Steal of a find! Explosive brambly fruit after about an hour. Still young but tannins are getting silky soft. Rustic, savory, sultry and sexy!
Steal of a find! Explosive brambly fruit after about an hour. Still young but tannins are getting silky soft. Rustic, savory, sultry and sexy!
Oct 18th, 2017
Surprisingly great with Bouillabaisse!
Surprisingly great with Bouillabaisse!
Feb 20th, 2017
Super floral; bursting from the glass. Lacked fruit until paired with rich, earthy curry and carrot fish. Amazing pairing!
Super floral; bursting from the glass. Lacked fruit until paired with rich, earthy curry and carrot fish. Amazing pairing!
Aug 22nd, 2016
This was a brick wall. Intractable with a stiff slap of blood iron and anger. Tasted in blind Mourvèdre flight....so no label love.
This was a brick wall. Intractable with a stiff slap of blood iron and anger. Tasted in blind Mourvèdre flight....so no label love.
Jan 25th, 2016
Deliciousness.
Aug 23rd, 2016
10 year check in. Light on its feet, earthy without being funky, fruits of the forest, tannins starting to resolve, Perfection.
10 year check in. Light on its feet, earthy without being funky, fruits of the forest, tannins starting to resolve, Perfection.
Jan 21st, 2016
Blackberry fruit, leather, and stuff tannin but with enough fruit to pull it off, but it really needs time.
Blackberry fruit, leather, and stuff tannin but with enough fruit to pull it off, but it really needs time.
Nov 7th, 2015
Ah the French
Jul 3rd, 2013
Subtle notes of rocky soil, game, and bramble berries. Not very aromatic overall though.
Fairly concentrated dark fruits and intense, brooding tannin. Not a lot of complexity on the palate.
I think we might have caught this in a dummy phase or maybe it's just characteristic of the vintage. It seemed to open up a little bit over the course of time we had it though. That combined with the intense color and lack of rim variation and the big tannins leads me to believe that we opened it 5-10 years too soon. I am not going to give it a rating because I don't think this was representative of what this wine can be (the '05 I had last year was phenomenal).
Subtle notes of rocky soil, game, and bramble berries. Not very aromatic overall though.
Fairly concentrated dark fruits and intense, brooding tannin. Not a lot of complexity on the palate.
I think we might have caught this in a dummy phase or maybe it's just characteristic of the vintage. It seemed to open up a little bit over the course of time we had it though. That combined with the intense color and lack of rim variation and the big tannins leads me to believe that we opened it 5-10 years too soon. I am not going to give it a rating because I don't think this was representative of what this wine can be (the '05 I had last year was phenomenal).
Jan 17th, 2020
mathieu had this 11 years ago
mathieu had this 11 years ago
Aug 7th, 2014
Bandol, Provence, France
