Nose is medium +, clean, with strong notes of fruit .
Palate is dry, no noticeable alcohol. Fruit character dominates the wine with a bit of a green herbal bit on the back, which must be some tannin? But otherwise the wine has medium acidity, medium - tannin, and a medium finish.
Overall this is very good wine for its lush, yet balanced youthful fruitiness. It displays complexity on the nose. It is juicy and a pleasure to drink. Works at $20.
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On day 3 showing off what I would consider to be barrel -- raspberry with cinnamon and toast. But this isn't in new barrel. Lindsay notes that its pulling out the strawberry jam thing. And I would agree. So maybe leave your Valdiguie open for 3 days? Lindsay says strawberry and pear.
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Dark red, fuschia (that's right, fuschia) with decent clarity. No legs to speak of. Nose of cranberries, rasberries and a touch of camphor. The palate has is reminiscent of cherries, almost like a morellino. The tannins are soft and dusty and are accentuated by some minerality. Medium acidity that could cut the fat on food but is gentle enough to be drinkable without a meal. Well worth the $17 I paid at Ben's store.
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Seems to fit very well in my cru beaujolais tasting. More full, california fruit, but with the clip and vigour of the best Crus. Delicious. A deft touch of oak on the back of the palate?
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black and blue fruits in the nose. palate shows glassy medium bodied fruit. almost some element of peach fruit on the palate. no, seriously, peach fruit on the finish. wow. i love when wines show flavors that suggest they're of a different color.
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never had this grape previously. j lohr produces a valdiguie as well. 2 barrels of folk machine produced. called gamay noir in CA before ampleographers(sp) found this to be valdiguie. a large blackberry expression on the nose. nose suggests high ABV. soft body. big and fruity and not to aggressive. rich banana lingers in an awesome way. i normally dislike that flavor, but here it's engaging. i'm thinking about what austrian syrah would resemble.
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3/4/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Color is medium + purple and opaque.
Nose is medium +, clean, with strong notes of fruit .
Palate is dry, no noticeable alcohol. Fruit character dominates the wine with a bit of a green herbal bit on the back, which must be some tannin? But otherwise the wine has medium acidity, medium - tannin, and a medium finish.
Overall this is very good wine for its lush, yet balanced youthful fruitiness. It displays complexity on the nose. It is juicy and a pleasure to drink. Works at $20.
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2/7/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Better on day two.
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11/22/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
On day 3 showing off what I would consider to be barrel -- raspberry with cinnamon and toast. But this isn't in new barrel. Lindsay notes that its pulling out the strawberry jam thing. And I would agree. So maybe leave your Valdiguie open for 3 days? Lindsay says strawberry and pear.
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11/18/2010 - O'Meara wrote:
Dark red, fuschia (that's right, fuschia) with decent clarity. No legs to speak of. Nose of cranberries, rasberries and a touch of camphor. The palate has is reminiscent of cherries, almost like a morellino. The tannins are soft and dusty and are accentuated by some minerality. Medium acidity that could cut the fat on food but is gentle enough to be drinkable without a meal. Well worth the $17 I paid at Ben's store.
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11/14/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Seems to fit very well in my cru beaujolais tasting. More full, california fruit, but with the clip and vigour of the best Crus. Delicious. A deft touch of oak on the back of the palate?
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11/1/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote:
black and blue fruits in the nose. palate shows glassy medium bodied fruit. almost some element of peach fruit on the palate. no, seriously, peach fruit on the finish. wow. i love when wines show flavors that suggest they're of a different color.
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11/1/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Sweet and tart on the palate, punchy with spice. Finishes very dry. I could and can drink it all day long.
This is delicious in the way cru beau. is delicious -- drinkable, with a harder, mineral finish.
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10/30/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote:
never had this grape previously. j lohr produces a valdiguie as well. 2 barrels of folk machine produced. called gamay noir in CA before ampleographers(sp) found this to be valdiguie. a large blackberry expression on the nose. nose suggests high ABV. soft body. big and fruity and not to aggressive. rich banana lingers in an awesome way. i normally dislike that flavor, but here it's engaging. i'm thinking about what austrian syrah would resemble.
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