Château De Fontenelles Cuvée Notre Dame Corbières 2008, Ac
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Critic Reviews (4)
An amazing value for $16! This has a very high toned, herbal, rosemary scent - almost bleachy in its intensity but...
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Dark, inky, opaque colour. Nose is intensely aromatic with blackcurrant bud, cassis, a hint of exotic spice and...
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Inky-black colour; super ripe, liqueur-like richness, like cassis purée and black raspberry jam, kept fresh by some...
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A gold medal winning blend of syrah (55 per cent), grenache, carignan and mourvèdre from Corbières this dark purplish...
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Community Reviews (8)
Nice nose: blueberry, herbs.
Full bodied, lots of flavour: Tangy earthy-fruity currant and blackberry, herbal/licorice, smoke. Tastes like a Rhone wine! Good balance, lot's going on.
I liked this, Great value.
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I'd agree with the positive reviews listed below (and above), but I found that the acidity wasn't well integrated and a little harsh on the way down. Could have been a slightly off bottle, or I just wasn't open to receiving the wine that day. But there was lots of good things going on with this wine.
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Very deeply coloured. On the nose, some spice and dark berries, but dominating is an overwhelming funk and alcohol. On the palate, the initial sense is a dense, deep wine but then that funk hits and very alcoholic. I suppose that some may say that this funk is terroir, but I call it a flaw. I usually love the wines of the south of France but this not nice. A shame, as this producer has impressed in the past. Perhaps an off bottle?
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