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I really hope I will com across my TN of about 2 years ago. Then this wine was superb. The bottle we had today was still quite youthful and tasting it blind, the late 90´s or even 2001 came up. But it was no comparison with the bottle of about 2 years ago. What I wrote down today: Lean wine. Pleasant red fruits with a little sweetness and some earthy tones. Round. Good bitterness and oak. The tannin is light and somewhat developed. In my memory, two years ago, it was a full bodied, cassis Pauillac with graphite and with decades ahead. With wines of this age you always have to see if you have a good bottle. This bottle was good, but so different from the one we drank two years ago. Source and cellaring were the same. (88 pts.) – Tasted 10/30/2009.

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Deep amber color. Interesting aromas of yellow plums, mirabelles, nectarines, pineapples, other tropical fruits, sherry yeast (flor) and white mushrooms. On the palate there is a bit of sweetness and lots of tropical pineapple, lychee, pear, plum and nectarine fruit. After the fruit attack the midpalate and finish broadens with nuances of slightly mature Alsatian notes, such as flowers, perfumed soap, wet stones, white mushrooms and turpentine. Caught at the right level of maturity with a greatly nuanced nose and palate, but it seems to lack a bit of acidity and hence falls a bit flat. (92 pts.) – Tasted 10/24/2009.

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(88 pts.) – Tasted 10/23/2009.

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90% Syrah, with 5% each Grenache and Viognier. Meaty red fruit tones with a florally undertone. spicy red fruit notes on the palate, with a short finish. (86 pts.) – Tasted 10/21/2009.

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Very rich and decadant. Small portions are appropriate. (92 pts.) – Tasted 10/18/2009.

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(88 pts.) – Tasted 10/15/2009.

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(89 pts.) – Tasted 10/13/2009.

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(90 pts.) – Tasted 10/12/2009.

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(89 pts.) – Tasted 10/10/2009.

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(88 pts.) – Tasted 10/9/2009.

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