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• 2016 Gramercy Cellars Grenache MTA Olsen Vineyard

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  7/10/2021 - Cabernetdialectic Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nose opens up nicely in the glass to reveal pie cherry, strawberry, fruit punch, red plum skin, black raspberry, wormwood/ black licorice, rhubarb, white pepper, black pepper, cinnamon. Needs much air and time. I get further blood orange (with a little chocolate… Terry’s chocolate orange??). Tangy fruits, fine fuzzy tannins, moderate acidity. Varietally on point.

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• 2018 Domaine François Mikulski Bourgogne

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  7/5/2021 - Cabernetdialectic Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Delightful nose of pie cherry, candied strawberry, red currant, slight black currant, sundry forest floor/ rhubarb/ celery vegetal notes, carnation, rose petal, slight cola and beef blood, allspice, pepper incense. Ripe fruit but very elegant with fine-grained pliable tannins. Delicious yet moderately distinguished.

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• 2015 Forlorn Hope Alvarelhão Suspiro Del Moro Silvaspoons Vineyard

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  6/18/2021 - Cabernetdialectic Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Fresh (still!) aromas of cranberry, red plum, raspberry, cinnamon (a major note, reminds me of a donut or churro), allspice, mint, rhubarb, cola. Maybe a wee whiff of caraway seed or dill? Blood orange? This is so deft and light on its feet. I’m not getting any dark fruit. Develops a pipe tobacco vibe with time in glass. Crystalline, buoyant fruit and fresh but not harsh acidity. Sweet fine tannins. Although one might have consumed this sooner, it’s held up remarkably well.

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