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Estimate: $130
Adhesive stained capsules.
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"The 2004 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rubis, which is about 70% Grenache, 25% Syrah, and the rest assorted varietals from the area, is brilliant. Deep ruby/purple with good acidity, spicy barbecue notes intermixed with plum, black cherry, licorice, and earth, it is full-bodied and already delicious . . . . Patrick Lesec, the Frenchman who spent an important segment of his life in Santa Barbara, does a stunning job of accessing wines from old vineyards and putting together sensational blends in the southern RhĂ´ne. Everything is treated with respect for the regional typicity and character of the grapes. His strengths are the Châteauneuf-du-Papes, his CĂ´tes du RhĂ´nes, as well as Vacqueyras and Gigondas. I havenât reviewed everything that Iâve tasted, but just about anything with the Patrick Lesec label on it deserves a try as the prices are uncommonly fair for wines of such high quality."
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"The 2004 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rubis, which is about 70% Grenache, 25% Syrah, and the rest assorted varietals from the area, is brilliant. Deep ruby/purple with good acidity, spicy barbecue notes intermixed with plum, black cherry, licorice, and earth, it is full-bodied and already delicious . . . . Patrick Lesec, the Frenchman who spent an important segment of his life in Santa Barbara, does a stunning job of accessing wines from old vineyards and putting together sensational blends in the southern RhĂ´ne. Everything is treated with respect for the regional typicity and character of the grapes. His strengths are the Châteauneuf-du-Papes, his CĂ´tes du RhĂ´nes, as well as Vacqueyras and Gigondas. I havenât reviewed everything that Iâve tasted, but just about anything with the Patrick Lesec label on it deserves a try as the prices are uncommonly fair for wines of such high quality."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
The southern Rhone's most famous appellation, blending Grenache with Syrah, Mourvedre and more into rich, warming, spice-laden reds from galet-strewn soils.
A warm-climate red giving generous, high-alcohol wines of red fruit and spice. It anchors southern Rhone blends and old-vine wines in Spain and Australia.
A late-ripening red lending structure, dark fruit and gamey, meaty complexity to southern Rhone and Mediterranean blends.
Syrah (Shiraz) produces dark, powerful reds with black fruit, pepper and smoked-meat notes. It yields elegant, perfumed wines in the northern Rhone and bold, rich styles in Australia.