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Perrin & Fils 2005 Vacqueyras les Christins
Scored 91 and pegged at number 97 in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 of 2007, a ranking of “the year’s most exciting wines.” Perrin has disappointed me lately but reaffirms with this blend of 75 per cent old-vine grenache and syrah from a great vintage. It has a complex nose of black cherry, vanilla, pipe tobacco, camphor and pepper. The poised mid-palate runs into a wall of youthful tannin and minerality on the finish. Excellent length. Best 2010 to 2013.
- Price:
- $23.85
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Grenache-Syrah
- Vintage:
- 2005
- Region:
- Rhône Valley
- Cellar keeper
Score: 89
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
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