This wine was superb. Deep red, garnet color with minimally light red rim. Lovely nose of deep red raspberries. It said to decant when youthful for several hours. Oops. Decanted and poured. Really no sediment to speak of. Amazing from the first sniff and sip. Consumed over 5 hours or so with friends and a delicious homemade pizza. On the palate this was a warm, not bright wine. Continuing flavors of deep red raspberries and rich tannins that just melted in the mouth. Long, sumptuous finish of similar flavors. Complex? Not really. Delicious? Absolutely! I'm looking for another 6-12 bottles at this incredible price point. Did I mention that this was organically grown?
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A little too dusty for my tastes. Seemed slightly effervescent at first but that went away. Kind of a weird bottle for me. A little weird in the beginning but after some time it got better.
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Very drinkable for the price. It's got a sortof velvety texture. Good fruit, but not overdone. Fairly one-dimensional. Meant to pair with food and went well with a chicken dish.
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PnP and let sit for about 5-10 minutes before sampling. Color is fairly opaque purple fading to a thin strip of purple-red at the edge. Already eating a salad for dinner when I am starting sampling. The nose is a bit closed at first, but with a bit of swirling reveals darker berry starting at about boysenberry with blueberry and blackberry mixed in. There is some wet dirt, a hint of wood and some vanilla as well. The aromas close back up within a minute or so, so this wine comes across as still early in its drinking window. There are some slight herbal notes. On the palate there are some sweet, darker berry notes, a surge of warmth, some acid (medium) and lighter tannin (light+ to maybe medium-) leaving a mouth-watering, somewhat sweet finish. There are noticeable legs and some viscosity on the palate as well. Alcohol a bit on the high side? The wine is still closing up, albeit more slowly, 20 minutes or so after opening. The tannin has just a bit of youthful grip to it. Over the course of the next hour or so the wine has filled out some, but is still a bit straightforward.
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Eerste dag animaal, stal met kersenyoghurt. Wel boeiend, I like. Tweede dag minder animaliteit, meer zwart fruit 18-11: Medium intense neus met zwart bramen- en kersenfruit, mineraal, fijne kruidigheid (munt, garrigue) en wat groene houtimpressies. Sappig rood fruit in aanzet met goede zuurstructuur. Fijne en zijdezachte tannines. Alcoholopstootje op het einde. Romig mondgevoel met voldoende vulling. Elegante wijn op dag 3, veel te vroeg geopend. Mooie medium afdronk met fijn rood fruit en beetje alcohol. Fijn, lekker.
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Drank with a group with chicken cassoulet, cheese and crackers and salad. One of the better wines of the evening. More emphasis on red fruit flavors than purple. Everyone thought it was quite good.
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Good. Standard rhone red blend. Lighter and fruitier than a Cotes du Rhone and it has an odd almost effervescent sensation on the tip of my tongue. Nice nose,good flavors, short finish.
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Transparant kersenrood met paarse tint. In de neus van primair rood fruit tot zwart fruit en kruiden. cassis, braam, kers, garrigue, tijm, mint, wat mineraal (stenig), koel en fris. Fraicheur in aanzet, met wat zoete impressies van gestoofd zwart fruit, grenache met wat wildheid, overrijp rood fruit ook. Lichtere structuur met zachte tannines, die enkel de structuur wat ondersteunen. Warme alcoholshot net voor de afdronk. Afdronk met vanille en rijp rood fruit. Medium tot kort in lengte. Mooi, maar geen topper.
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5/4/2019 - drdecanto Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine was superb. Deep red, garnet color with minimally light red rim. Lovely nose of deep red raspberries. It said to decant when youthful for several hours. Oops. Decanted and poured. Really no sediment to speak of. Amazing from the first sniff and sip. Consumed over 5 hours or so with friends and a delicious homemade pizza. On the palate this was a warm, not bright wine. Continuing flavors of deep red raspberries and rich tannins that just melted in the mouth. Long, sumptuous finish of similar flavors. Complex? Not really. Delicious? Absolutely! I'm looking for another 6-12 bottles at this incredible price point. Did I mention that this was organically grown?
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2/27/2019 - mpsocal Does not like this wine: 87 Points
A little too dusty for my tastes. Seemed slightly effervescent at first but that went away. Kind of a weird bottle for me. A little weird in the beginning but after some time it got better.
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2/25/2019 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Very drinkable for the price. It's got a sortof velvety texture. Good fruit, but not overdone. Fairly one-dimensional. Meant to pair with food and went well with a chicken dish.
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10/6/2018 - wolfonthehill Likes this wine: 93 Points
A bit dusty when first opened - but lush, rich, fruity, approachable.
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3/27/2018 - anderegg Likes this wine: 88 Points
PnP and let sit for about 5-10 minutes before sampling. Color is fairly opaque purple fading to a thin strip of purple-red at the edge. Already eating a salad for dinner when I am starting sampling. The nose is a bit closed at first, but with a bit of swirling reveals darker berry starting at about boysenberry with blueberry and blackberry mixed in. There is some wet dirt, a hint of wood and some vanilla as well. The aromas close back up within a minute or so, so this wine comes across as still early in its drinking window. There are some slight herbal notes. On the palate there are some sweet, darker berry notes, a surge of warmth, some acid (medium) and lighter tannin (light+ to maybe medium-) leaving a mouth-watering, somewhat sweet finish. There are noticeable legs and some viscosity on the palate as well. Alcohol a bit on the high side? The wine is still closing up, albeit more slowly, 20 minutes or so after opening. The tannin has just a bit of youthful grip to it. Over the course of the next hour or so the wine has filled out some, but is still a bit straightforward.
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11/16/2017 - MarcRies wrote: 90 Points
Eerste dag animaal, stal met kersenyoghurt. Wel boeiend, I like.
Tweede dag minder animaliteit, meer zwart fruit
18-11: Medium intense neus met zwart bramen- en kersenfruit, mineraal, fijne kruidigheid (munt, garrigue) en wat groene houtimpressies.
Sappig rood fruit in aanzet met goede zuurstructuur. Fijne en zijdezachte tannines. Alcoholopstootje op het einde.
Romig mondgevoel met voldoende vulling.
Elegante wijn op dag 3, veel te vroeg geopend.
Mooie medium afdronk met fijn rood fruit en beetje alcohol.
Fijn, lekker.
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10/31/2017 - anderegg Likes this wine:
Drank with a group with chicken cassoulet, cheese and crackers and salad. One of the better wines of the evening. More emphasis on red fruit flavors than purple. Everyone thought it was quite good.
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1/26/2017 - clio_wine Likes this wine:
Good. Standard rhone red blend. Lighter and fruitier than a Cotes du Rhone and it has an odd almost effervescent sensation on the tip of my tongue. Nice nose,good flavors, short finish.
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12/6/2016 - MarcRies wrote: 88 Points
Transparant kersenrood met paarse tint.
In de neus van primair rood fruit tot zwart fruit en kruiden. cassis, braam, kers, garrigue, tijm, mint, wat mineraal (stenig), koel en fris.
Fraicheur in aanzet, met wat zoete impressies van gestoofd zwart fruit, grenache met wat wildheid, overrijp rood fruit ook. Lichtere structuur met zachte tannines, die enkel de structuur wat ondersteunen. Warme alcoholshot net voor de afdronk.
Afdronk met vanille en rijp rood fruit. Medium tot kort in lengte.
Mooi, maar geen topper.
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