Brambly nose shows blackberry, black raspberry, and toffee. Firm palate delivers a smack of dry black fruits, iron, black peppercorn, and a dark briny note riding on acidity. The brine builds onto the finish with dry, sticky tannins, stewed black fruit, peppery dry herbal notes, and lots of fruit skins mixing with oak. Complex but slightly austere as the fruit is dark and brooding.
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Nose shows violets an faint light earth and black fruit aromas, Smooth mouthfeel of black plum skins, bresola, dried bay leaf, and hints of tarragon. White pepper starts the finish of round tannins, black olive, black currant, metallic ore, and an oak finale. Very smooth and polished but it lacks pizzaz.
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Funky nose shows muddled black raspberry fruit, sage, wet tarragon, and rubber aromas. Black plum, blackberry, loamy earth and savory herbal notes on the palate. Slightly sour plum on the finish with coffee grounds and some bitter chicory and oak. At this tasting, it was missing the fruit and zest one usually finds with this bottling.
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2018 Bedrock Wine Co. Heritage Wine Pagani Ranch
4/26/2024 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 90 Points
Brambly nose shows blackberry, black raspberry, and toffee. Firm palate delivers a smack of dry black fruits, iron, black peppercorn, and a dark briny note riding on acidity. The brine builds onto the finish with dry, sticky tannins, stewed black fruit, peppery dry herbal notes, and lots of fruit skins mixing with oak. Complex but slightly austere as the fruit is dark and brooding.
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2018 Carlisle Syrah Rosella's Vineyard
4/26/2024 - VAGenius wrote: 90 Points
Nose shows violets an faint light earth and black fruit aromas, Smooth mouthfeel of black plum skins, bresola, dried bay leaf, and hints of tarragon. White pepper starts the finish of round tannins, black olive, black currant, metallic ore, and an oak finale. Very smooth and polished but it lacks pizzaz.
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2019 Robert Biale Zinfandel Old Kraft Vineyard
4/24/2024 - VAGenius wrote: 88 Points
Funky nose shows muddled black raspberry fruit, sage, wet tarragon, and rubber aromas. Black plum, blackberry, loamy earth and savory herbal notes on the palate. Slightly sour plum on the finish with coffee grounds and some bitter chicory and oak. At this tasting, it was missing the fruit and zest one usually finds with this bottling.
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