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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2014 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Hodad on 6/14/2015 & rated 91 points: Dark ruby red. Bing cherries, dark bitter chocolate, tobacco, tar, cedar, and soft floral notes. Well balanced. Medium to firm and well integrated tannins. Nice, matching acidity. Long finish. Aging very well and much better than expected. Drinking very well now, but can still likely cellar for a few more years. (658 views) | | | Tasted by Hodad on 10/7/2012 & rated 91 points: Good balance with nice fruit and hints of chocolate. Pairs very well with food. (774 views) | | | Tasted by Hodad on 4/7/2012 & rated 91 points: Outstanding and well balanced with nice hints of chocolate. (727 views) |
| Crystal Basin Cellars Producer websiteMourvèdreClick here to see Mourvedre photographed at Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles, Calif., in 2005.Reserve The Wine News | Wine Country This Week | Wine Lover's PageUSAAmerican 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 Sierra FoothillsAmadorEl DoradoFair play |
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