Excellent wine. So fun to cellar a wine from a lesser known region and get surprised in a good way. Taut nose of sour red fruit, forest pine, dried thyme, and earthy spice. Refined cherry fruit is balanced by clay-like earthy mid-palette followed by more red fruit like pomegranate, cranberry, and slight raspberry on the medium long finish that is slightly dry, but in a good way with food. The balance of fruit to earth is impressive underlying it's old world roots. This wine was tight upon opening, took a few hours to show itself, drinks great now with air, should hold for 5-10 years more and will probably gain more nuances too.
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tight and thin at first, but after an hour the wine gained weight and complexity. red fruit, earthy, smooth tannins, great with pizza. best bottle to date.
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Tasty, holding up well, good amount of cherry notes, but not just dried cherry - so still vibrant. Drank this with Korean fried chicken at Underbelly, Houston. Paired excellently. The 2 cohorts with me agreed that this is a very food friendly wine. It seemed like it could hold up a couple more years, but a brickish color variation has already begun setting in. I would get this again given the chance.
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Excellent QPR. A mild sense of mint, maybe peppermint or juniper berries, with a blackberry sense, but not overly dominating. The perfume is of modest alcohol and the taste is smooth without being cloying. This is excellent right now, I've no sense that additional aging time is needed. It was also good and stayed good with time in the glass, so no strong need for decanting.
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Gambero Rosso 2013 (Metropolitan Pavilion): The nose showed intense red and black berry fruits with floral perfume and just the right amount of green stems. On the palate, it was dense yet balanced with intense mixed berry fruit that stayed long through the finish.
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Opaque, dark ruby color. Generous fruit and warm herbs on the nose but a bit simple. Better in the mouth with big, beautiful fruit, warm herbs, blackpepper, lively acid and fine-grained tannins. The long finish draws you in with its slightly warm, sweet-sour fruit and hints of pepper.
Very impressive, especially considering it's 100% Carignan. Outstanding QPR.
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Blind tasted. Nose of stawberry jam, and ripe blackberries. Mouth very well balance between a good fruit, freshness, biterness of coffee, and smooth sap. Long after taste. And overall, high drinkability. Very difficult to guess the grape type. Ready to drink, I would not let the time spoil this present great pleasure. Did I say it's a carignan? unbelievable.
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8/10/2017 - SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent wine. So fun to cellar a wine from a lesser known region and get surprised in a good way. Taut nose of sour red fruit, forest pine, dried thyme, and earthy spice. Refined cherry fruit is balanced by clay-like earthy mid-palette followed by more red fruit like pomegranate, cranberry, and slight raspberry on the medium long finish that is slightly dry, but in a good way with food. The balance of fruit to earth is impressive underlying it's old world roots. This wine was tight upon opening, took a few hours to show itself, drinks great now with air, should hold for 5-10 years more and will probably gain more nuances too.
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4/18/2016 - rebs1 wrote: 92 Points
tight and thin at first, but after an hour the wine gained weight and complexity. red fruit, earthy, smooth tannins, great with pizza. best bottle to date.
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10/18/2014 - TXtasteABL Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tasty, holding up well, good amount of cherry notes, but not just dried cherry - so still vibrant. Drank this with Korean fried chicken at Underbelly, Houston. Paired excellently. The 2 cohorts with me agreed that this is a very food friendly wine. It seemed like it could hold up a couple more years, but a brickish color variation has already begun setting in. I would get this again given the chance.
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10/16/2013 - Alessio Likes this wine: 90 Points
My first tasting note.
Colour is deep dark, leather, wood and spicy (just little).
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6/19/2013 - tb_baltimore Likes this wine: 91 Points
Excellent QPR. A mild sense of mint, maybe peppermint or juniper berries, with a blackberry sense, but not overly dominating. The perfume is of modest alcohol and the taste is smooth without being cloying. This is excellent right now, I've no sense that additional aging time is needed. It was also good and stayed good with time in the glass, so no strong need for decanting.
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3/20/2013 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 91 Points
Gambero Rosso 2013 (Metropolitan Pavilion): The nose showed intense red and black berry fruits with floral perfume and just the right amount of green stems. On the palate, it was dense yet balanced with intense mixed berry fruit that stayed long through the finish.
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2/6/2013 - RayOB wrote: 91 Points
Drank at Fine Line
Very smooth and soft palate with some Burgundy type elements to it. Very nice and different.
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2/6/2013 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opaque, dark ruby color. Generous fruit and warm herbs on the nose but a bit simple. Better in the mouth with big, beautiful fruit, warm herbs, blackpepper, lively acid and fine-grained tannins. The long finish draws you in with its slightly warm, sweet-sour fruit and hints of pepper.
Very impressive, especially considering it's 100% Carignan. Outstanding QPR.
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9/3/2012 - the godfather wrote:
really enjoyed this
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9/2/2012 - JOsgood wrote:
Excellent food wine. Great nose on a medium weight frame. Worth seeking out.
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7/19/2012 - dead puddle wrote: 93 Points
Blind tasted. Nose of stawberry jam, and ripe blackberries. Mouth very well balance between a good fruit, freshness, biterness of coffee, and smooth sap. Long after taste. And overall, high drinkability. Very difficult to guess the grape type. Ready to drink, I would not let the time spoil this present great pleasure. Did I say it's a carignan? unbelievable.
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