This was one of those nice times in which my experience with a wine was dramatically more favorable than others', on average. Our 2007 bottle was spectacular. Amazing complexity that included roses, clay, cinnamon, wild raspberry. Ours might have been an abnormal bottle, in that the vintage date was over-written by hand at the winery.
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Brick red colour, browning at the edges. Very perfumed nose of eucalyptus and strawberry fruit. Savoury and rich fruit filled palate, dense and concentrated flavours with a spicy and pepper finish. A lovely texture, Ripe tannins are well integrated. Drinking very well now, very open and expressive with good length. Tasted 4th May 2019
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Musky, ripe red fruits and tannic black fruits. Earthy, chewy, slightly meaty. Hint of tannic and floral tea? Loads of flowers. Slight game. Youthful or prime?
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Robe très sombre, légèrement trouble. A l'ouverture, complètement mutique. Est-ce un jour racine ? Les autres bouteilles ouvertes ce soir là étaient toutes muettes ! Près d'une semaine après, il consent à livrer un nez très compact, d'encens, d'anis, de fruits sudistes (figues, pruneaux), de garrigue. Très terrien. Pas du tout de fraise ni d'orange sanguine à l'horizon. La bouche est aussi très dense, certes pas de tanins accrocheurs, mais assez différente des autres Pialades. Est-ce cette bouteille ? Le millésime ? Je ne sais plus où sont mes autres 2007 pour vérifier. En tout cas, une bouteille assez déconcertante, bien que ce soit très bon.
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1/22/2022 - french16 wrote: flawed
Corked
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5/8/2021 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was one of those nice times in which my experience with a wine was dramatically more favorable than others', on average. Our 2007 bottle was spectacular. Amazing complexity that included roses, clay, cinnamon, wild raspberry. Ours might have been an abnormal bottle, in that the vintage date was over-written by hand at the winery.
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5/4/2019 - For the love of fine wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Brick red colour, browning at the edges. Very perfumed nose of eucalyptus and strawberry fruit. Savoury and rich fruit filled palate, dense and concentrated flavours with a spicy and pepper finish. A lovely texture, Ripe tannins are well integrated. Drinking very well now, very open and expressive with good length. Tasted 4th May 2019
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11/23/2018 - sc03852 Likes this wine:
Musky, ripe red fruits and tannic black fruits. Earthy, chewy, slightly meaty. Hint of tannic and floral tea? Loads of flowers. Slight game. Youthful or prime?
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10/30/2017 - THT wrote: 88 Points
Robe très sombre, légèrement trouble. A l'ouverture, complètement mutique. Est-ce un jour racine ? Les autres bouteilles ouvertes ce soir là étaient toutes muettes ! Près d'une semaine après, il consent à livrer un nez très compact, d'encens, d'anis, de fruits sudistes (figues, pruneaux), de garrigue. Très terrien. Pas du tout de fraise ni d'orange sanguine à l'horizon. La bouche est aussi très dense, certes pas de tanins accrocheurs, mais assez différente des autres Pialades. Est-ce cette bouteille ? Le millésime ? Je ne sais plus où sont mes autres 2007 pour vérifier. En tout cas, une bouteille assez déconcertante, bien que ce soit très bon.
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