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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2014 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bretrooks on 2/23/2013: Double decanted for an hour three days before drinking, consumed at OCP4W XVI over 4+ hours. Similar to my 5/25/2012 note, this stood out from every other wine in the lineup due to its concentration, acid, and woody structural underpinnings. Rustic and unpolished, this comes off closer to an Amarone than most table wines, demanding a flavorful food pairing for full enjoyment. (725 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 2/23/2013: Served double-blind at a CT offline. bretrooks's tn of the same day is spot on. My first Tolo, but not my last. If all their wines have this kind of soul and structure, I'll be happy to taste as many as come my way. Not surprised this was opened days in advance of being served, it's crazy good at ~ $25, but not recommended for fruit-bomb lovers. 13,2% abv (1055 views) | | | Tasted by bretrooks on 5/25/2012 & rated 90 points: Not decanted, consumed over ~2 hours. Nearly two years after the last one, this is coming together well. It started off slightly fumey with notes of tart berry liqueur, herbs, and too-forward acids, but it really benefited from time in the glass. The last portion of the glass was definitely the best, with the fruit and acid calming down and marrying well with the herbal, woodsy notes. It even seemed to gain some length in the finish as well.
Plenty of life in these, but for current drinking, I recommend a long decant or extended time in the glass. (922 views) | | | Tasted by bretrooks on 6/25/2010 & rated 88 points: Decanted ~90 minutes, consumed over ~90 minutes. Good depth, but currently disjointed. Cranberry, pine, potpourri, cocoa. Not sure if it's the alcohol or neutral oak which make this somewhat austere. I'd recommend letting this, like all Josh's wines, age in bottle for a while.
(Why do I drink these so soon? Someday I'll learn.) (1121 views) |
| Tolo Cellars Producer websiteRed Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
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Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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