This bottle showed even better than the one tasted earlier this year; This had more compelling aromatics, with classic red meat, olive and earth tones; The palate is incredibly elegant, yet with plenty of fruit to balance out the savory tones; Another striking example of how great (and underrated) 2004 Northern Rhones are
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This seemed quite shut down when I first opened it, with some savory elements on the nose/palate, but a palate dominated by acid and structure; This started to open up with some air, but I would recommend holding these for now
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Incredibly dense and dark despite its age, this was a very intense wine, with rich, concentrated dark fruits, pepper and spice that is still holding quite firm; The touch of alcoholic heat on the back-end detracted from it for me, but still a very interesting wine that should continue to hold
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2004 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Gréal
12/5/2018 - eluebchow wrote: 95 Points
This bottle showed even better than the one tasted earlier this year; This had more compelling aromatics, with classic red meat, olive and earth tones; The palate is incredibly elegant, yet with plenty of fruit to balance out the savory tones; Another striking example of how great (and underrated) 2004 Northern Rhones are
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2013 Guillaume Gilles Cornas
12/2/2018 - eluebchow wrote: 90 Points
This seemed quite shut down when I first opened it, with some savory elements on the nose/palate, but a palate dominated by acid and structure; This started to open up with some air, but I would recommend holding these for now
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1999 Lagier Meredith Syrah
10/28/2018 - eluebchow wrote: 88 Points
Incredibly dense and dark despite its age, this was a very intense wine, with rich, concentrated dark fruits, pepper and spice that is still holding quite firm; The touch of alcoholic heat on the back-end detracted from it for me, but still a very interesting wine that should continue to hold
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