Pours a rich, opaque purple and smells of blueberries and blackberries, cocoa and flowers. Mouth-coating, leading with more blue fruit but turning to red berries through the finish, with notes of graphite, red meat and subtle pepper. The red fruit gives it a high-tone, bright quality - drinks a bit lighter than you'd expect, really nice.
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A wow wine. Deep dark and blueberry fruit, some smoke, and a volcanic stone undertone, the wine is rich, well balanced, smooth, with some tannin still needing to resolve. Needs a long decant now, or a few more years in bottle. Would do well with beef, and drinks well on its own because of the rich fruit and interesting flavors. A Horse Heaven Hills vineyard.
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Powerful nose of blueberry pie, rhubarb, and violet. Stronger rhubarb notes on the palate, along with the blue fruits. Seamless finish with a touch of spice. Needs 2-3 hour decant.
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Tasted double blind. Dark in color. Ripe dark fruits, pepper, jerky, lavender, herbs, minerals, and noticeable garrigue on the bouquet. Honed in on the garrigue and guessed Cotes de Roussillon because of the ripe, dark fruit. Was pleasantly surprised on the reveal. Medium plus acid, luxurious mouthfeel, stalwart finish.
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2/7/2021 - gmbdds wrote: 90 Points
Fruit ranges from red to black. Dusty, earthy and well balanced.
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5/3/2020 - Ewhite30 Likes this wine:
Pours a rich, opaque purple and smells of blueberries and blackberries, cocoa and flowers. Mouth-coating, leading with more blue fruit but turning to red berries through the finish, with notes of graphite, red meat and subtle pepper. The red fruit gives it a high-tone, bright quality - drinks a bit lighter than you'd expect, really nice.
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12/28/2019 - Ewhite30 wrote:
Just excellent, no reason to wait.
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12/21/2018 - shorty01 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark and rich without being pruney. So much character. This probably needs a few more years before it reaches its peak, and should hold until 2025.
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1/31/2018 - JimVan Likes this wine: 94 Points
A wow wine. Deep dark and blueberry fruit, some smoke, and a volcanic stone undertone, the wine is rich, well balanced, smooth, with some tannin still needing to resolve. Needs a long decant now, or a few more years in bottle. Would do well with beef, and drinks well on its own because of the rich fruit and interesting flavors. A Horse Heaven Hills vineyard.
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8/2/2017 - The Wine Write Likes this wine: 91 Points
PNP. Plum and black fruit aromatics. That same fruit and meaty notes on the palate. Some lift in the finish. Very enjoyable.
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9/11/2016 - jcassi01 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Powerful nose of blueberry pie, rhubarb, and violet. Stronger rhubarb notes on the palate, along with the blue fruits. Seamless finish with a touch of spice. Needs 2-3 hour decant.
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7/19/2015 - Motz wrote: 92 Points
Tasted double blind. Dark in color. Ripe dark fruits, pepper, jerky, lavender, herbs, minerals, and noticeable garrigue on the bouquet. Honed in on the garrigue and guessed Cotes de Roussillon because of the ripe, dark fruit. Was pleasantly surprised on the reveal. Medium plus acid, luxurious mouthfeel, stalwart finish.
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