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• Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  July 18, 2015 - I picked a few of these up exactly one year ago, and I've been waiting for the right opportunity ever since. Well, tonight was that opportunity, as I wanted to enjoy it with friends as much for their reactions to the wine as my own. Having said that, this is a food wine, and as a further qualifier, a wine-geek's food wine. I found plenty to admire here, though it did require some careful inspection, my friends, less so. Either way, delicious starter wine; I will probably finish my remaining bottle within the next 12 months. A quality effort. For more detailed notes, see bretrooks's excellent reviews. 12,7% abv, recommended (for AFWE only).
  
  Double decanted for one hour, served non-blind 3 hours later.

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• bretrooks wrote:

  December 4, 2014 - Consumed over three evenings, kept refrigerated. Yellow-gold with just a shade of orange in the glass. The white Rhone/rosé character and descriptions from my 9/7/2014 note still largely hold true, with maybe a little more red fruit character in the mix. Over a couple of days open, this lost a little charm, becoming more marked by its tart acidity and non-fruit notes, but it still remained enjoyable. Quite good, maybe a tick less complex than the last bottle.

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• bretrooks wrote: 91 points

  September 7, 2014 - Consumed over 2+ hours. Pale peachy-pink in the glass, with an almost-imperceptible effervescence upon pouring, just a hint of secondary fermentation. The nose makes me think of a dry rosé, reserved and more floral or pithy than anything else. On the palate, this is medium in weight and shows some white Rhone waxiness alongside plenty of lemon/grapefruit zip and an intriguing background note of rhubarb or almost-ripe strawberry. Delightful and unusual stuff, and I'm glad to have another.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type White
• Producer Ruth Lewandowski Wines
• Varietal Grenache Gris
• Designation Naomi
• Vineyard Gibson Ranch
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Mendocino County

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• In Cellars 1 (6%)
• Consumed 15 (94%)

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