PNP with some grilled tenderloin tips and caprese salad. Cigar box and some baked plums or blackberries on the nose. Surprisingly bright and needed some time to open up. Can definitely feel/taste the Grenache in mouthfeel and on the palette. Way better than expected for the age. Consumed over 3 hours and it didn’t drop off at all. About the best $9 bottle that was close to 15 years old I’ve tasted. Well done.
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Red over blackberry, sweet spice, alcohol prickle, a sense of brooding power. In the mouth it's juicy, fruit present and persistent, joined by sweet spice and a little alcohol heat. It's still a bit of a beast for me. Time is available - fruit still shows...
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Cotes du Rhone (Frank's place in Matraville): From Coravin. Ripe, concentrated, smells 'dense', blackberry, ripe red berries; almost strawberry jam, peppery spice, slightly alcohol warmth. Medium plus intensity acidity, tight tannins, this is for me, still, a bit of a beast. Quite closed down.
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Needs filtering/decanting. Has not aged as well as the 2006, there's some browning at the edge of the dark plu-red. On the nose, a bit of leather, dry rose, liquorice. Medium to medium-full body, some tannins, dry leather, cedar, black pepper, dry herbs. Lighter than the 2006
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(E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône) Dark magenta color; herbal, charcoal, tart red plum nose; soft, tart red plum, red berry, herbs, charcoal palate; medium finish
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7/25/2022 - robseconti@aol.com wrote: 87 Points
PNP with some grilled tenderloin tips and caprese salad. Cigar box and some baked plums or blackberries on the nose. Surprisingly bright and needed some time to open up. Can definitely feel/taste the Grenache in mouthfeel and on the palette. Way better than expected for the age. Consumed over 3 hours and it didn’t drop off at all. About the best $9 bottle that was close to 15 years old I’ve tasted. Well done.
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12/19/2021 - chatters wrote:
Red over blackberry, sweet spice, alcohol prickle, a sense of brooding power. In the mouth it's juicy, fruit present and persistent, joined by sweet spice and a little alcohol heat. It's still a bit of a beast for me. Time is available - fruit still shows...
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11/21/2021 - chatters wrote:
Cotes du Rhone (Frank's place in Matraville): From Coravin.
Ripe, concentrated, smells 'dense', blackberry, ripe red berries; almost strawberry jam, peppery spice, slightly alcohol warmth. Medium plus intensity acidity, tight tannins, this is for me, still, a bit of a beast. Quite closed down.
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6/27/2019 - derekjohn Likes this wine: 87 Points
Needs filtering/decanting. Has not aged as well as the 2006, there's some browning at the edge of the dark plu-red. On the nose, a bit of leather, dry rose, liquorice. Medium to medium-full body, some tannins, dry leather, cedar, black pepper, dry herbs. Lighter than the 2006
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7/23/2018 - Danny68 wrote: 86 Points
Flot dyb farve fyldig og blødt afrundet skal drikkes i år ved at være over the top
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