Outstanding. A memorable wine-drinking experience. 95% Sangiovese 5% Douce Noir 4 yrs. 14.3 ABV Penny Lane Vineyard // Oakville / Napa Valley • North Coast / California PC $$$ WVR 71.83 | Outstanding value and a very good deal.
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This is nothing like sangiovese- Brunello or otherwise. The wine is massive, new fruit/oak forward (they compete in a very lazy, unenthusiastic way), yeasty, and picked over-ripe. There is no balance here. This is cougar juice.
Onto the wine: the wine pours dark, very unlike sangiovese, aromas of vanilla and raisin-ed fruit permeate the air. The wine is dense- fatty, even in a diabetic sort of way. What is this??? I know it's wine, but it drinks like a perverted version of the grape. Flavors of mulled fruit, bready yeast, and oak dominate, aroma matched palate, there is not structure to the wine, just fruit and vanilla.
I feel like the fruit and the grape here has been totally disrespected- what a shame.
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4/30/2020 - 1997cobalt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened nicely and kept its body over the 3 hrs until it was gone. Still fresh, not overpowering but well developed . Slightly tart.
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3/3/2018 - fmiskolc Likes this wine: 97 Points
Outstanding. A memorable wine-drinking experience.
95% Sangiovese 5% Douce Noir 4 yrs. 14.3 ABV
Penny Lane Vineyard // Oakville / Napa Valley • North Coast / California
PC $$$ WVR 71.83 | Outstanding value and a very good deal.
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7/14/2017 - HandmadeHomemade Does not like this wine:
What the flying fuck??
This is nothing like sangiovese- Brunello or otherwise. The wine is massive, new fruit/oak forward (they compete in a very lazy, unenthusiastic way), yeasty, and picked over-ripe. There is no balance here. This is cougar juice.
Onto the wine: the wine pours dark, very unlike sangiovese, aromas of vanilla and raisin-ed fruit permeate the air. The wine is dense- fatty, even in a diabetic sort of way. What is this??? I know it's wine, but it drinks like a perverted version of the grape. Flavors of mulled fruit, bready yeast, and oak dominate, aroma matched palate, there is not structure to the wine, just fruit and vanilla.
I feel like the fruit and the grape here has been totally disrespected- what a shame.
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3/9/2017 - srshane Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really opened up after being open for an hour. Worth the wait. Medium minus tannins, great fruit but balanced on the palate.
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12/18/2016 - madvitale Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very fruity and expressive CA Sangiovese.
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