Good, well-blended wine. The fruit is not as evident as with previous bottles. Likely on the downslope, but still a delicious accompaniment to spare ribs dinner.
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Really coming around. This is a very well-balanced, delicious wine. Nose a bit reserved, the palate is perfectly blended. Interestingly, there isn't anything standing out -- fruit, tannin, acid. It's just a fine accompaniment.
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Double decanted 30 minutes before. Needs food. Smoothed out over the next hour. Same notes as before: bigger than most CdR. Complemented a lamb stew. Richer and deeper black and red fruits than the 2010 Mon Couer we had with this.
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Very nice wine, certainly for the price. Initially some off nose and flavor, but after decanting really came together. Bigger than a typical CdR, with dark fruits in the center. Enjoyed with a rosemary-enhanced lamb stew and winter veggies. Not clear whether this will continue to develop. We gassed the last half of the bottle. Let's see what it does in a couple of days.
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1/4/2019 - LightDancer wrote: 88 Points
Good, well-blended wine. The fruit is not as evident as with previous bottles. Likely on the downslope, but still a delicious accompaniment to spare ribs dinner.
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2/8/2017 - LightDancer wrote: 90 Points
Really coming around. This is a very well-balanced, delicious wine. Nose a bit reserved, the palate is perfectly blended. Interestingly, there isn't anything standing out -- fruit, tannin, acid. It's just a fine accompaniment.
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12/27/2014 - LightDancer wrote: 88 Points
Double decanted 30 minutes before. Needs food. Smoothed out over the next hour. Same notes as before: bigger than most CdR. Complemented a lamb stew. Richer and deeper black and red fruits than the 2010 Mon Couer we had with this.
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11/22/2014 - LightDancer wrote: 87 Points
Very nice wine, certainly for the price. Initially some off nose and flavor, but after decanting really came together. Bigger than a typical CdR, with dark fruits in the center. Enjoyed with a rosemary-enhanced lamb stew and winter veggies. Not clear whether this will continue to develop. We gassed the last half of the bottle. Let's see what it does in a couple of days.
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