Book Club (Patty's Place): Blind. Guessed Paso GSM. There's a very slight hint of dark plum, ripe fruit. The ending is tart red berry. Lots going on here which took me down the GSM path and its definitely and the heat led me to think central coast. All wrong. Great wine with lots of youth and freshness.
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Served blind, in fact next to the 2005 Papa's Block. I gotta say, this 1999 took down the Papa's. Light herb, still fresh with acidity, juicy and some structure still here, too. "Fresh" say my notes. At 15+ year's old, this is hanging right in there and fooled us all at the table as to age and varietal. Real good and lots of life to go.
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This tasted a bit over the hill, so drink up. The fruit has lost much of the richness and concentration of its youth. There were interesting secondary characteristics though. This should have been consumed 1 to 2 years earlier.
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very very smooth and nice.. went beautifully with carne asada, beans.. . very well integrated.. maybe not very complex, but not over the top either.. just a good, food wine
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8/29/2015 - brigcampbell wrote:
Book Club (Patty's Place): Blind. Guessed Paso GSM. There's a very slight hint of dark plum, ripe fruit. The ending is tart red berry. Lots going on here which took me down the GSM path and its definitely and the heat led me to think central coast. All wrong. Great wine with lots of youth and freshness.
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8/28/2015 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Served blind, in fact next to the 2005 Papa's Block. I gotta say, this 1999 took down the Papa's. Light herb, still fresh with acidity, juicy and some structure still here, too. "Fresh" say my notes. At 15+ year's old, this is hanging right in there and fooled us all at the table as to age and varietal. Real good and lots of life to go.
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1/30/2011 - AllRed wrote: 89 Points
Red fruit, raspberry and white pepper tones. Nice acidity.
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3/18/2007 - GlenD wrote: 88 Points
This tasted a bit over the hill, so drink up. The fruit has lost much of the richness and concentration of its youth. There were interesting secondary characteristics though. This should have been consumed 1 to 2 years earlier.
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5/11/2006 - Colima74 wrote: 89 Points
very very smooth and nice.. went beautifully with carne asada, beans.. . very well integrated.. maybe not very complex, but not over the top either.. just a good, food wine
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