2006 Renaissance Mediterranean Red

Community Tasting Notes

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.6 points

  • Last bottle. Decanted for 2h but never got to it. Topped up into 375 and 187 ml bottles. Now d2. Aromas of crushed red/black berries, herbs, earth - high toned. Palate red cherries, cranberries, blackberries, earth, herbs, hint of garrigue and dark chocolate on back end. Great acids give this lift with mild tannins giving it further structure. Lively and fresh but not as complex today as it has been in the past.

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  • From memory. Decanted for 1.5h. Just really nice...earth, a bit of garrigue, more claret like flavors and aromas. Elegant with nice acids. Great with hanger steak.

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  • Stood up for >2 wks. Decanted fo 2.5h. Translucent ruby-garnet. A-herbs, red cherry, high toned kirsch and maraschino cherry, forest floor. Elegantly expressive P- Uplifted black cherries, unripe blueberries, herbs, flowers, garrigue, kirsch and forest floor. Moderate tannins in midpalate turns to a nice bitterness. F-Kirsch, brandy flavors, forest floor, fruit, and herbs on moderately long finish. Just complex on its own and almost doesn't need food. Elegant but still with a kick. Best showing yet.

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  • Open from the get go. Initial aromas of primary plum and berries. Palate showed just ripe plums, blackberries, and earth. Over several hours, wine became a bit leaner but also with more savory tobacco, herbs, a bit of garrigue and a touch of kirsch. Mild tannins are present but never obtrusive. Best showing yet for this and still has a lot of time to go.

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  • 50% Mouvedre, 25% syrah, 25% grenache. Took almost 2 hr in decanter to open up to sweet berries, herb and earth aromas. Palate is lithe with just ripe plums and cherries, earth with herbs and fruit on the finish. I think there is still more time to go but also drinking pretty well.

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  • This is drinking beautifully right now. Rustic nose, with dried herbs, dark fruit. Lovely in the mouth, well balanced acidity, nice fruit in the background. This lacks the typical renaissance iron/flinty-ness, but that is fine. A very nice effort.

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  • Current release. Made from 50% Mouvedre, 25% syrah, 25% grenache. Initially, wildly aromatic with opening the cork with sweet berries and earth. Shuts down nearly immediately and 4 hrs later, still aromatically closed. Beautiful nearly ripe plums, cherries with a deep earthiness in the mid-palate. Blueberries add to the finish. A sense of wildness in this with a sense of depth. Still feels very young and in need of more time. Still really enjoyable.

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  • This mourvèdre-driven red may be more generous and approachable than good, traditionally-minded Bandol of a similar age — this is actually exuberant in its youth — but its flavors and proportions certainly evoke those wines. The berry, spice, and leather elements are classic and stitched together seamlessly. Round and full-ish, but lithe. It's not particularly complex at this stage of the game, but the texture is lovely and it betrays not a hint of oak despite being aged for 36 months in old barrels. The acidity is forthright, and I'm sure this will age nicely for five years or perhaps many more, but I'm really enjoying this wine now. Basically 50% mourvèdre, 25% syrah, 25% grenache (the latter contributing to this wine's exuberance, no doubt).

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