TN: 2007 Delas CdR Saint-Esprit

WINE TALK
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This 07 Cotes-du-Rhone showed up at my local Cost Plus for about $10, so I decided to give it a try. A slightly muted nose, showing mostly strawberry and some plums. The taste is much stronger–lots of strawberry and raspberry, a bit of black pepper, and a touch of garrigue. Fairly strong acidity, and quite a bit of fine tannins come rushing in. It will probably be best in 3-4 years. A “yum plus” for now. An excellent QPR, and easily outperforms many wines costing as much as $11 or $12. A good wine to pop and pour with hearty Fall foods like braises and stews.

Bruce

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Ha Bruce, welcome to the discussion.

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Bruce

Glad to see you had a good one.

Otto,

Perhaps we should do a percentage of btls opened that are good, and others that are “bad?”

I am 0 for 3.

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Daniel–Out of curiosity, who is the importer on your bottles? Mine is Maison Marques out of Oakland, CA. I wonder if there’s more than one importer, thus perhaps different handling of the wine from there to here…

Bruce

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I think I will buy a bottle and report my thoughts back here. “Scientific purposes only” I told my probation officer here!

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I bought some from Dan, haven’t found flawed, just simple. Importer is Maison Marques. It’s conceivable with this kind of production there are multiple lots, mine has DFL044R17 (very small numbers on back label).

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MMD is the national importer for Delas.

And I highly doubt anyone is greymarketing this wine, because it was so cheap from them, and quantities available were enormous, at least in NY.

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I’m a fan of the Delas Cotes du Ventoux.

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The 2007, Bob?

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There are still lots of these at the SF, Redwood City and Hollywood K&L stores. Good wine and also only $9.99.

My brief notes from my database are: “Some granite, dark plum, and leather on the nose, with a subtle tone of brush. Not flabby. Nice. (would buy again soon)”

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Only had one glass late last night but tad bitter on the finish. I thought it was quite simple but more time to try again later today.

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I’m at the point where IF a wine is bottled in more than one batch, I will not buy it. Problem is, that you don’t always know.

It is quickly becoming the biggest joke in the wine world.

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Yes.