John's 70th B-Day Blowout (Sandy Springs, GA): Mine; light garnet deep maroon core with lighter rim; fig, classic, no mistaking this one, raspberry, very solid, liquor soaked cherries, light garrigue, some tea; still good structure, stewed cherry and raspberry, herbs de Provence, great balance; so unevolved I was a little disappointed, after reveal it was a revelation but before it almost seemed pedestrian; hate to say it but the bottle we had needed more time, others guessed 2005.
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2/24/2024 - Handy1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
From magnum. Decanted two hours. Some funk open opening. Still some fruit mostly grenache well balanced acidity. Faded after two hours
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11/21/2021 - Justinneal654 Likes this wine: 93 Points
More please. Herbal, earthy, round and gorgeous. Sage, garringue, basil and acidity that keeps the tongue engaged through the finish.
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6/25/2019 - Tony Molester Likes this wine:
Single piece cork
No seepage
Colour is quite young.
A bit of leather and lavender.
Plush texture, excellent length.
Very nice
85% grenache
10% syrah
3% mourvedre
Field blend for remainder
65% destemmed according to web.
Drink or hold mid term
This bottle was just entering secondary development.
14.5%abv
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8/27/2016 - tcarter Likes this wine: 90 Points
Seems a bit past its prime unfortunately...
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11/7/2014 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 92 Points
John's 70th B-Day Blowout (Sandy Springs, GA): Mine; light garnet deep maroon core with lighter rim; fig, classic, no mistaking this one, raspberry, very solid, liquor soaked cherries, light garrigue, some tea; still good structure, stewed cherry and raspberry, herbs de Provence, great balance; so unevolved I was a little disappointed, after reveal it was a revelation but before it almost seemed pedestrian; hate to say it but the bottle we had needed more time, others guessed 2005.
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