ON-995548 QC-10330433

J.L. Chave Sélection Mon Coeur 2013

Red Blend Red Blend
Rhône, France

$22.95 (995548)

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89 pts
6
October 17, 2015

Critic Reviews (5)

David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This over-delivers for a basic Cotes du Rhone. It shows fairly deep colour and continues to impress from there. The...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

A peppery, delicious, classic Côtes du Rhône with above average oomph and depth of flavour. Notes of cassis and black...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

A spot on example of northern Rhône Côtes du Rhône (syrah), with classic peppery-reductive notes, fine-grained...

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Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

Rich fruit and great complexity. Dark fruited, hint of black olive and a mineral driven finish. Oak is nicely...

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Marc Chapleau
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Marc Chapleau

Character closed nose, with reduction, also vegetal notes; more convincing on the palate, the wine is full-bodied and...

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Community Reviews (1)

It's only wine but I like it
It's only wine but I like it

Some nice spicy/pepper southern Rhone notes, supporting the slightly tart blackberry fruit. But something seems out of place here. A bit shrill and acidic to me, almost as if the wine was acidified. Not a bad wine, but over-priced in my mind. Tasted Aug 2017.

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