Pop and pour. This was somewhat dirty on the nose. Perhaps sous bois or maybe a light brett bloom. The palate was pleasant still showing some ripe fruit and also some earthy, meaty Northern Rhone notes. This was just okay and I would have hoped for more from this terroir in this vintage. I plan to check in on a glass left in the bottle to see if I can confirm brett.
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Very very oaky on the nose. Not unattractive: spicy, licqorice, deep black fruit behind. Oak continues on the palate which is nonetheless very rich. Something of a fruit bomb. Tons of acidity keeping it fresh. Stylistically this reminds me of a Barossa Shiraz. Not a bad thing! Will be interesting to see how it ages.
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Fine but absolutely nothing special. Seemed very flat, somewhat tannic/astringent on the finish. No meaningful tertiary development but lacking in fruit as well.
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11/25/2023 - EhrlichDY wrote:
Pop and pour. This was somewhat dirty on the nose. Perhaps sous bois or maybe a light brett bloom. The palate was pleasant still showing some ripe fruit and also some earthy, meaty Northern Rhone notes. This was just okay and I would have hoped for more from this terroir in this vintage. I plan to check in on a glass left in the bottle to see if I can confirm brett.
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5/27/2023 - jamesabdavis wrote:
Very very oaky on the nose. Not unattractive: spicy, licqorice, deep black fruit behind.
Oak continues on the palate which is nonetheless very rich. Something of a fruit bomb. Tons of acidity keeping it fresh.
Stylistically this reminds me of a Barossa Shiraz. Not a bad thing! Will be interesting to see how it ages.
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3/18/2022 - crntaylor Likes this wine: 91 Points
Much better than the previous bottle.
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2/3/2022 - crntaylor wrote: 87 Points
Fine but absolutely nothing special. Seemed very flat, somewhat tannic/astringent on the finish. No meaningful tertiary development but lacking in fruit as well.
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