Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
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13
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2005
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89/100
Red Rhone Blend
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Taster #3319
· Jul 19, 2015
89/100
All but the last couple of sips was an 89, the last two were a 94. We didn't decant this but probably should have. It was wound tight but opened and softened throughout our meal. The blend of varietals yields a complex wine that's hard to pin down but easy to enjoy.
2005 vintage
Taster #2725
· Aug 11, 2013
90/100
This turned out to be a meaty but well balanced wine. Drank very well early on, and thought it only slightly improved over next hour. Wine would have been ideal with a nice steak.
2005 vintage
Taster #7193
· Oct 20, 2010
90/100
Smooth and slightly jammy and even a black pepper bite. We sat on the balcony admiring the sunset.
2005 vintage
Taster #2188
· Nov 22, 2009
85/100
Inky, black color. Plummy nose. Red-fruited in the mouth on day one but was much darker on day two. This seemed ripe and fruit packed on day one but went porty on day two. There is plummy fruit but heavy oak that leads to cinnamon on the palate. The alcohol is much more evident on day two, but it was easily in check on day one. The finish is oaky and long. Overall, this is a wine to be popped …
2005 vintage
Taster #7193
· Nov 13, 2009
89/100
We like this blend a lot. I find it difficult to describe the fruit except to say it was inky dark fruit. No single flavor popped and there was a little vanilla and maybe even anise in there. Again, we liked it. We have another and we are looking forward to it.
2005 vintage
Taster #6860
· Nov 1, 2009
Notes of plum. Very rich. Wonderful nose. Matched well with chocolate.
2005 vintage
Taster #9746
· Nov 1, 2009
81/100
I love the label. The wine gets points for that. Buy little else. It is cloyingly sweet, heavy, simple and ultimately made me think I had been hitting myself in the head with the heavy bottle rather than driking good wine. Ripeness gone wild and marketed as edgy. No thanks.
2005 vintage
Taster #8697
· Jan 19, 2009
88/100
Delicious but just bit over the top.
2005 vintage
Taster #9746
· Aug 31, 2008
88/100
Ripe and pleasant but loose - not a lot of structure or focus.
2005 vintage
Taster #6405
· Apr 30, 2008
90/100
big fruit with balanced Rhone style.
2005 vintage
Taster #6743
· Mar 28, 2008
94/100
one of our favorites
2005 vintage
Taster #6442
· Mar 16, 2008
D - Spicy, a very funky (but good funky) wine. Great with heavy Italian like osobucco.
2005 vintage
Taster #8808
· Jan 26, 2008
Yummy. B
2005 vintage
Taster #0935
· Nov 16, 2007
89/100
Gibby's Uncorked, Flight III (Gibby's Wine Den, Geneva, IL) : A blend of Mourvedre (40%), Syrah (32%), Grenache (17%), Counoise (7%) and Tannat (4%). Aromas of blackberry and earth, with flavors of mint, blackberry and earth, finishing a bit hot.
2005 vintage
Taster #1046
· Sep 17, 2007
89/100
Very nice bottle, enjoyed w/ Collins' over dinner @ their place. Good depth of flavor, on the 'sweeter' side; not a rustic wine at all. Enjoyed by all.
2005 vintage
Taster #2427
· Aug 27, 2007
Needs time, way to early for this one...
2005 vintage
Taster #5508
· Apr 23, 2007
89/100
Brambly blackberry fruit and a warm, garrigue note of sun-baked herbs mark this red that has all the structure needed for short to mid-term cellaring. Best after 2007.
2005 vintage