Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
Reviews
13
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2007
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89/100
Red Rhone Blend
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88.6
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92
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Taster #7113
· Mar 7, 2014
88/100
On the first night this wine was very tight, even after 30-60 minutes of air. It was well structured and bold, but I felt that I wasn't getting everything, so I put it away for the night. On night 2 it had opened up, but was too pruny and raisiny for my tastes. I'm disappointed, as I really liked the '06 (that vintage was grenache dominated, whereas this one was syrah dominated).
2007 vintage
Taster #4343
· Apr 16, 2013
90/100
I love it when I find a bottle I didn't know I had. This is drinking beautifully now. Beautiful, clean fruit, lots of plum and raspberry, with a little leather and a touch of smokiness. Perfect balance. Delicious, with a long, enjoyable finish. Excellent.
2007 vintage
Taster #4343
· Sep 22, 2012
90/100
Beautiful, clean fruit, lots of plum and raspberry, with a little leather and a touch of smokiness. Perfect balance. Delicious, with a long, enjoyable finish. Excellent.
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Taster #4343
· Apr 27, 2012
88/100
Another closed bottle. It was better on the second day. Lots of raspberry fruit, some smokiness. Medium weight.
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Taster #2956
· Jan 5, 2012
14.8% alcohol. Showing a bit more ripeness than a year ago. Black and blue fruit nose, with pepper and earth. In the mouth, slightly hot, with plenty of fruit and a good meaty-peppery edge to the acidity. Warm on the finish. B+
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Taster #8078
· Dec 2, 2011
92/100
This bottle was nothing like the last. After an hour decant, berries and an array of winter spices fill my nose with pleasure. The palate is makes my mouth salivate - delicious garrigue, dark red berries, and a minerality that was not present in previous bottles. All components of the wine are balanced. The finish has acidic bite, and although it is not as smooth (yet; tannic) or as long as I would like, it is never the less delicious. …
2007 vintage
Taster #4343
· Nov 27, 2011
87/100
This bottle was a little harder than the last. Lots of structure, the fruit was a little hidden. Plum, raspberry, and leather on the nose and palate. Medium-full bodied. A good bottle, but it seemed like it could have used a couple more years.
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Taster #8615
· Sep 4, 2011
Nice plush, ripe and clean blackberry and dark cherry fruit on the nose with just a hint of white pepper and limestone. Nice dark fruits on the attack, but surprisingly light on its feet with a crisp mineral filled finish. Still on the young side, another year or two in the bottle will do it good. Even better on day 2, with more minerality showing up to go with lovely black fruits.
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Taster #4976
· Aug 8, 2011
90/100
P&P. Very nice red rasberry, blackberry pepper nose, big and fresh. Moderately tannic with plenty of red and black fruits, black pepper and earth.
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Taster #5401
· Jul 16, 2011
86/100
Spicy red fruit, mocha and herbs. Dense and powerful with a touch of heat on the end.
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Taster #4343
· Jun 27, 2011
90/100
The 2006 Cuvee Cristie had a little more complexity, with some beautiful floral aromatics. The 2007 is a more straightforward Rhone blend. Beautiful, clean fruit, lots of plum and raspberry, with a little leather and a touch of smokiness. Perfect balance. Delicious, with a long, enjoyable finish. Excellent.
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Taster #8078
· Jun 2, 2011
90/100
Decanted one hour in the glass. Plum and dark fruit on the nose with minimal alcohol upon swirling. The palate reveals delicious ripe dark fruits, and berries. Managed oak and the wine is tannic but not overly so. The finish ends with a tannic choke cherry element that is still yummy. This wine could lie down for more years easily; I suspect a longer decant was in order. Good finish and solid bottle.
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Taster #5610
· Mar 27, 2011
81/100
Rhone Rangers 2011 (San Francisco) : Not too flavorful. 81-82
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Taster #2546
· Mar 27, 2011
90/100
2011 Rhone Rangers Tasting San Francisco (Fort Mason, San Francisco, California) : Rich plum, baked plum nose; intense, ripe red plum, baked plum palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Taster #0188
· Dec 30, 2010
90/100
This was gooooooood. I thought I had written a note on a previous bottle, but it seems that isn't the case. Last time I thought the grenache component was predominant, but this time I noticed more of a syrah note. In any event, well integrated, ripe fruit with excellent balance provided by the acidity. Just great.
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Taster #2677
· Sep 26, 2010
Good nose, dark fruit, earthy element. Will hold the second and last bottle a couple years to see how it develops.
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Taster #2956
· Sep 3, 2010
14.8% alcohol. Served blind. And universally enjoyed by the group. No hints of under-ripeness here. Dark red color. Gorgeous nose of black fruit, spice, earth, and loamy minerals. This is wound up pretty tightly at the moment, but it's focused, balanced, and concentrated on the palate. The fruit leads the way, but there is serious complexity and structure backing it up. Some tannic grip on the finish. Better with a few more years in bottle. An excellent wine without a …
2007 vintage