2016 Domaine la Soumade Rasteau Cuvée Prestige

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  12/25/2023 - Caruso wrote: 88 Points

  A rather perplexing experience for me, because this bottle isn't meeting my expections. It is not shut down, but simply by far not as complex and intense as previous bottles. Is it going through a difficult stage or already in decline. Well, this isn't made for the long haul, but I would be surprised if it is already at the end of its optimal drinking window. Time will tell. 5/11/15/7.

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  11/26/2023 - RoelD Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drunk yesterday, note from memory.
  Magnum bottle. 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre. Dark purple-red color, still closed on the nose with more a bouquet of beefstock-umami than of fruit. The fruit is however exuberantly present on the palate with superipe cherries and blackberries with further licorice, a mass of ripe tannins and a fresh lingering finish. This wine is still at the beginning of its life and should last for ten years gaining complexity, although it is already irresistible right now. This is clearly a top vintage for this domain. In contrast with previous taster’s note there was not a trace of sediment in this bottle.
  Drunk in ideal circumstances together wih my partner an two good friends who all went gaga over this wine I gave it a high rating for the pure drinking pleasure. I expect still more complexity from the more expensive cuvées (Confiance and Fleur de Confiance). At 15€ (75cl bottle) this is a remarkable QPR.

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  9/16/2023 - jpkc Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Drinking well, decanted, lots of sediment, tannins softening, nice acidity, no rush to drink up

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  7/11/2023 - benjamin96 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Clairement rhone sud. En a encore sous la pedale. Cest rien de grand mais certains vont aimer

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  6/21/2023 - MaJeKu Likes this wine: 90 Points

  In der Nase viel dunkle Kirsche, etwas Brombeer-Gelee, vor allem mit Luft viel Waldbodwn und sautierte Pilze. Sehr floral mit deutlich dunklen Blüten, dazu Pfeffer und etwas Anis. Im Hintergrund mit feinen Holznoten, vor allem etwas Zimt.
  
  Am Gaumen deutlich warm und durchaus ein Maulvoll Wein, allerdings auch sehr saftig und mit gehörigem Säurezug. Recht viel sehr feines Tannin, enorme Spannung mit einem wunderschön sehr dunklen mineralischen Kontrast.
  
  Fleischig, lang anhaltend, dazu mit sehr feurigem, lange nicht nur alkoholischen, Abgang.

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