Domaine Oratoire St Martin, Cairanne, Haut Coustias

Safely Summer Sort of Picnicking (Siggy & Jenny's Place, Mpls, MN) : Dark red color. Tasted from mag. Straightforward basic CdR.

2010 vintage

time has really helped this wine, will still improve over the next 3 years

2010 vintage

You got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em. Yep, waited too long on this one. Too big to drink.

2003 vintage

This wine has always been one of the more attractive from this torrid vintage. The high proportion of Mourvèdre may have helped. Colour still quite deep and the nose showed dark fruit and flowers laced with bloody meat. The palate was fuller bodied and more structured than in most vintages, fruit was quite dark having lost much of its youthful brightness but in compensation there were rose tinted aromas and touches of tar and herbs leading to a firm finish. …

2003 vintage

91 Tanzer, 92 Spectator (for those who care) 65% Mourvedre, remaining split between Syrah and Grenache (mostly). Biodynamic. Putting Cairanne on the map. Silky with great weight; warm stone doorstep on the nose; brilliant fine-grained fruit and a little roasted meat. Black currant, touch of blackberry, etc. Exceptional wine and not bad pricing...worth every penny of the $30 shelf price.

2010 vintage

Still tannic and fairly dense. Colour obviously showing its 10 years. Needs more time, but with this sort of wine they still need a bit of tannin for structure. I still have 11 bottles and I'm not worried. I will have another look in a couple of years. This wine still has body and some minerality. My cellar is cool which retards aging.

2003 vintage

Dark-colored Rhone blend. Made from 60% Mourvedre and equal parts Syrah and Grenache and aged in demi-muids. Aromas of black and blue fruits, lavender and violet. Flavors of blue and black fruits, violet, pepper and smoked meat. Pronounced tannins, but well balanced with a silky texture. Very nice.

2010 vintage

I'm sorry, no flavor in this wine at all. It may have been good at one point, but after 2 bottles, a waste pf $60 between the two.

2003 vintage

Has this wine improved since I first purchased it back in 2005? I don't believe so, but it seems just as good. Perhaps the fruit might be fading somewhat. I would say it seems a little more dark and brooding than it did six years ago. This wine could easily pass for a mid quality CDP and it seems to have the tannic structure to make it down the road a few more years.

2003 vintage

Cloudy with serious indications of TCA. I have 2 more to go from the same source, so I hope it wasn't a storage or handling issue.

2003 vintage

Notes constantes avec la bouteille ouverte en février 2010. Un pur délice. Encore une fois, vaut bien des Châteauneuf du Pape dans la fourchette $30-$45.

2003 vintage

bouteille oxydée

2003 vintage

Robe pourpre et opaque. Nez de goudron et de réglisse. En bouche s'ajoutent les mûres. On ressent une chaleur due à l'alcool. Les tannins sont encore légèrments asséchants.

2003 vintage

Robe rubis foncé avec signe d'évolution à peine perceptible. Nez de bleuet, de cerise, de kirsch et de tire éponge. Une pointe de viande s'ajoute après une trentaine de minutes. En bouche, le fruit est encore imposant et le chocolat s'ajoute à la palette. L'alcool de 15,5% n,est pas un facteur dérangeant ici, étant bien intégré, tout comme les tannins. Je crois que le vin est à son meilleur en ce moment compte tenu du fait que l'acidité commence à …

2003 vintage

Deep and smooth with no alcohol showing but not much acidity either. This wine is clearly in an adult stage, maybe early middle age, with expressive mature Mourvedre and nice Cairanne terroir in full effect.

2003 vintage

Un CDR riche, corsé, expressif, avec un beau fruit solaire, sur la fraise, la cannelle et le poivre. Seul défaut: l'alcool disjoint en final (15,5%). Un peu monolithique, mais la matière est là. Un gros vin d'hédoniste.

2003 vintage

This is really something special in Greenblanket’s humble opinion. The bouquet of this wine rocks smoke, ripe red and black fruit, garrigue, spice, and awesome gamey/animale notes all underlain with an interesting stony minerality. The palate is open and just as character filled as the nose. This wine is drinking beautifully right now and has the structure to go on and on. And this from a freakish vintage? Outstanding.

2003 vintage

ce vin toujours très charmeur est une belle réussite dans le millésime 2003, toujours ces arômes de fruits noirs, un vin généreux, riche et savoureux. 89-90 pts

2003 vintage

Southern Rhone Tasting February 24, 2007 (Seattle) : An interesting lesson here as two of us brought the same wine to this blind tasting. One had been opened several hours longer than the other and was a bit cooler to begin the evening and it received the lower rating from the group. Both wines showed beautifully featuring attractive red and black fruit, some lovely funque, game, and garrigue with strong elements of roasted thyme. This wine was big but sleekly …

2003 vintage

Wild blackberry, sage and smoked meat on the nose with a deep concentrated palate and a long beautiful finish with very fine drying tannins. This is a lovely wine that offers the southern Rhone character that I love wrapped up in a sleek elegant package. Beautiful.

2003 vintage

Oh Boy, here's another delicious discovery from my excellent friend and noted Rhone geek No Spit. This Cairanne is a blend of 60% Mourvedre, 20% Syrah, and 20% Grenache. The 70 year old Mourvedre certainly sings here. The nose combines black fruit, some red characteristic of the Grenache, Provencal spice and just a bit of tar. The fruits are wonderful on the palate without being too ripe or sweet - wild Mourvedre blackberries and grippy Grenache fruit along with just …

2003 vintage

Not 03'ish, nicely balanced, elegant.

2003 vintage

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