Good, but I expected better given the vintage. Flavors overall seem muted and lacking complexity. Black pepper and olive predominate over fruit. Tasted over two nights with consistent notes.
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Very good n Rhône Syrah..this wine favors the black pepper, olive tapenade, Forest floor, over the fruit…. The red blue fruit is there but def under the other flavors…finishes with a notable salty olive mineral finish that persists for quite some time…. Fans of classic hermitage will dig this big boy…. Prime time now but I think this has many many years to go in the cellar..
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Tastes like a Hermitage that migrated from the northern to the southern Rhone so it could bulk up. About as dark and powerful as a Hermitage gets. Juicy, fragrant and pleasurable, once you recover from the impact.
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Exceptional value . Mouth watering juiciness . Intense dark red fruits , violets and forest floor funk. Volouptuous if I could use only one word. It's a steal at the price.
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12/15/2023 - wine-eau Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good, but I expected better given the vintage. Flavors overall seem muted and lacking complexity. Black pepper and olive predominate over fruit. Tasted over two nights with consistent notes.
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10/14/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
On first nosing just a bit wound up.
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8/21/2021 - KJD45$ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very good n Rhône Syrah..this wine favors the black pepper, olive tapenade, Forest floor, over the fruit….
The red blue fruit is there but def under the other flavors…finishes with a notable salty olive mineral finish that persists for quite some time….
Fans of classic hermitage will dig this big boy….
Prime time now but I think this has many many years to go in the cellar..
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12/21/2019 - SophieR Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tastes like a Hermitage that migrated from the northern to the southern Rhone so it could bulk up. About as dark and powerful as a Hermitage gets. Juicy, fragrant and pleasurable, once you recover from the impact.
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1/31/2019 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 93 Points
Exceptional value . Mouth watering juiciness . Intense dark red fruits , violets and forest floor funk. Volouptuous if I could use only one word. It's a steal at the price.
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