2004 Tardieu-Laurent Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  4/27/2020 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 90 Points

  Ripe red fruit on the nose, cherries and plums. Slightly austere palate, tannins still quite chewy, but with a warm lingering lavender and molasses finish. Interesting. Good value as always from TL.

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  9/22/2019 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

  14.5% alcohol. G 85%, S and Mrvdr making up the balance. Very good long dense cork with no wine penetration whatever; lovely smell off the cork. Dark colour with some thinning at the edge of the rim. Rich nose with a dominant raisiny component, in nice way. The mouth is more complex, with liquorice and excellent acidity in the finish. While this is undoubtedly a hefty wine, it is not a heavy one. I may be mistaken, but I feel that the age of the vines has a major impact on the density and depth of flavour of this wine. At no stage does the oak call attention to itself.
  Great match with roast beef on the bone.
  A success of its type, and a repeat purchase.

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  5/30/2017 - _water.into.wine_ wrote:

  No formal note. Consumed in Singapore with MNC team (Nick M, Rob L)

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  1/6/2012 - StewartWent wrote: 90 Points

  The funkiness and barnyard characters showing from a 2007 tasting continue (in force) but there's little trace of the sweet red fruits. Plenty of slightly gravely tannin but not firm or aggressive. I did previously think this would drink easily as a 12yr+ but now I'm not so convinced but the lack of fruit carry. Style, wonderfully structured and faithful to the appellation.

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  1/22/2011 - dke wrote:

  The nose was really nice of cherry liquor. On the palate this had lots of red fruits and really good finish with good tannins and really good minerality. Unfortunately I think this bottle was mildly corked which showed on the finish that had some bitter, paper like component, which could be detected every other sip.

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