Nose is a bit keytonish, blue fruits, prune and a bit of leather. An interesting try for WETF Bonarda is. I wouldn't stock a cellar with it but I'd serve it blind on Ity night at the wine group to stump the sh-t out of the snobs.
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Blue fruits and keytones in the nose. I liked this tonight, a combination of old and new world, blue fruit, leather moderate tannin, pepper and heat. Probably has 2-3 years left.
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Clear garnet with an interesting lavender rim. Shy nose of raw meat, ripe black berries and a little alcohol. The palate is powerful and tends towards savory and tannic, with lots of ripe dark fruit. The finish is also tannic and feels kind of alkaline. This is a rustic style of wine with big flavor but overall rather good balance, tasted rather young.
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I've had some problems with bottle variation on this. The first and last time I had this, it took opening 3 bottles to get to a good one, with the first two being corked.
Not the case today. This bottle is quite simply a stunner on the nose. Red berries, sweet resin and dry oak on the nose. On the palate, more of the same in a medium weight package. Ample acidity, but not out of control. That said, this would probably be better paired with food than on its own as a sipper
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Bright, high-toned blueberry nose with old world type flavors of dirt, sour cherry and leather. Good, time to drink though, although still some decent tannins backing the very strong acidity in the wine.
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Cool toned, cherry, moderate tannins. Rock kissing, nose of smoke and wet earth. In short, a Garagiste special. Open 2-4 hours before serving and decant for best performance. Palate coating and a nice bracing acidity but does not finish real long.
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Enjoyed over the course of two nights with dinner, cranberry and tart red berry fruit, a wet oak component, showing some light soil notes. The best part was this wine had great light acid and tannin levels that disappeared at the same on the finish. Quite clean and delicious, nicely balanced although it disappears a little fast. Second day the acid levels had increased with a bit of heat as well. Good wine and very enjoyable, went well with sauteed greens with garlic.
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Finally. This is a nice bottle of wine. It irritates me that I had to open 3 to find a good one. At $22, this is a good QPR. At 3x$22....not so much. G., the "cork queen" declares this one solid, and I concur. Pleasant if a bit tight on the nose, showing a yeasty dark fruit along with a touch of chalk/rock. More of the same on the palate, with fine tannins on the finish. Trending lightly towards "rustic", which I like, this is the wine analog of "comfort food". Gains some depth, and a couple of points, with time in the glass.
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More lightly corked than the 1st bottle. Enough so I was wondering "is this what it's supposed to taste like". G. said "this smells/tastes off". Much as I hated to, opened a 3rd bottle to see.......
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12/1/2015 - guitarguy Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nose is a bit keytonish, blue fruits, prune and a bit of leather. An interesting try for WETF Bonarda is. I wouldn't stock a cellar with it but I'd serve it blind on Ity night at the wine group to stump the sh-t out of the snobs.
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11/20/2014 - guitarguy wrote: 90 Points
Blue fruits and keytones in the nose. I liked this tonight, a combination of old and new world, blue fruit, leather moderate tannin, pepper and heat. Probably has 2-3 years left.
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5/7/2014 - SteveG wrote: 89 Points
Clear garnet with an interesting lavender rim. Shy nose of raw meat, ripe black berries and a little alcohol. The palate is powerful and tends towards savory and tannic, with lots of ripe dark fruit. The finish is also tannic and feels kind of alkaline. This is a rustic style of wine with big flavor but overall rather good balance, tasted rather young.
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2/7/2014 - vanpe003 wrote: 90 Points
I've had some problems with bottle variation on this. The first and last time I had this, it took opening 3 bottles to get to a good one, with the first two being corked.
Not the case today. This bottle is quite simply a stunner on the nose. Red berries, sweet resin and dry oak on the nose. On the palate, more of the same in a medium weight package. Ample acidity, but not out of control. That said, this would probably be better paired with food than on its own as a sipper
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5/29/2012 - guitarguy wrote: 87 Points
Bright, high-toned blueberry nose with old world type flavors of dirt, sour cherry and leather. Good, time to drink though, although still some decent tannins backing the very strong acidity in the wine.
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9/1/2010 - guitarguy wrote: 89 Points
Cool toned, cherry, moderate tannins. Rock kissing, nose of smoke and wet earth. In short, a Garagiste special. Open 2-4 hours before serving and decant for best performance. Palate coating and a nice bracing acidity but does not finish real long.
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7/14/2009 - gripNsip wrote: 89 Points
Enjoyed over the course of two nights with dinner, cranberry and tart red berry fruit, a wet oak component, showing some light soil notes. The best part was this wine had great light acid and tannin levels that disappeared at the same on the finish. Quite clean and delicious, nicely balanced although it disappears a little fast. Second day the acid levels had increased with a bit of heat as well. Good wine and very enjoyable, went well with sauteed greens with garlic.
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5/1/2009 - vanpe003 wrote: 90 Points
Finally. This is a nice bottle of wine. It irritates me that I had to open 3 to find a good one. At $22, this is a good QPR. At 3x$22....not so much. G., the "cork queen" declares this one solid, and I concur. Pleasant if a bit tight on the nose, showing a yeasty dark fruit along with a touch of chalk/rock. More of the same on the palate, with fine tannins on the finish. Trending lightly towards "rustic", which I like, this is the wine analog of "comfort food". Gains some depth, and a couple of points, with time in the glass.
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5/1/2009 - vanpe003 wrote: flawed
More lightly corked than the 1st bottle. Enough so I was wondering "is this what it's supposed to taste like". G. said "this smells/tastes off". Much as I hated to, opened a 3rd bottle to see.......
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5/1/2009 - vanpe003 wrote: flawed
corked
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