Community Tasting Notes 33

• hiker_guy wrote:

  April 26, 2024 - Blind tasting: Bordeaux vs CA vs WA
  
  Came in Third of three
  
  1 hour open
  
  Nose is rich, dark, slightly high toned, floral violet notes, acetone notes.
  
  Palate starts rich but goes off the tart end quite a bit. Maybe this bottle is off.
  Finishes a little tart and dry.

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• davidandrose Likes this wine: 90 points

  April 18, 2024 - Received as a gift, coravin'd a glass 2 separate evenings before pulling the cork tonight. Raspberries, fig jam and barrique on the nose.
  
  While the tannins aren't as evident as the first time I cv'd a glass, the wine itself is well balanced and an easy quaff. This is a solid high-production wine thats reasonable by Napa standards.

• davidandrose Likes this wine: 90 points

  April 16, 2024 - Coravan'd a decent-sized glass. Reddish black berries on the nose along with some cedar. Well-balanced across the palate and easy to drink, this stood up much better to this evenings grilled tenderloin roast than the Ashes and Diamonds red blend I also sampled.
  
  Although a gift, based on the prices I've seen this is a decent QPR.

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• sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 16, 2024 - Pretty tasty and fun, with a lot of rich black fruit and some baking spice. Plenty of structure without being coarse, but it's sometimes a little goofy, with slightly overripe fruit. I really liked the intensity and saturation (there were little spikes of alcohol heat, but could be worse.)
  
  That said, there was one issue holding back from a higher score, which was something ALMOST resembling the beginning of oxidization- an ever-so-faint but present sort of apple tone that one might find in a much older wine. Confusing, and not very welcome. I'm not the first commenter to note this (although I liked it better than them, overall); I'd say drink this on the very early side, just to be safe? Thankfully it was mostly sound and delicious- might not age as intended.

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• hiker_guy Likes this wine:

  April 2, 2024 - Nose of red and blue fruit hints of spice
  
  Palate shows nice fruit with decent complexity
  
  Served with pork ribs seasoned with a spicy sweet sauce and worked well
  
  Excellent QPR at $15 for a 375

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Beaulieu Vineyard
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Tapestry Reserve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 080696922367

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• Pending Delivery 39 (1%)
• In Cellars 2,535 (65%)
• Consumed 1,313 (34%)

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