Recent auction buy ($15) based on having liked the Final-Finals young plus finding a lot to love in certain 2011's of late. It didn't disappoint! Complex dark fruits, dust and mint; a beautiful integration of two grapes (cabernet and syrah) that should be combined more often.
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Worked well with coq au vin, less so with brie or comte
Dark with soft tannins, syrah influence most evident at this point despite being the smaller portion of the blend. Cool year makes this a pleasing mouthful
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1/19/2023 - Neecies Likes this wine:
Recent auction buy ($15) based on having liked the Final-Finals young plus finding a lot to love in certain 2011's of late. It didn't disappoint! Complex dark fruits, dust and mint; a beautiful integration of two grapes (cabernet and syrah) that should be combined more often.
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9/25/2018 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:
Another cab/syrah benefitting from cooler 2011
Darker fruit dominating, hints of dust, nicely integrated. Medium length, balanced, not over-powered
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7/15/2018 - Sugarb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank nicely with minimal decanting. Good black fruits, decent but not overwhelming structure.
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9/20/2017 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:
Worked well with coq au vin, less so with brie or comte
Dark with soft tannins, syrah influence most evident at this point despite being the smaller portion of the blend. Cool year makes this a pleasing mouthful
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6/25/2016 - Amerique wrote: 89 Points
Disappointing. Short finish, very tight black cherry/blackberry fruit, ok structure, lacked distinctness.
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