2016 Wind Gap Wines Old Vine Grenache Sceales Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  5/9/2024 - klezman wrote:

  This hit the spot - bright and light and earthy and full of berries.

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  1/20/2023 - PDX-S wrote:

  Open 2-3 hours in Zalto burgundy glass.
  This, last, bottle is singing at the moment.
  Aromatically, intense and intriguing with darker cherry cola aromas, a nice bit of funk, along with carbonic sweetness.
  On the palate, this wine has gained some weight over the last couple of years. The fruit has gained some darker edges and richer fleshiness, while maintaining a nice acidic cut and arguing to a relatively lean finish.
  All in all a very fun expression of older vine Grenache that remains composed and stips well short of being overly fruited- while having a nice candied fruit appeal. Definitely walks a nice line of balance. I think it is just now hitting a great stride and, sadly, this was the last bottle for me. I definitely opened the others prior to this level of pleasing nuance.
  
  Definitely drink now and over at least what feels like a few years yet.

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  9/2/2022 - maxmanx wrote:

  Last bottle and very good QPR from Garagiste at ~$17.

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  6/2/2022 - tward Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Scanning others' TNs, it seems there's been a wide variation in experiences. Perhaps it's style preference, perhaps some bottle variation. I thought this was Very Good++ / Excellent. Great purity of Grenache fruit without being to fruity. I see it was all whole-cluster and partial carbonic maceration. Perhaps this just showed too many high notes and candied fruits when young? I can say now that it retains the best of those approaches to transmit Grenache purity. Soft tannins, medium-bodied and a perfect fit for a meal of lima beans, feta, spinach, lemon, sumac, onion, and garlic. If you're having a red with a dish like that, you need a wine like this or even lighter.
  
  13.5% abv
  
  Sharp QPR at the sub-$20 close-out price

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  4/17/2022 - maxmanx wrote:

  Really good on PnP. Would drink up.

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