Domaine les Alexandrins
Intuition Vin De Pays Des Collines Rhodaniennes
Northern Rhône, Rhône, France
Been a while since I've checked into the '13. Nose had a little stank to it. Should blow off. Under that is some nice cherry and granite slabs. Palate is so juicy and it almost painfully intense in its tiny berry fruit character and finishes off with a super granite finish. Lipsmacking wine and a great and original Gamay.
Been a while since I've checked into the '13. Nose had a little stank to it. Should blow off. Under that is some nice cherry and granite slabs. Palate is so juicy and it almost painfully intense in its tiny berry fruit character and finishes off with a super granite finish. Lipsmacking wine and a great and original Gamay.
Jul 31st, 2017Always terrific. Always Gamay and always shows the terroir of St. Joseph so well, where these vines are grown. Huge granitic nose, spice, mineral and and overall impression of rocks. Palate is so juicy on this darker interpretation of Gamay. Big, ripe, fiercely tannic, yet fresh deep and balanced. Terrific tannic bite full of granite and fruit. Great wine.
Always terrific. Always Gamay and always shows the terroir of St. Joseph so well, where these vines are grown. Huge granitic nose, spice, mineral and and overall impression of rocks. Palate is so juicy on this darker interpretation of Gamay. Big, ripe, fiercely tannic, yet fresh deep and balanced. Terrific tannic bite full of granite and fruit. Great wine.
1 person found it helpfulAug 7th, 2016Really interesting; its the Northern Rhône through a Gamay lense. Things I had previously associated solely with Syrah are here in this wine.
Really interesting; its the Northern Rhône through a Gamay lense. Things I had previously associated solely with Syrah are here in this wine.
1 person found it helpfulAug 21st, 2015
Glass full of rocks. I don't think I've ever had a wine that has sucked up such ridiculous minerality from the earth. Also, too, some leather and fruit on the nose. Rustic rustic rustic. In a good way. A fair amount of tannic and great acids will allow this to improve over the next few years, but hard to resist this geology major right now.
UPDATE-NIGHT 2: More very pure, ripe, penetrating, berry and black cherry fruit showing, but still, the stones!
Glass full of rocks. I don't think I've ever had a wine that has sucked up such ridiculous minerality from the earth. Also, too, some leather and fruit on the nose. Rustic rustic rustic. In a good way. A fair amount of tannic and great acids will allow this to improve over the next few years, but hard to resist this geology major right now.
UPDATE-NIGHT 2: More very pure, ripe, penetrating, berry and black cherry fruit showing, but still, the stones!
Touch of reduction in the nose, that blows off within 45 minutes. Smoke, granite soil tones, leather and some hints of mushroom. Also some dark berry fruit. Really deep and unfolds over a few hours. Palate is grapey like Gamay and tannic and soil driven like St. Joseph can be. Terrific thrust and freshness. Outstanding purity.
Touch of reduction in the nose, that blows off within 45 minutes. Smoke, granite soil tones, leather and some hints of mushroom. Also some dark berry fruit. Really deep and unfolds over a few hours. Palate is grapey like Gamay and tannic and soil driven like St. Joseph can be. Terrific thrust and freshness. Outstanding purity.
Nov 22nd, 2015Bright menthol nose. Deep grapey dark Gamay aromas. Gamey aromas. Cherry explosion. Amazing texture. Juicy, high acid and lovely purity. Surely will develop over the next few hours.
Bright menthol nose. Deep grapey dark Gamay aromas. Gamey aromas. Cherry explosion. Amazing texture. Juicy, high acid and lovely purity. Surely will develop over the next few hours.
Sep 17th, 2015