Shay A

9.3

I picked up a couple C-H wines last month and this is my second bottle to open following Jaboulet’s Thalbert.

Followed over two days. 91-92 initially, finished at 92-93. Still some room for upside, so scoring accordingly.

From start to finish this was undeniably a more enjoyable wine than the Jaboulet. Day one was a potpurri and floral overload aromatically before ripe dark fruits and green herbs shut it down hard with a wall of tannin at the finish (similar to the Jaboulet). Day two showed what this wine is evolving to be…a softer aromatic profile but so much depth on the mid-palate with lavender, charcoal and dark berries before a finish of black peppered meat. The wine feels well balanced by acid and tannin and the alcohol isn’t obtrusive. Not quite crunchy, but bright and powerful. Lovely C-H from the Chapoutier team. Could cruise another 5+yrs in this same drinking window. — a day ago

Ivor

9.1

This wine is drinking very well now after some years of ageing. Fruit depth of dark raspberry and cherry, a bit of smoke, pleasant herbs and a bit of oak. Good complexity and intensity, Lapierre lives up to its status on this one. — a month ago

Octavio Gonzalez

9.2

Muy buen caldo. — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.4

So, this is pretty incredible and super young, grapey Syrah, soft tannins, but this bottle suggests it will last 15-20 more years, easily!! — 15 hours ago

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Kenneth

9.0

Deep ruby, med+ intensity, black fruits, vanilla, leather, tobacco , cedar , licorice, high alcohol, full body, med tannin, med acidity, med+ finish, very good quality, drink now, can further ageing — a month ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Wow. The timing and oxygen on this bottle requires precision.

At opening there is some alcohol and weirdness that needs to blow off.

Within about 20-30 mins - the wine settles down and then it delivers just as you’d expect. Beautiful flavors.

Leave it out an hour and it begins to turn a bit. — 2 months ago

Edward Nelson

9.3

Wife pulled@from@cellar. Said she checked before opening and it was a $40 bottle. I enjoyed it very much. Been a minute for wine. Helped lube the wife up a bit. — 20 days ago

Peter Herschkorn

9.2

Sitting in Prague with my wife loving this red wine. It’s been warm and we have been drinking much more white wine than we typically do. Nice to get back to a delicious red wine. I recommend this wine. Do not get it by the glass, get a bottle. — a month ago

Tim L

9.0

Very fine representative of Cote blends… — a month ago

JKT

9.2

Very nice well aged Cdp with everything well knitted together — 3 months ago