Stewed fruit and vanilla on the nose, with a very accessible palate of cooked cherry and chocolate shavings. Although I loved my first glass, over time it becomes a little oversweet and fatiguing. Seemed more new world than I was expecting. Nevetheless, I was impressed enough that I will seek out De Forville's barberescos.
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clear, still, sound, translucent ruby tears fast to form and fall nose: clean, tart red fruit, ripe, no evidence of oak to be determined on palate palate: clean, dry, acid is med+ tannin is med + body is med alc is est 13.5 finish is tart red berries, med+
pair with lamb stew with squash and carrots
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Distributor Tastings (CV) (CV): C: dark garnet. N: FECAL. Not barnyard - this reminds me of some indigenous American varietals, and home-made wines. I can't stomach this. Hints of candy syrup underneath. P: FECAL, syrupy sweet, ok acidity. It would be interesting/bit syrupy without the fecal aromas. Can't swallow this. I'm going to guess this is a bacterial contamination - flawed winemaking.
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color: sound, bright, purple-ruby, ppr, wwm, tears fast to form and fall, no evidence of gas nose: medium intensity, stewed red fruit, subtle vanilla, evidence of oak to be determined on the palate, cooked rhubarb, stewed cherries palate: dry, acid is med+ tannin is med, body is med+ alc is med+ est 13.5, length is med+ finish is of mascerated cherries and rhubarb with vanilla bean - quite nice.
Pair with: veal and green beans.
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delicious. great QPR. cherry fruit and earthy with notes of minerals and tobacco......loads of character....nicely balanced with good acidic backbone...great with food...
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10/3/2010 - Hazeo wrote: 85 Points
Fairly modern. A bit thin and light. Good red cherries but ultimately rather simple and charmless.
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2/7/2010 - shalansky wrote: 84 Points
cherry, earthy, slightly acidic
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2/6/2010 - pgb67 wrote: 89 Points
Stewed fruit and vanilla on the nose, with a very accessible palate of cooked cherry and chocolate shavings. Although I loved my first glass, over time it becomes a little oversweet and fatiguing. Seemed more new world than I was expecting. Nevetheless, I was impressed enough that I will seek out De Forville's barberescos.
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10/5/2009 - hutch wrote: 87 Points
Wizards Trade Tasting (Warehouse): Bright and clean. Good. 87-88
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9/13/2009 - awinestory wrote: 84 Points
clear, still, sound, translucent ruby
tears fast to form and fall
nose: clean, tart red fruit, ripe, no evidence of oak to be determined on palate
palate: clean, dry, acid is med+ tannin is med + body is med alc is est 13.5 finish is tart red berries, med+
pair with lamb stew with squash and carrots
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9/2/2009 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 50 Points
Distributor Tastings (CV) (CV): C: dark garnet. N: FECAL. Not barnyard - this reminds me of some indigenous American varietals, and home-made wines. I can't stomach this. Hints of candy syrup underneath. P: FECAL, syrupy sweet, ok acidity. It would be interesting/bit syrupy without the fecal aromas. Can't swallow this. I'm going to guess this is a bacterial contamination - flawed winemaking.
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7/19/2009 - awinestory wrote: 88 Points
color: sound, bright, purple-ruby, ppr, wwm, tears fast to form and fall, no evidence of gas
nose: medium intensity, stewed red fruit, subtle vanilla, evidence of oak to be determined on the palate, cooked rhubarb, stewed cherries
palate: dry, acid is med+ tannin is med, body is med+ alc is med+ est 13.5, length is med+ finish is of mascerated cherries and rhubarb with vanilla bean - quite nice.
Pair with: veal and green beans.
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4/4/2009 - wcurren wrote: 90 Points
delicious. great QPR. cherry fruit and earthy with notes of minerals and tobacco......loads of character....nicely balanced with good acidic backbone...great with food...
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