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Red
2003 Core Elevation Sensation Alta Mesa Vineyard
Grenache Blend
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Barbara County
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Community Tasting Notes 15
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MarkLA wrote: 92 points
March 30, 2013 - Decanted for sediment prior to dinner.
Deep mahogany & leather, boysenberry, bouquet garni, molasses, and sun-dried tomatoes. Wonderfully fragrant & earthy. Finish is a bit high toned, but it has good cut. Needs a dish that can tame its wildness like a Mediterranean spiced lamb or Merguez sausage (Now to 2016).1 person found this helpful Comment -
bbakove wrote: 90 points
December 30, 2011 - Upon first opened there was a distinct fragrance of candy, backed by cigar tobacco and leather. Paired this with oak smoked baby backs and each brought the oak qualities of the other. Great food wine.
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bbakove wrote: 90 points
November 3, 2011 - Woody notes of oak, cigar tobacco and leather on the nose that continue onto the palate, along with dark sweet cherries and dark chocolate. Quite good!
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AstonM wrote: flawed
December 11, 2009 - Corked! opened for a group of people that never had a Core wine, what a disapointment
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tonyvelebil wrote: 90 points
October 15, 2008 - Cracked this tonight for a glass of red wine while watching Escape From NY.
Great CdR nose, in fact this could be a dead ringer for a good CdR. Provencial herbs, white pepper, ripe raspberry with a hint of new saddle leather. On the palate, more ripe raspberries, white pepper, vanilla, leather and loamy earth. Has a little minerality on the finish which is a little on the short...keeps this from garnering more points. Very tasty. I would drink these in the next couple of years though as the finish seems to be drying out a bit...
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Core
- Varietal Grenache Blend
- Designation Elevation Sensation
- Vineyard Alta Mesa Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Barbara County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (9%)
- In Cellars 42 (30%)
- Consumed 86 (61%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerCore
- VarietyGrenache Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Barbara County
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