What a difference with a couple of more years...with a few more years left. Nez : écurie...avec son bois de grange, fines herbes, baies rouges sauvages, cire à plancher. Un vin fruité, ample, chaud, rond, équilibré avec des tannins fins et saveurs de fruits bien mûrs et de poivre blanc. Moyenne à longue finale. Très agréable !
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Still young. Strong aromas of cotton candy, brown sugar, candied figs, plum. Sweet fruit flavours surrounded by granular tannins that are quite overwhelming actually...but with air, much better. Not a hit a first but real nice with red meat as the evening progressed. Medium finish. Needs time...next bottle 2021-22. Still enjoyable. 89+
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Monthly Tasting Group HWS #103; 60%+ Grenache (By IL): In the bouquet some fruit lemonade, smoke, sweet spices and salty licorice. On the palate a lush wine with a firm dose of sweetness, chocolate and sweet licorice, mild acidity and tannin. For the group the most favorite wine in the flight. 89 – 90 Give it a few more years of ageing.
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TASTING REPORT SANTA CRUZ DE ARTAZU 2012 COLOR Cherry coloured with violet edges, middle layer with a fine tear.
NOSE Very elegant nose. Fresh and ripened red and black fruits, well-coordinated. Certain spicy and milky notes. There are also roasted flavours, balsamic and some memories of leather and undergrowth.
FLAVOUR The palate is powerful, tasty and very pleasant. There is a strong presence of red and black fruit with spices. Long finish with balsamic sensations.
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5/27/2021 - ChateauDutremble Likes this wine: 93 Points
What a difference with a couple of more years...with a few more years left.
Nez : écurie...avec son bois de grange, fines herbes, baies rouges sauvages, cire à plancher. Un vin fruité, ample, chaud, rond, équilibré avec des tannins fins et saveurs de fruits bien mûrs et de poivre blanc. Moyenne à longue finale. Très agréable !
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2/18/2019 - ChateauDutremble Likes this wine: 89 Points
Still young. Strong aromas of cotton candy, brown sugar, candied figs, plum. Sweet fruit flavours surrounded by granular tannins that are quite overwhelming actually...but with air, much better. Not a hit a first but real nice with red meat as the evening progressed. Medium finish. Needs time...next bottle 2021-22. Still enjoyable. 89+
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5/12/2016 - Lype Likes this wine:
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11/11/2015 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Monthly Tasting Group HWS #103; 60%+ Grenache (By IL): In the bouquet some fruit lemonade, smoke, sweet spices and salty licorice. On the palate a lush wine with a firm dose of sweetness, chocolate and sweet licorice, mild acidity and tannin. For the group the most favorite wine in the flight. 89 – 90 Give it a few more years of ageing.
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5/8/2015 - Flconductor1 wrote:
TASTING REPORT SANTA CRUZ DE ARTAZU 2012
COLOR
Cherry coloured with violet edges, middle layer with a fine tear.
NOSE
Very elegant nose. Fresh and ripened red and black fruits, well-coordinated. Certain spicy and milky notes. There are also roasted flavours, balsamic and some memories of leather and undergrowth.
FLAVOUR
The palate is powerful, tasty and very pleasant. There is a strong presence of red and black fruit with spices. Long finish with balsamic sensations.
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