Slightly oxidized, but otherwise much nicer than the other bottle. Lots of fruit, herbs, spices, nice texture, and long finish. This leaves me still not really knowing the prime drinking window for this producer.
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Nice fresh, dark red fruits predominate especially on the start. The profile contains a good acidic core and is well contained by very soft, slippery tannins.
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sadly my last bottle from this vintage. holding up very well. good acidity. bit of raspberry. clean. no real nose to speak of. I like this but not sure $48 a bottle will work going forward.
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As always, an excellent wine. This vintage seems to exhibit more dark fruits up front. The finish is bright and medium long. Mix these in with the soft, waxy tannins and you have a really fun and thoughtful wine.
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This wine took a while to settle down - hot and spicy from the start. But then once it did a bit, some nice fruit came forward, and then it sort of balanced itself. This is an animal, very alive in the bottle. I think the time to drink it is now (I have one more bottle), but it needs some time to breathe. Very interesting wine though.
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Needed about 30 minutes to open up, then showed itself to be a lovely, midweight grenache. Nice balance of red fruit notes and acidity, with a silky mouthfeel and smooth finish.
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The lightest looking Grenache I've laid eyes on. The edge is translucent, almost like water. A classic Rhone Grenache sweet berry nose. No funk to blow off. It is light bodied but powerful and pure. Super fine tannin. And it drinks great now. Very tasty.
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Really no changes here. An elegant representation. Light in the glass. Pretty indeed but in no way a heavy hitter of a grenacha. More refined than brute
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PnP that opened up with really pretty perfumed aromas of raspberry, red floral and pie crust. By the second glass, the aromas had begun what seemed like a precipitous decline. The palate followed suit, such that by the third glass the finish was sub-mediocre. At $40+, a meh wine, and not something I would ever seek out. Just a flash in the pan.
edit: on its own, this might seem very nice, but as it was, this was in the company of many great wines on the night, and therefore it was shown more for what it is, which is a fairly one-dimensional cocktail wine.
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6/25/2023 - Will Hansen wrote: 88 Points
Wine is showing a bit of age. Slight brown tinging on the edges. Wine was tasting very fresh on day 1 but day 2 a little less vibrant.
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1/14/2022 - klezman wrote:
Slightly oxidized, but otherwise much nicer than the other bottle. Lots of fruit, herbs, spices, nice texture, and long finish. This leaves me still not really knowing the prime drinking window for this producer.
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2/6/2021 - klezman wrote:
Red fruit, a bit of bitterness on the finish. Perhaps it's just closed down, but this was not as nice as other Tribute to Grace wines I've had. Weird.
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10/6/2016 - Tudz Drkl Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice fresh, dark red fruits predominate especially on the start. The profile contains a good acidic core and is well contained by very soft, slippery tannins.
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1/30/2016 - amoryb Likes this wine:
sadly my last bottle from this vintage. holding up very well. good acidity. bit of raspberry. clean. no real nose to speak of. I like this but not sure $48 a bottle will work going forward.
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1/18/2016 - Tudz Drkl Likes this wine: 90 Points
As always, an excellent wine. This vintage seems to exhibit more dark fruits up front. The finish is bright and medium long. Mix these in with the soft, waxy tannins and you have a really fun and thoughtful wine.
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9/27/2014 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 89 Points
This wine took a while to settle down - hot and spicy from the start. But then once it did a bit, some nice fruit came forward, and then it sort of balanced itself. This is an animal, very alive in the bottle. I think the time to drink it is now (I have one more bottle), but it needs some time to breathe. Very interesting wine though.
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2/28/2014 - EMTAME wrote: 91 Points
Needed about 30 minutes to open up, then showed itself to be a lovely, midweight grenache. Nice balance of red fruit notes and acidity, with a silky mouthfeel and smooth finish.
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9/7/2013 - bmckenney wrote: 92 Points
The lightest looking Grenache I've laid eyes on. The edge is translucent, almost like water. A classic Rhone Grenache sweet berry nose. No funk to blow off. It is light bodied but powerful and pure. Super fine tannin. And it drinks great now. Very tasty.
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2/27/2013 - scott w Likes this wine: 90 Points
Elegant and balanced floral on the nose nice acidity a nice grip of tannin and delicious cherry and strawberry fruit. Not a big high alc Grenache.
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2/21/2013 - sbfireman wrote: 90 Points
Really no changes here. An elegant representation. Light in the glass. Pretty indeed but in no way a heavy hitter of a grenacha. More refined than brute
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1/5/2013 - Tim Heaton wrote:
PnP that opened up with really pretty perfumed aromas of raspberry, red floral and pie crust. By the second glass, the aromas had begun what seemed like a precipitous decline. The palate followed suit, such that by the third glass the finish was sub-mediocre. At $40+, a meh wine, and not something I would ever seek out. Just a flash in the pan.
edit: on its own, this might seem very nice, but as it was, this was in the company of many great wines on the night, and therefore it was shown more for what it is, which is a fairly one-dimensional cocktail wine.
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11/21/2012 - TomTom wrote: 92 Points
Loved the perfume nose and light supple texture. Very well balanced wine. A keeper.
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11/3/2012 - sbfireman wrote: 90 Points
Light and elegant - a lovely presentation of grenache. Pop and Pour home-run. A fine addition to the cellar
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