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Thierry Allemand

Chaillot Cornas Syrah 2008

Elegant, floral with a silky, velvety texture showing red, black fruits, currant, olive, spice & violet — a month ago

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Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 2011

This was open & drinking well showing cherry, berry, plum fruit, game, pepper, olive with lots of mineral & spice — a month ago

Deborah, Ira and 7 others liked this

The Dreaming Tree

California Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Deep purple in color; cassis, black cherries, and graphite on the nose; medium minus acidity; high tannins; tastes like black currants, blackberries, and eucalyptus with a long finish. — 2 months ago

Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Classic CdP and an iconic producer. Blackberry, dark fruits, herbs, spice, olive, earth. Full bodied, but low-to-medium tannins and great concentration. Fantastic with Mediterranean food. — 4 months ago

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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2004

Presented to me double-blind. The wine pours a brilliant, deep ruby color with a transparent core and some rim variation; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and faint signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with a heady perfume of mostly ripe and some tart fruit: mixed brambles, black cherry, purple flowers (lavender?), animale, some pepper, a touch of olive, a touch of leather, some green herbs, fine warm spices and rocky earth. I believe this has seen oak and it’s beautifully balanced and smells expensive. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Alcohol is medium+. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is grippy. This is delicious.

Initial conclusions: this could be Sangiovese, Pinot Noir, Gamay, a Grenache-based blend or possibly Syrah; from Italy, or France. Immediately after I was presented the glass, I liked this being Sangiovese, however, there was too much new French oak for me to feel comfortable. Besides, the florals were too purple to be Sangiovese anyway (never mind Grenache or Pinot Noir). Then there were the non-fruits: it could be justified by whole cluster Pinot or Gamay…or was this a really impressive Syrah? This wine seemed familiar to me. This could be Chave. I did think this had some age based on color and rim variation. Final conclusion: I’m calling this Syrah, from France, from Northern Rhône, Hermitage, with 20+ years of age, from a decent vintage like 2004. And for the hell if it, I called producer: Jean-Louis Chave. Boom. Bottle No. 3981
— 11 days ago

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Jay Kline

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@Lyle Fass I wonder if climate change has something to do with it? Anyway, I’m holding out hope that the 2021 vintage brings it back to the old school. First impressions seem promising
Lyle Fass

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@Jay Kline the greeks say he got modern starting in 2005.
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@Lyle Fass they seem well enough placed to know. Dang.

B.R. Cohn

Olive Hill Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Grippy tight and tannic at opening but softened into juicy plum and cranberry with graphite and soft tannins. Lovely. Drink now if you have any of the 96 left. — 3 months ago

Alain Graillot

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2013

This vintage is still youthful with dark fruits, spice, meat, olive & floral notes — a month ago

Tom, Shay and 4 others liked this

Pierre Gonon

Saint-Joseph Syrah 2015

Red & black fruits, sweet on the palate, youthful with lots of spice, olive, mineral & violet. — a month ago

Tom, Lyle and 9 others liked this

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2012

Great vintage for Jamet showing dark cherry, berry, meat, graphite, olive, savory spice, mineral & violet — 2 months ago

Tom, Shay and 10 others liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2014

the last of my 2014 stash and it’s a real beauty. 🤩. paired with linguine with mushrooms onions and garlic olive oil. perfect drinking window 👊 — 4 months ago

Douglas, David and 6 others liked this