Intense but not powerful, smoky nose, some wild berries, incense, & floral aromas. A medium bodied wine, lacking depth and structure but such intensity on the palate. Lots of wild berry flavor & smoky, very refined and focused. Open & finishes really sweet. At this stage, I like this better than the '99. Lovely wine.
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Delicious. Decanted for 90 minutes prior to drinking. Had with Croque Monsieur and an Arugula salad. Pepper on the nose, muted fruit on the palate mixed with spice, tobacco, tar. Very classic northern rhone. Very nice.
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Dark red color. Smoke, violets, red plums and black pepper in the nose. Medium body, lots of bright acidity, some currant and minerals towards the finish. Soft tannins. Nice, if youthful right now. I recall a bottle of this 2 years ago had a marked vanillin taste that was not noticble in this bottle tonight.
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4/20/2011 - marc d wrote:
Pretty good, the finish was marred by oak tannins a little. Medium bodied, some typical N Rhone aromatics of smoke and a little bacon.
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3/12/2011 - davergny wrote: 93 Points
Intense but not powerful, smoky nose, some wild berries, incense, & floral aromas. A medium bodied wine, lacking depth and structure but such intensity on the palate. Lots of wild berry flavor & smoky, very refined and focused. Open & finishes really sweet. At this stage, I like this better than the '99. Lovely wine.
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12/21/2008 - mchrist wrote: 90 Points
Delicious. Decanted for 90 minutes prior to drinking. Had with Croque Monsieur and an Arugula salad. Pepper on the nose, muted fruit on the palate mixed with spice, tobacco, tar. Very classic northern rhone. Very nice.
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1/29/2007 - marc d wrote:
Dark red color. Smoke, violets, red plums and black pepper in the nose. Medium body, lots of bright acidity, some currant and minerals towards the finish. Soft tannins. Nice, if youthful right now. I recall a bottle of this 2 years ago had a marked vanillin taste that was not noticble in this bottle tonight.
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