2011 Ravenswood Icon Mixed Blacks

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  12/31/2018 - AndersAnd Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Tja. Lukt bedre enn smak. Bør nok ligge noen år til. Trøkk. Nesten svart.

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  9/20/2018 - Angle Gold Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very dark and rich. Not as stemmy as I had expected. Some licorice tones to it.

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  6/12/2018 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points

  Now, more than 1 month later, it occurs to me that we drank this. And we loved it. However, my memory is limited. I do recall that it was big, and fruity, and it had structure. My wife, who normally struggles with "big" wines, only struggled a small amount with this one. And in the end, she may have liked it more than me. For Ravenswood, this has some sophistication. My interest has been triggered.
  
  My expectation was: 1) Ravenswood = fruit forward, but they kind of know what they are doing. 2) Icon Mixed blacks, should be about the best wine they can bring forward. 3) 2011 is not the best year.
  This wine met my expectation from those 3 premises and exceeded it.

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  8/21/2017 - kevrob822 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Color is very dark, not clear, but not cloudy... just not transparent. Strongly aerated before tasting. Big strong aroma. Taste is also very dark, rich with pepper spice and lots of blackberry/dark cherry. Also some oak... this is a big dense wine. Very much of a "field blend" taste to it. A big melting pot which makes sense since it's 47% Carignane, 26% Zinfandel, 22% Petite Sirah and 5% Alicante Bouschet. Still fairly tannic, almost like it needed another 3-4+ years. Surprising how briary this was considering it's 6 years old, but still a very nice wine.
  
  Fairly price at $30/WTSO. Overpriced at Ravenswood' price of $75. I'd give this 88 Points and a Good QPR.

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  8/20/2017 - JeremyBernton Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Tasted from Coravin. Very nice blend with black fruit, a bit of spice, and lots of structure. Could still use a bit more time but lots of potential.

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