Last bottle and sorry to see it go. I have had a great experience with this wine all along the way. It was decanted for about one and a half hours. I would describe the drinking experience as classic CNdP.
I have had 2025 down as the last year in the drink window. I recall a couple of times that red wines I owned rolled over and down very quickly. In every instance, the wine was a CNdP. Those experiences have made me willing to drink up once the wine is in a good drink window.
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Penultimate of 4 bottles, last consumed this wine about 6 mos ago. Lovely and in a great spot right now, showing blackberries, plums, gravelly minerals and garrigue, with anise and pepper in the upper register. Tannins are in a good place, with a solid acid spine and a pretty long and satisfying finish. Drink soon to catch at peak.
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2nd bottles from a 4 pack, last drank a bottle 4.5 yrs ago. No formal TN, quite tasty CdP that is maturing and ready to drink. Plums, red cherries, mint, wet rocks and campfire smoke. The finish is full of black fruits and smoke, with resolving tannins and good levels of acidity. Drink now through 2024+.
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This one was a crowd pleaser at a restaurant. Except for one bottle a couple of years ago that was a little off, my experience with this wine has been terrific and consistent. If is classic CNdP.
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5/31/2023 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 93 Points
Last bottle and sorry to see it go. I have had a great experience with this wine all along the way. It was decanted for about one and a half hours. I would describe the drinking experience as classic CNdP.
I have had 2025 down as the last year in the drink window. I recall a couple of times that red wines I owned rolled over and down very quickly. In every instance, the wine was a CNdP. Those experiences have made me willing to drink up once the wine is in a good drink window.
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4/17/2023 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Penultimate of 4 bottles, last consumed this wine about 6 mos ago.
Lovely and in a great spot right now, showing blackberries, plums, gravelly minerals and garrigue, with anise and pepper in the upper register.
Tannins are in a good place, with a solid acid spine and a pretty long and satisfying finish. Drink soon to catch at peak.
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3/16/2023 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 93 Points
I bought a case of this wine almost 10 years ago. It has been very enjoyable and a good value. Only one bottle left. It is a classic CNdP.
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11/10/2022 - drrobvino wrote: 90 Points
2nd bottles from a 4 pack, last drank a bottle 4.5 yrs ago.
No formal TN, quite tasty CdP that is maturing and ready to drink.
Plums, red cherries, mint, wet rocks and campfire smoke.
The finish is full of black fruits and smoke, with resolving tannins and good levels of acidity.
Drink now through 2024+.
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10/29/2022 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 93 Points
This one was a crowd pleaser at a restaurant. Except for one bottle a couple of years ago that was a little off, my experience with this wine has been terrific and consistent. If is classic CNdP.
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