2016 Louis Barruol Côte-Rôtie La Boisselée

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  4/1/2021 - valecnik Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Skews more toward a modern style than I expected. Quite ripe and reminds me a lot of California Central Coast Syrah from a top producer. Smooth medium body, tangy acidity, and a bevy of dark berry fruit backed by smouldering charcoal. The lively fruit persists on the long finish. Delicious, quintessential example of the varietal.

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  10/7/2020 - Matteo1 Likes this wine:

  Really great nose of mint, olive, and oak with a roasted game note. Linear palate ends with a Refreshing long finish. Still tasting very young

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  8/17/2020 - alanr wrote: 91 Points

  Light nose, slight note of something mint/clove, decent darker fruit, moderate/medium structure, somewhat restrained and brooding, needs time.

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  11/22/2019 - bsreid wrote: 95 Points

  This wine is superb. Well balanced with tannins on the sweet side. hints of cherry and vanilla. Opened for around 1 hour and poured from bottle.

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  9/15/2018 - wgmccallum Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Candied black cherries, tar, wild roses on the nose. Dense spread of dry fruit on the palate with great aromatic presence, rich lingering tannic finish with a whispering acid echo. Lovely with courgette tomato gratin and grilled ribeye. 50 + 17 + 17 + 9 = 93.

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