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88
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
Les Sinards is a new tier of
châteauneuf below the famous beaucastel, from younger vines (about 70 per cent grenache). The wine has some meaty-gamy character that is typical of beaucastel. Also ripe, floral, plummy-blueberry fruit, licorice. Not
as rich and fulsome as some châteauneufs, but it has elegance and warmth. Now to 2012. Vintages Essential.
- Price:
- $38.95
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- N/A
- Vintage:
- 2004
- Region:
- Rhône Valley
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