2007 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (87) Avg Score: 94.9 points

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  5/26/2024 - Immigrator wrote: 92 Points

  The recent notes from @MLWINE, @LARRYBBALDWIN, and @MQUENTL@WEB.DE are consistent with my observations. I agree that this is still a great wine that reminds me of an Amarone, but think it's also begun a decline. This is my last bottle, and I decided to pop it based on MLWINE's note, although I didn't yet find it out of balance. Either way, I think it's time to drink up.

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  5/20/2024 - MLwine wrote: 90 Points

  This wine is definitely on the decline. Fruit is a little flabby at this point and doesn't stand up to the alcohol, so the wine is out of balance. Maybe it will come together with some air, but absolutely no reason to keep holding any bottles you have left.

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  12/24/2023 - larrybbaldwin Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A bit dusty, musty on opening but grew into its ripe and lovely self. Dried fruit with firm acid, it feels as its trajectory is pointing down not up.

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  7/26/2023 - MQuentel@web.de Likes this wine: 95 Points

  What a thick ship. 82% Syrah with a bit of Grenache and Mouvedre. Not dissimilar in style to an Amarone, the wine fires from all guns. Cassis liqueur, blackberries, blueberries, plums, chat olives - plus some pipe tobacco and nougat. Amazingly, the perceived medium acidity takes control of this monster and balances it out. It gets better with air, the freshness increases with air, not decreases. On the palate, in addition to the fruit, it shows some spicy notes that suit it well. For pure elegance drinkers in the sense of a Grand Crus from Burgundy, the wine is not suitable, but undoubtedly this is great stuff, which despite the high alcohol is not too hot and has an amazing balance and especially complexity. "Vini extremi" is what the Italians say to something like this.

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  3/18/2022 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Crazy good. Combines youthful power and intensity with secondary lusciousness. Absolutely stunning.

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