2014 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Les Racines

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  3/9/2024 - JonBarnes1 Likes this wine:

  Poured via Coravin with aeration head. I was concerned this would be closed without decanting based on prior comments but it was open off the bat. Nose wasn’t so much reserved as peppery and almost piney; not the typical Racines bouquet. On the palate it was familiar Racines: dark dark fruits with plenty of reglisse and sweet herbs. Mission fig and black olive tucked away too. The midpalate is more bitter leading to a finish somewhat medicinal and yeah a touch alcoholic. I had modest expectations for this vintage at this age and this handily surpassed them. I won’t be in a rush to drink the rest of my 2014s. To be sure it ain’t ‘05, ‘07, ‘09 or ‘10, but still nothing to write off.

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  3/2/2024 - ephorn Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Muted compared to the 2007. Still excellent. I would drink sooner than later.

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  11/12/2023 - NickA wrote: 88 Points

  Given a couple of hours in a decanter, which helped it fill out, but this wine remained fairly lean and mean throughout. Relatively attractive earthy, leathery slightly floral nose. A let-down on the palate, though, which was thin, charmless and yet showed quite a bit of alcoholic warmth on the finish. Sigh.

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  6/24/2021 - Geoffy Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I really like this. Nose a bit muted but classic, full southern Rhone flavours, and good acidity to keep it fresh and well-balanced. Average complexity and length. Good QPR

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  3/20/2021 - Dave Dewar Likes this wine:

  Day 1 it was fine. Day 2 it was much better. Hold or give it a very, very long decant.

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