1999 Domaine de la Terre Rouge Syrah Pyramid Block Sentinel Oak Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  3/10/2019 - Ara Kafafian Likes this wine: 95 Points

  I was confused at first when I nosed this wine at a blind tasting. It smelled like Bordeaux but tasted like a new world wine. Incredibly aromatic complexity is followed by a massively sweet texture with great acidity on the palate. A wine that towered over others. A truly great wine! Still an infant, this wine will provide immense drinking pleasure for the following 10-15 years.

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  12/27/2011 - mavericksane wrote: 92 Points

  Performing much better than expected at this age.

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  8/11/2011 - 2glassesdown wrote: 90 Points

  rich ruby color with just a hint of brick @ the rim. first nose, barnyard and sun warmed concord grape, ripe blackberry. surprisingly lovely fruit and structure, still a lot of backbone. rich, succulent, mouthwatering. after sitting a bit the predominant barnyard blows off and some of the tannin mellows, leaving tart blackberry, lush plum, suede leather and white pepper. all in all, a balanced wine. i am surprised considering its age. wish i had more!

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  9/5/2010 - John Nezlek wrote: 90 Points

  I have a soft spot in my heart for Terre Rouge. I like their style. This wine reminds one of a Northern Rhone, but that is not the true standard of comparison.
  
  Excellent acidity with enough fruit to provide a very pleasant bottle. Seemed to improve a bit over time. Depending upon the moment (food or not) the spiciness of the Syrah was more or less salient.
  
  Al in all, a very nice bottle.

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  6/4/2006 - mitchmiller wrote: 89 Points

  When first openned this bottle had a strange "old" favor and smell, very strong. Not sure how to explain other than to say it wasn't desireable. After decanting for a couple of hours, the wine really opened up and the undesireable disappeared. It was more than just the average need to breathe, but in the end it was a pretty good bottle of wine. I don't think I'll go back to it but if you try this one and it has a crazy taste (you may even think its bad), just get it more time. Super dark and fruity wine.

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