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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 5 November 2019,
3pm
Perfect cork, well stored. Purchased at K&L. (Thanks for bringing these into Cali, cuz demz good vino)
I had let it rest for two weeks after picking up from K&L.
Poured until the smoke showed, which left a full glass in the bottle.
The immediate nose was beautiful, open with a sort of Grenache fruit and many complex spices. Then it closed down to where I could not smell anything.
Its initial palate held such complexity that I could not pin anything down but just enjoy it. There was beautiful softness in the wine that indicated that it had enough bottle age. There were green notes, red fruit notes but a very subtle, yet enjoyable, spice complexity that made me think wow.

Open top submerged cap fermentation. This guy knows his stuff.
From the Buhl Memorial Vineyard, Willcox, in the Kansas Settlement of Cochise County, 4300 ft.
https://caduceus.org/source/buhl-memorial-vineyard-willcox-az/
I know this area well, as I used to drive from Tucson up to Safford to camp at Mt. Graham. I would never have thought good wine would be coming from this part of Arizona.
I think good ol’ Maynard has demonstrated terroir viability and quality outside of what we Californians have preconceptions. What’s next? Utah? New Mexico?

4pm
It has opened up quite nicely with a tighter palate of more spices, still complex, but bigger and finished stronger. Lots of red fruit and tasted of Grenache with dust. Its nose was gorgeous red fruit and smelled of Grenache too.

Having tasted a few of these wines, there is indeed a distinct style that I can pick out in the texture and flavors as they open.

4:51pm
Just super lush, great texture, excellent open soft fruits with gorgeous spices. Really enjoyable. Needed the two hours decant. Meats are starting to show. Savory spices and roasted meats with a sort of exotic Indian BBQ complexity, not that overt American BBQ, but Taj Mahal BBQ, if that can even be said. It's an etheric, heavenly spiced elixir of a drink. Worth the money.

8:27pm
It didn't get any better.
This is in it's perfect drinking window now.
Drink through 2022.

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