Cabirau, Cotes du Roussillon
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Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
83
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12
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Taster #6039
· Dec 1, 2018
58/100
pleasant, straightforward fruit in nose, a bit leathery; simple, satisfying, ripe, intense flavour of dark fruits; still rather tannic. short finish.
2011 vintage
Taster #1890
· Nov 17, 2017
87/100
Unremarkable, but decent with acid level to balance spaghetti
2011 vintage
Taster #1890
· Oct 20, 2017
88/100
A bold red with full fruit and modest tannins. Several blended deep flavors of brown vines and mint. Paired beautifully with meaty spaghetti sauce.
2011 vintage
Taster #0951
· Jun 19, 2017
86/100
Meh. Not unpleasant but very little body and the shortest finish ever. Dark fruit notes and hints of leather.
2011 vintage
Taster #2484
· Dec 13, 2015
86/100
deep ruby tending towards purple color with the color thinning towards the glass. Oily rim on the swirl. Aromas of simple red fruit and hers, maybe some wood in the background. Soft fruit flavors on the palate finishing with some heat and a slightly acidic bite. 84 After a couple hours of air this wine opened up a bit. 2 hours in and the flavors really blended together well and held up through the finish. A much more enjoyable experience. …
2011 vintage
Taster #3293
· Sep 5, 2015
91/100
Very chunky sediment. Ruby to garnet color. Black cherry candy nose with a slightly piney herbal touch. Nice blend of black and red fruits, a little bit of chocolate, modern candied style, soft tannins, nice slightly bright acidity, solid momentum from attack to finish. Moderately long. Delicious, just what I'm looking for in a modern wine from this area. Could be mistaken for one of the newer styled CdRVs or a lighter bodied CdP. Tasted "price blind" - amazing QPR!
2011 vintage
Taster #6039
· Aug 20, 2015
57/100
fairly intense nose of dark fruits with bit earthy touch and hint of menthol; simple satisfying ripe flavour with moderate but gritty tannin; could improve in 2-3 yrs
2011 vintage
Taster #8252
· Jul 8, 2015
88/100
I like this grenache blend very much. Very easy to drink, wonderful up front in your face fruit, even better price.
2011 vintage
Taster #2679
· Jul 6, 2015
86/100
Bottle two of four. This is a solid wine at the $11 price point. Aerated into a decanter; lots of chunky, coarse sediment in the last 10 mL or so. Presents as a very dark burgundy with an inky core and brown highlights. The nose goes through many changes in the short time we decanted (40-50 minutes). It starts as an intensely earthy nose with ancillary dark fruit aromas, transitioning secondly to a slightly muddled flowerbed scent, and finally to …
2011 vintage
Taster #3220
· Jun 28, 2015
88/100
As advertised - very good Rhone daily drinker at a great price point ($11 on lastbottle). Better day 1, day 2 a little syrupy, more acidic. Good fruity wine. 89 day 1, 87 day 2.
2011 vintage
Taster #2484
· Jun 20, 2015
When opened with wine smelled exactly like rubbing alcohol. It had VERY long legs and disjointed flavor with gritty tannins and a lot of heat. Tried decanting and sampling over the next few hours. After the 3 hour mark it began to be drinkable, but still had alcohol as the primary scent. The flavor was a muted dark berry with a hot ending. I'm pretty bummed because I have 5 more of these. I suppose I'll wait a few months …
2011 vintage
Taster #4261
· Jun 5, 2015
90/100
I'm sorry, but for $11 (Last Bottle wines), this is hard to beat. A lot of tannin still, but great Grenache fruit and taste. QPR is awesome!
2011 vintage
Taster #7424
· Jul 12, 2014
89/100
A very delicious and complex wine. Besides the fruit flavors of berry and plum, there is a prominent tar flavor that really lifts this wine.
2011 vintage
Taster #9318
· Nov 14, 2013
70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Carignan; very dark dull purple; slight reductive note, smoke, dark purple fruit, slightly cooked/roasted fruit, lavender, bouquet garni, definite soil component, rocky, dusty; medium minus body, rich fruit, fresh berry, tangy acid, garrigue, long finish; good QPR.
2011 vintage