Great wine. Clearly northern Rhône, but distinctive from the usual suspects. A little funk on the nose, with an mix of fruit and mint or eucalyptus. Fabulous texture, with mulberry and a little smoke. Elegant. No tannins, clearly at peak. Could last a few years but ready to go.
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Plums, strawberries and a whack of eucalyptus on the nose, and a blast of pure red fruit and acidity on the palate. This is drinking very well from magnum but can hold in this format for another decade at least. Really good with food.
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Served out of magnum and drinking perfectly. Riper fruit for sure but balanced, with a great minerality and wonderful acidity. Very pure and enjoyable, and paired wonderful with our dinner of grilled cumin lamb..tannins resolved
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I'm told that because of the synthetic cork, this should be opened on the early side, so I opened it. Much too early, at least from the wine's perspective (rather than the cork). The '99 Brezeme still stands out in my memory as a junior Cote Rotie, with amazing, soaring aromatics, textbook Syrah blue/purple fruit and violets. I so hoped that the '05 would be like that . . . but it was not. Seems like there is so much potential under the surface. The palate is brooding, the acidity high. Did not get any more charming overnight. Right now, it's like trying to enjoy a Tchaikovsky symphony, from the other side of a cement wall.
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1/19/2024 - tazerowe Likes this wine:
Great wine. Clearly northern Rhône, but distinctive from the usual suspects. A little funk on the nose, with an mix of fruit and mint or eucalyptus. Fabulous texture, with mulberry and a little smoke. Elegant. No tannins, clearly at peak. Could last a few years but ready to go.
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11/24/2016 - PJRONeill wrote: 91 Points
Plums, strawberries and a whack of eucalyptus on the nose, and a blast of pure red fruit and acidity on the palate. This is drinking very well from magnum but can hold in this format for another decade at least. Really good with food.
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8/24/2015 - Sheila62 Likes this wine:
Served out of magnum and drinking perfectly. Riper fruit for sure but balanced, with a great minerality and wonderful acidity. Very pure and enjoyable, and paired wonderful with our dinner of grilled cumin lamb..tannins resolved
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4/11/2015 - ClubberYang Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had forgotten about this wine,but really dining in its prime now. Acid balanced, tannins mellow. Much more in harmony than 6 years ago.
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12/14/2009 - Pknut wrote:
I'm told that because of the synthetic cork, this should be opened on the early side, so I opened it. Much too early, at least from the wine's perspective (rather than the cork). The '99 Brezeme still stands out in my memory as a junior Cote Rotie, with amazing, soaring aromatics, textbook Syrah blue/purple fruit and violets. I so hoped that the '05 would be like that . . . but it was not. Seems like there is so much potential under the surface. The palate is brooding, the acidity high. Did not get any more charming overnight. Right now, it's like trying to enjoy a Tchaikovsky symphony, from the other side of a cement wall.
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