Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
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24
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2006
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89/100
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Taster #3280
· Feb 5, 2023
89/100
Good bang for the buck.
2006 vintage
Taster #6539
· Jun 20, 2015
92/100
This was drinking beautifully for its life cycle--probably no need for more cellar time. Perfumed nose of spice and garrigue. with light black fruit--perfect balance with soft tannins and pleasant acid to match our mixed grill. Nice finish. I will miss this wine.
2006 vintage
Taster #0290
· Nov 2, 2013
90/100
Wroking well
2006 vintage
Taster #4998
· Oct 15, 2013
84/100
A challenge of expression :the Empyreumatic flavours in the wine. (Marseille, France) : Blind tasting. Nose of coffee, smoke, black peper. Strong rustic mouth with bitterness and burning alcohol. Unbalanced. Low potential according to the excess of alcohol perception. Not to bad, acceptable. 84. But a good expression of the event theme.
2006 vintage
Taster #5614
· May 26, 2013
90/100
kirsche, zedernholz und softe Tannine - herrlich.
2006 vintage
Taster #3291
· Oct 16, 2012
87/100
Liked this at room temperature - a bit closed down when cool. Tannins integrated. Some acidity. Dark fruits that are dry as a bone with tea leaves and cedar on the finish.
2006 vintage
Taster #8520
· Feb 6, 2012
88/100
Odd notes on the palate, perhaps leather? Very hard to pin down. Tannins are integrated, but fruit is just vaguely dark, can't pick out specific favors.
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Taster #9410
· Dec 25, 2011
93/100
This was the third of 5 wines we drank at Christmas this year and it was delicious. It was delightfully floral with really great earth tones laced throughout. It was very well balanced and ready to drink. We didn't drink it with the food but dang it was good. Enjoy!
2006 vintage
Taster #7284
· Nov 13, 2011
87/100
This wine always delivers for the price. Plenty of rich red fruits, supported by a hints of garrique and a touch of spice. Tannins are just ripe and moreish providing a good drop of structured rouge a la Rhone.
2006 vintage
Taster #5614
· Jul 28, 2011
87/100
Immer wieder ne tolle Kirschnote.
2006 vintage
Taster #9573
· Jul 6, 2011
86/100
Very pleasant bouquet with just a hint of pleasant barnyard, ripe fruits and on the palate the same with a good balance between sweetness and acidity. Although still quite young, there is no significant tannin that tells this wine should be kept much longer. Overall the bouquet promises a little more than you get in the taste.
2006 vintage
Taster #5614
· May 2, 2011
89/100
Lovely cherry !!
2006 vintage
Taster #5960
· Apr 7, 2011
88/100
Better developed than the last bottle in terms of smoothness, but it really has started to show some strange eccentricities that aren't all pleasant. Particularly in the whip strong liquorice streak and more prominent alcohol. Too much for me. Others might dig this though.
2006 vintage
Taster #4545
· Mar 7, 2011
Really, really good--grand even, given the appellation. The wait was absolutely worth it. Like an entry-level CdP from a great producer. Didn't take any official notes, but remember wishing I had a magnum of this stuff when I was pouring the last of the 750 ml's. Definitely a worthy must-buy vote if one came across it again.
2006 vintage
Taster #8069
· Jul 24, 2010
tried it again, big and roasted
2006 vintage
Taster #8200
· May 15, 2010
88/100
Dry, little oak, red fruits smooth finish,
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Taster #8069
· Dec 21, 2009
I didn't seem to like this as much as everyone else, there was a stewed fruit component on the palate that took me by surprise. I prefer the regular 'cuvee unique' CDR bottling. A little big for me, lacked freshness.
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Taster #6001
· Nov 9, 2009
88/100
I was surprised by the 'new world' styling of this wine. It was great with chili (and would be with any rich food) but it is most certainly not typical French styling.
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Taster #2952
· Oct 4, 2009
91/100
nice
2006 vintage
Taster #5209
· Sep 29, 2009
90/100
North Berkeley Imports Tasting (Park Restaurant Dallas) : Dark garnet, translucent. A bit of horse leather funk on the nose. Sweet attack of bright dark fred fruit with some chocolate covered cherry nuance followed by a finish that suggested whisky barrel. Should have revisited this one, but the overall impression was pretty favorable. $34.
2006 vintage
Taster #2952
· Aug 18, 2009
91/100
Delicious, great crowd pleaser and a god price
2006 vintage
Taster #2952
· Aug 4, 2009
90/100
Nice.
2006 vintage
Taster #5960
· May 22, 2009
90/100
Rich, smooth, opulent. Very rich. Subtle licorice but not overwhelming. Very tightly wound. I think this wine will turn into something quite complex and special after some time. I'm planning to save my other bottle for a few years at least. For now 90+, but it has the potential for much more.
2006 vintage
Taster #0902
· Feb 8, 2009
94/100
Explosive nose of ripe red cherries, jammy black fruit, slight ripe volatile acidity... Enourmous amount of ripe red cherries, strawberries, very good acidity, very lush... really excellent!!
2006 vintage
Taster #0831
· Jan 18, 2009
87/100
My value rhone of the season.
2006 vintage
Taster #4545
· Dec 18, 2008
Not quite the wine I'd envisioned, but for a Cotes du Rhone this is probably one of the better experiences a consumer will come across (not necessarily this particular vintage, but broadly speaking). The alcohol came across a bit lofty at times, and the fruit played more of a supporting role amidst a pretty relentless structure, but it could very well be that with time this wine will come into its own and flesh out into something truly special.
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Taster #6180
· Dec 17, 2008
86/100
Pretty forgettable.
2006 vintage
Taster #0831
· Nov 25, 2008
88/100
Everything a cotes du rhone should be - especially in this price range. Ready to drink.
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Taster #9172
· Aug 1, 2008
soft blackberry otn, good fruit concentration and body, balanced structure yet fairly silky for its youth, touch of earth, cedar.
2006 vintage