2008 Villa Creek Bête Noire

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  5/22/2016 - Matt and Rebecca wrote: 94 Points

  Fabulous

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  1/4/2016 - Carsten Madsen Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Extremly smooth velvet texture and soft tannins, a huge black fruit bomb without being to plum, leather, flower and peber. Ready now.

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  5/23/2015 - Central Coast Wino Likes this wine: 94 Points

  BVAL's note is right on the money. Absolutely delicious. This wine will drink well into the future, but there's no need to wait. It is absolutely delicious!

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  5/22/2015 - BVal wrote: 92 Points

  Color: dark dark ruby core -> fairly dense ruby rim. Gorgeous bouquet of graphite, roasted cherries and a smokey, almost peaty earthiness. Palate is bright and lively with excellent acidity and showing off that pretty, roasted/grilled cherry fruit. This is a wonderful amalgam of the best of Syrah and Mourvedre showing off a little leather, gaminess and a good dollop of forest floor. Cris Cherry always seems to have a deft touch with Mourvedre and it shows very well here. Delicious now and well into the future, this is certainly worth a search to find.

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  9/20/2014 - westcoastwannabe wrote: 91 Points

  This blend is drinking very well right now. Nice balance of fruit and mineral components, with a velvet coating on the tongue, and lingering depth and finish on every sip. After 30 minutes, the fruit nicely brightened with even more complexity. Wish I had more.

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