Wow what a nose of glue, rubber cement, sweet tobacco and game. Delicious wine, with plum and cherry fruit, very Northern Rhone like. Had also some Burgundy ish qualities. Well made wine in a very enjoyable style. Drinking perfectly from open but also held if not improved with long decant.
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Great wine, still going strong. Went superbly with the Boeuf Bourguignon!. Loads of complexity with tapenade, blackberry jam, coffee, bramble. Plush mouthfeel. The guests loved this.
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I really like this - after drinking a muscular Saxum, this was softer and more integrated. Indeed no extracted, jammy fruit - but lots of reminders. Honestly, I've drunk a lot of this over the years, and I prefer the space it's in now - almost reminiscent of a a Hermitage
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(Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlain Vineyard Walla Walla Valley) A funky, aromatic nose with mushroom, earth, mineral, streaky red fruit, floral notes, and healthy dose of black pepper. Thick and intense on a palate that has a perfect polish to it and is almost impenetrable. The palate shows lots of sliced black olives and pepper. The finish is seemingly endless. 14.6% alcohol.
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2/26/2024 - Joelene wrote: 94 Points
Wow what a nose of glue, rubber cement, sweet tobacco and game. Delicious wine, with plum and cherry fruit, very Northern Rhone like. Had also some Burgundy ish qualities. Well made wine in a very enjoyable style. Drinking perfectly from open but also held if not improved with long decant.
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10/8/2023 - SirJ Does not like this wine:
Came out of the bottle flat, metallic and overripe raisins. Suspect poorly stored bottle, a shame for an otherwise fantastic wine.
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4/25/2023 - duanerb Likes this wine: 95 Points
Dark core with moderate evolution.
The wine is still very bright with lavender, blue berry, and a touch of pan grille, black olive and pepper.
MB, MA,SMT, M Alc, matches the palate. velvety with a lingering finish. I had to double check the vintage on the bottle, seemed too young.
This wine is starting to come into its own. More refined than the last bottle I drank in 2019. Still enjoying on day 3.
Will be interesting to revisit in another few years, no hurry. Northern Rhone all the way for a fraction of the price
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12/29/2022 - winot Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great wine, still going strong. Went superbly with the Boeuf Bourguignon!. Loads of complexity with tapenade, blackberry jam, coffee, bramble. Plush mouthfeel. The guests loved this.
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6/7/2021 - peterk Likes this wine:
I really like this - after drinking a muscular Saxum, this was softer and more integrated. Indeed no extracted, jammy fruit - but lots of reminders. Honestly, I've drunk a lot of this over the years, and I prefer the space it's in now - almost reminiscent of a a Hermitage
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