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Thursday, September 27, 2018

94 Points $14 compared to Sine Qua Non

Another load just arrived of this great bargain!
Sold fast last time


2015 Lafage Bastide Miraflors Cotes du Roussillon...$13.99
This wine is almost too good to be true.  A blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache that was brought up in concrete tanks (Grenache) and demi-muids (Syrah), the 2015 Bastide Miraflors Vieilles Vignes reminded me of a mini Syrah from California's Manfred Krankl (yes I just compared a $14 Syrah to Sine Qua Non). It's a ripe, sexy, heady beauty that exhibits a deep, purple color as well as killer notes of smoked meats, chocolate, blackberry and black raspberries. Deep, unctuous, open knit and layered, it continues to change in the glass, has a seamless and silky profile, and not a hard edge to be found. It's a sensational value that needs to be tasted to be believed. Drink it anytime over the coming 2-4 years.
Rated 94/100 The Wine Advocate

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