2008 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Rouge

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  12/25/2015 - ucbeau Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Hard as nails upon opening, this was splash-decanted for an hour. It showed immense limestone on the nose, the most minerally red wine I've ever smelled. Tart plum skin and raspberry too. On the palate that persistent minerality plus big acidity was not at all out of place. It brightened up plum and strawberry, plus a hint of beet. I loved this wine because it's so elegant and pretty, plus is a radical departure from the usual Pinots that I drink. Big tannins and acid mean that I wouldn't touch this again for a decade.

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  5/30/2014 - Oh Dae-su wrote: flawed

  Sneaky cork flaw. The actual structure seemed quite nice. Vivid, not to lean and plenty of acid (not too much or harsh).

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  2/16/2013 - whits wrote: 88 Points

  deep red color, violets and cherry on the nose, high acid makes this refreshing, light bodied, good mineral element, nothing fruity here, just well-made and elegant, simple

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  10/30/2012 - christyler wrote: 89 Points

  Very light color. On day one nose was rather closed and it was very tart / bright with just a little fruit coming through. Day two had opened up aromatically, and the palate had a lot less fruit and more earth/tobacco.

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  4/29/2012 - ucbeau wrote: 92 Points

  Amazing nose of pine needle, white peppercorn, red cherry candy, and black truffle. I loved how the wine evolved as it sat in my glass. The palate was very similar to the bouquet, with a surprisingly firm tannic grip. I'd suggest this as a very young wine, needing an additional five to seven years in bottle before it's consumed. The potential is enormous though.

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