This has turned into a very nice wine. Didn't like very much a few years ago. Decanted over an hour. Deep purple. Bold and fresh blue and purple fruit. Full bodied. Good finish. A bit of mid tongue green acidity. Much better than before.
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Delicious red berry, lavender, and black pepper spice on the nose and palate with soft tannins on the long finish. Delicious whole cluster GSM. Drinking beautifully!
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Ann pulled this from the cellar and poured it for me blind. Popped and poured and the rest went into a decanter. Tight at first, showing red fruits and black pepper. Medium bodied with good acidity. I initially thought this was a chateauneuf du pape. As it opened the fruit became more intense, almost sweet. Cherries, red raspberries. Lots of spice and black pepper I'm guessing from the stem inclusion. Some beef/meaty notes. Juicy. As Pax points out, it's not big and lush, which is one of the things I like about it. In the end I guessed a Cali GSM blend, and Wind Gap Orra. Close but no cigar.
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Peter thought it was WOTN. I thought it held its own but not necessarily the best. excellent nose, soft mouthfeel, crazy purple color. Mouth was an abundant of fruit that led with some bacon fat, I felt it feel into vanilla and then a hint of minerality. All in all it was a fine wine with Duck and Pork Dishes. Can definetly wait a bit but fun to drink now
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Much better than the first bottle a year ago. It has put on substantial weight and richness. The sourness is gone. Fresh, focused and with a long aftertaste.
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Medium body, has an attractive, hard to place nose of earthy, spicy raspberry; palate is dominated by that same earthy raspberry/strawberry, has a component of sweetness, but doesn't come across overly ripe or lush. Nice structure, with some decent acidity, and fine tannins.
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The nose was a little tight. I did get some cherry and dirt, pepper and raspberry, and a touch of creamy oak at the end. The palate was very juicy, and had a lot of fruit. There was raspberry and cherry, smoke, tar, and pepper. It finished with a nice soil taste.
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Big disappointment. I had expected greatness, instead a fairly sour wine, lacking in richness. Will try another bottle in a month to see if it improves.
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Delicate, mineraly earth driven wine. Simple, red fruit, with an almost leesy nose that is probably attributed to that faint mourved funk. Easy drinking food wine.
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3/19/2017 - ogres3 wrote:
Consumed at wine tasting. Didn't try any.
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9/6/2016 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This has turned into a very nice wine. Didn't like very much a few years ago. Decanted over an hour. Deep purple. Bold and fresh blue and purple fruit. Full bodied. Good finish. A bit of mid tongue green acidity. Much better than before.
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3/4/2015 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Drank in Telluride. A bit of a disappointment. Initially smooth but morphs into a granny apple mid tongue evaporating acid taste that lingers.
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7/20/2014 - pjhr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious red berry, lavender, and black pepper spice on the nose and palate with soft tannins on the long finish. Delicious whole cluster GSM. Drinking beautifully!
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12/1/2012 - Outplaying Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ann pulled this from the cellar and poured it for me blind. Popped and poured and the rest went into a decanter. Tight at first, showing red fruits and black pepper. Medium bodied with good acidity. I initially thought this was a chateauneuf du pape. As it opened the fruit became more intense, almost sweet. Cherries, red raspberries. Lots of spice and black pepper I'm guessing from the stem inclusion. Some beef/meaty notes. Juicy. As Pax points out, it's not big and lush, which is one of the things I like about it. In the end I guessed a Cali GSM blend, and Wind Gap Orra. Close but no cigar.
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10/8/2011 - jfkwines wrote: 91 Points
Peter thought it was WOTN. I thought it held its own but not necessarily the best. excellent nose, soft mouthfeel, crazy purple color. Mouth was an abundant of fruit that led with some bacon fat, I felt it feel into vanilla and then a hint of minerality. All in all it was a fine wine with Duck and Pork Dishes. Can definetly wait a bit but fun to drink now
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10/6/2011 - rmodak wrote: 92 Points
Well balanced wine with raspberry, chewy herbs, violets and pepper. Round kirsch fruit is tempered with cooling acidity and firm tannins.
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1/10/2011 - jfkwines wrote:
Nce spice, almost peppery. Intergrated nicely and is drinking easily right now
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11/20/2010 - phenricsson wrote: 94 Points
Getting better. Much improved from the first two bottles. Rich and juicy. Not like the Saxum version but still very good.
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11/10/2010 - phenricsson wrote: 93 Points
Much better than the first bottle a year ago. It has put on substantial weight and richness. The sourness is gone. Fresh, focused and with a long aftertaste.
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9/4/2010 - alanr Likes this wine: 89 Points
Medium body, has an attractive, hard to place nose of earthy, spicy raspberry; palate is dominated by that same earthy raspberry/strawberry, has a component of sweetness, but doesn't come across overly ripe or lush. Nice structure, with some decent acidity, and fine tannins.
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9/1/2010 - shemmy wrote: 87 Points
Not great, but pleasant enough. Better on the nose than the palate. Deducted a point for a drying finish.
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3/26/2010 - Rieslingfan wrote: 83 Points
Young, grapey, but really no depth of flavor. This is a very disapponting wine that is properly made but woefully boring.
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3/25/2010 - salil wrote: 81 Points
Grapey and dull, what Rieslingfan said.
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2/28/2010 - mmurry Likes this wine: 90 Points
The nose was a little tight. I did get some cherry and dirt, pepper and raspberry, and a touch of creamy oak at the end. The palate was very juicy, and had a lot of fruit. There was raspberry and cherry, smoke, tar, and pepper. It finished with a nice soil taste.
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1/28/2010 - ToddS wrote: flawed
Worried when I pulled this one out of the cellar. Huge amounts of off colored sediment.
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12/21/2009 - phenricsson wrote: 89 Points
Big disappointment. I had expected greatness, instead a fairly sour wine, lacking in richness. Will try another bottle in a month to see if it improves.
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12/6/2009 - Jody Smith wrote:
Delicate, mineraly earth driven wine. Simple, red fruit, with an almost leesy nose that is probably attributed to that faint mourved funk. Easy drinking food wine.
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11/19/2009 - kris.h wrote: 92 Points
This would fit in well with a lineup of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Lush tannins, full body, complex, and earthy. Good now but should age nicely.
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