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Saturday, February 23, 2019 - Winebar [4 Whts & 8 Reds] from 02/22/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): From vines planted in the 1980s in the N-W Les Brusquières lieu-dit; 60% Grenache & 40% Syrah; Partial whole-bunch fermentation at 29°C in tronconic vats (80%), s/s (15%), & demi-muids (5%); Aged in tronconic vats (95%) & demi-muids (5%); 3.9 pH & 2.96 g/l T.A.; 1,000 cases made.

N: Garrigue sliightly atop ripe berries (red rasps?)

P: MF body; RNDISH entry with nice, ALMOST swtish frt met by some astringent pucker which loses virtually ALL its bite by the LONG, POSS very, VERY slightly bitterswt finish with a tangy/swtness to the fairly inoffensive, dusty tannins. Approachable now, DESERVES through '19, then at least approaching its 10th. Nicely done! 15.5% ABV; My EXC-; 96 pts Suckling, 95 ea WA & WS, 94 Jeff Leve, 91 Jeb Dunnuck, & 16-/20 Jancis Robinson. [This vendor's $49.95 sits atop the current wine-searcher listings.]

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