2020 - JuniorSamples wrote: 89 Points
Slowly drank it down over the last week, courtesy Coravin. Color was a dusty red, not too pale but clearly mature. Nose was a little musty but still had clear leather and plum. It was very soft but still had some red fruits, a little oak and cigar box to keep it interesting. I’d say it seemed a little past it’s prime so if I had another, I’d drink it soon.
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2012 Domaine Saint Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve Auguste Favier
4/4/2020 - JuniorSamples Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is an excellent wine. Decanted about an hour and then drank over two days. Floral and cooked cherry nose and then red fruits, a little licorice and an earthy finish. Balanced and nicely integrating tannins. I plan to wait a couple of years before opening the next bottle but definitely drinking solidly now.
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