12.5% alcohol. Short note as this was consumed at a restaurant. This wine is very seductive, brimming with bright red fruit. Very primary and delicious at this early stage. Good length and no sharp edges. One of the best southern Syrah based wine that I ever had.
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14.5% alcohol. G 100%, from vines going back about a hundred years. Superb long cork, one of the best that I have ever seen; no wine penetration. The colour is dark with some thinning but no bricking at the rim. Very rich nose with a medley of stewed dark fruit enlivened by a high pitched note. Even better in the mouth with a magnificent mouth coating quality; pretty complex and surprisingly nimble for all its might. Very long finish, suave but not cloying. At no point does the alcohol level impinge directly (but one does feel it indirectly, so do not schedule any physical activity afterwards...). Superb if you are in the mood, and I was; the match with fillet steak and chips made of new potatoes was vg.
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13.5% alcohol. Very good long cork. Carafed for 45mn in light of previous experience. The colour is pale gold, pretty light for its age. The nose is appealing but restrained with yellow flowers and lanolin; good feel of depth and no perception of oak. Lots of energy in the mouth with plenty of refreshing acidity in the finish. Very different from other vintages which tend to feel richer with a nod to opulence; both styles are valid, but you need to know what to expect when choosing the wine for food matching. In perfect condition at age 10, with apparently a good few years to go.
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2020 Eric Texier Côtes du Rhône-Brézème
5/24/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
12.5% alcohol. Short note as this was consumed at a restaurant. This wine is very seductive, brimming with bright red fruit. Very primary and delicious at this early stage. Good length and no sharp edges.
One of the best southern Syrah based wine that I ever had.
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2007 Tardieu-Laurent Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Spéciale
5/19/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
14.5% alcohol. G 100%, from vines going back about a hundred years. Superb long cork, one of the best that I have ever seen; no wine penetration. The colour is dark with some thinning but no bricking at the rim.
Very rich nose with a medley of stewed dark fruit enlivened by a high pitched note. Even better in the mouth with a magnificent mouth coating quality; pretty complex and surprisingly nimble for all its might. Very long finish, suave but not cloying. At no point does the alcohol level impinge directly (but one does feel it indirectly, so do not schedule any physical activity afterwards...).
Superb if you are in the mood, and I was; the match with fillet steak and chips made of new potatoes was vg.
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2014 Domaine Jean Chartron Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Murgers des Dents de Chien Blanc
5/18/2024 - Eudemis Likes this wine:
13.5% alcohol. Very good long cork. Carafed for 45mn in light of previous experience. The colour is pale gold, pretty light for its age.
The nose is appealing but restrained with yellow flowers and lanolin; good feel of depth and no perception of oak. Lots of energy in the mouth with plenty of refreshing acidity in the finish.
Very different from other vintages which tend to feel richer with a nod to opulence; both styles are valid, but you need to know what to expect when choosing the wine for food matching.
In perfect condition at age 10, with apparently a good few years to go.
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