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Dom de la Maurelle, Gigondas, 2010

Rich and spicy with an attractive, but rough, edge. In musical terms, a Victoria Beckham wine.

Tastewise, imagine biting into an olive and finding a pimiento, only substitute a plum and a beetroot respectively.

I last visited this southern Rhone appellation in 2010, a scorching summer as I recall, so no surprise that  this wine, from the same year, is as Hot as Chocolate, Earthier than Kitt, and more tannic than a cup of tea drunk in a tannery…

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One Response to “Dom de la Maurelle, Gigondas, 2010”

  1. edward Says:
    September 2nd, 2012 at 3:41 am

    Al,

    I’m disturbed by the comparison to Posh. . .

    My email server is not working so I can receive but not send. Regarding the last move I did mean pawn to B6 so please amend.

    Ed.

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