2018 Bernard Levet Côte-Rôtie Les Journaries / Maestria

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 93 points

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  11/4/2022 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Rhone Birthday 2022; 11/4/2022-11/6/2022: Tasted immediately after opening with plans to consume the following night. Lovely floral character with a distinctive violet profile on the nose. Really surprising how expressive and delicate the nose is. Palate was dense, angular and somewhat standoffish. Heavy tannins. Not particularly enjoyable. Hopefully will improve on night 2.
  Night 2 this was awesome with food. Fantastic nose but the palate was open giving some clues to the future with a black and violet core. Still quite tannic with a coarse mouthfeel.

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  3/20/2022 - dream Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very primary but with 4 hours of air it showed a lovely Northern Rhone perfume with delicious flavors of smoked meats, olive tapenade and tangy minerals. The texture is very fine and the finish is quite tannic with lifted notes of coal dust, violet flowers and dark spices. Really good potential here. 92+

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  11/5/2021 - Frijole wrote:

  inky blackish red, medium clarity, ruby hue
  Nose: raspberry, plum, violets, dirt, iron, orange rind, vanilla, minerals, tannins, oak
  Pal: tart cherry, plum, iron, cranberry, chocolate, minerals, tobacco, dirt, minerals, tannins, oak
  Feel: medium, full, acidic
  Finish: medium, long
  T8 (could be a 9)

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  8/10/2021 - A.Hansen Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Blue and black fruits, flowers, pastilles and bacon fat. The palate has waves of black currant, blackberry, blueberry and lavender. A mineral streak runs through the palate. Good concentration and acidity. Very nice.

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