Deep purple color with black and dark red fruit, leather, and subtle spice aromas. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, easy, and delicious with wonderful acidity, youthful grippy tannins and blackberry, black cherry, and a bit of mineral flavors. Medium finish. Blend of Sangiovese, Refosco, Primitivo, Dolcetto sourced from Luna County, New Mexico fruit
Lemon yellow color with intriguing pear, lychee, lemon oil, grapefruit pith, and a subtle bergamot leaf aromas. On the palate, it's medium bodied, and wonderfully textured with very good acidity and charming apricot, orange,and grapefruit and mineral flavors. and fl Blend of 66% Semillon, 24% Muscadelle, and 10% Chaselas (aka Palomino); It's a modern-day version of Hock, a white blend that was popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s 13.7% alcohol
Bright pale yellow color with promising lime, melon honeysuckle, and spice aromas. On the palate medium-full bodied, and dense with lively acidity and a supple texture and pear, melon, lime cream flavors and a bit of minerality. Long finish. Blend of 53% 120-yr-old Semillon from Monte Rosso Vineyard, and 47% Sauvginon Blanc Musque clone from Kick Ranch; No MLF on the Sauv Blanc; fermented in 85% new French oak barrels from Bordeaux. 14.4% alcohol
Deep garnet color. It offers blackberry, plum, cassis and hints of cacao and violets aromas. On the palate, it's medium-bodied with good acidity, soft well-integrated tannins and an appealing texture with blackberry, plum, cassis, and extra dark chocolate flavors. 14.5% alcohol. Blend of 80% Cabernet, 16% Merlot, 2% Cab Franc and 2% Petite Verdot. Aged 19 months in 30% new French oak. Over fifty percent of the fruit for 2012 came from the 110-acre Faust Vineyard in the Coombsville district. This wine is approachable now, but I bet would benefit from further aging.
Pale salmon color with persistent stream of bubbles with appealing strawberry, peach, and a bit of floral aromas. On the palate shows a moderately creamy mousse, crisp acidity, and a surprising depth at this price point with strawberry, cherry, peach and blood orange flavors with a hint of herbaceousness (from Cab Franc I suspect). Fantastic QPR at $13! The fruit comes from 20- to 30-year-old vines. 12.5% alcohol
2013 Caduceus Cellars Merkin Vineyards Shinola 88 Points
USA, Arizona, Cochise County
(2/16/2015)
Deep purple color with black and dark red fruit, leather, and subtle spice aromas. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, easy, and delicious with wonderful acidity, youthful grippy tannins and blackberry, black cherry, and a bit of mineral flavors. Medium finish. Blend of Sangiovese, Refosco, Primitivo, Dolcetto sourced from Luna County, New Mexico fruit
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