Sweet spices, dark fruit on the nose - straightforward and a bit simple. On the palate ripe and slightly sweet fruit, good acidity, again rather linear with decent length. Well made and uncomplicated. 87-89
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Big, forward and bold, but there is a nice clean purity to the fruit. Reminds me of some Ridge Lytton springs, but with a sharper edge and less definition on the palate, Tannins probably a bit soft for long ageing, but lovely sappy finish with some nice perfumed spice.
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Definitely agree that this is petite sirah like on day one, big and jammy monster. On the second day the tannins settled down and fruit soften so that it was as jammy. First experience with bobal and this was a good one. Good qpr.
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Definitely unique and individual, we don't get much opportunity to taste the Bobal grape very often. This is a glass and teeth staining big dark wine. Close to full bodied with considerable backbone and structure. Lots of rustic, menthol, hemlock and other evergreen flavors enhancing the rich blackberry and black currant fruit flavors. Coats the roof of the mouth with a mineral mulberry flavor. Doesn't seem to show much oak. This 2012 has integrated nicely the acid. alcohol and tannins.
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10/10/2016 - rossi.wine wrote: 88 Points
Sweet spices, dark fruit on the nose - straightforward and a bit simple. On the palate ripe and slightly sweet fruit, good acidity, again rather linear with decent length. Well made and uncomplicated. 87-89
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9/22/2016 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
100% bobal
Fresh and earthy nose
Ripe and fresh dark fruit, some rather rustic tannins
Wild sort of quality wiith some length
Good
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9/19/2016 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 88 Points
Big, forward and bold, but there is a nice clean purity to the fruit. Reminds me of some Ridge Lytton springs, but with a sharper edge and less definition on the palate, Tannins probably a bit soft for long ageing, but lovely sappy finish with some nice perfumed spice.
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8/23/2015 - ccotton8 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Definitely agree that this is petite sirah like on day one, big and jammy monster. On the second day the tannins settled down and fruit soften so that it was as jammy. First experience with bobal and this was a good one. Good qpr.
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8/6/2015 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 88 Points
Definitely unique and individual, we don't get much opportunity to taste the Bobal grape very often. This is a glass and teeth staining big dark wine. Close to full bodied with considerable backbone and structure. Lots of rustic, menthol, hemlock and other evergreen flavors enhancing the rich blackberry and black currant fruit flavors. Coats the roof of the mouth with a mineral mulberry flavor. Doesn't seem to show much oak. This 2012 has integrated nicely the acid. alcohol and tannins.
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