2012 Les Vignerons d'Estézargues Côtes du Rhône Domaine Des Bacchantes

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 82.5 points

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  1/31/2016 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Big, thick, rich, and hot, this Syrah-based blend (70%) comes across like an overbaked spicy fruit pudding served with earth and leather -- blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, and brown baking spices all mixed together, slight meaty notes lurking in the background, the earthiness keeping it real. These elements are rather muddled, though, and what rescues it is the acidity, the cran-cherry tang, along with a solid structure despite the pudding-ness. For $17 (in Ontario), the value is certainly there, and the fruit-spice combination is certainly appealing, but otherwise this is just a decent CdR without much distinction.

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