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• bdhanna Likes this wine: 89 points

  March 28, 2024 - Still hanging in there, barely.
  A perfect cork after over a decade in the bottle easily removed. Consumed over two nights, enjoyed much more on day two. Not as interesting to me as the 2011. I still have more in the cellar to asset again soon.

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  December 16, 2017 - Consumed at family party.

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• David_T Likes this wine: 90 points

  October 23, 2016 - Nice wine. Simple but tasty with cranberries, cherry & cocoa. Medium+ acidity and medium tannins add a surprising amount of structure. Drinking well now but should continue to do so for another few years.

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• mkmast wrote: 91 points

  July 31, 2016 - Interesting wine. Cranberry and cherry combine with the solid backbone of acid and make this a really nice food wine.

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• DrewGoin Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 14, 2015 - Very pleasant and, to date, the best California Carignan I have tasted. Initially heavy on the acidity, yet twenty minutes unveils a surprisingly full-flavored (at 12.5%abv), velvet textured delight. Soft, but pronounced notes of raspberries and black plums. I highly recommend this wine, as it exhibits some Pinot Noir sensitivities from a long-respected winery. The 2012 Cotes du Rosa is the last vintage for this Joseph Swan bottling.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Joseph Swan Vineyards
• Varietal Carignane
• Designation Cotes du Rosa
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• In Cellars 50 (46%)
• Consumed 58 (54%)

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