Deep dark center, red rim with only modest signs of age. Blackberries, toast, cream, lavender, some alcohol. Smooth up front, brandied cherries and blackberry jam, alcohol, modest tannins and acidity, some fresh herbs, a lot of fruit reduction on the finish. Drinking very well, will last for 3-5 more years. The highish alcohol is a distraction at the moment.
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Good depth for such a young wine. The nose is evocative of teatime, fresh scones with blackberry jam and copious clotted cream. Medium bodied, not overly jammy. Black fruits and orange peel, whisper of mulling spices. Tannins assert themselves at the finish, like sawdust. Some cherry and vanilla lingering
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(Ridge Carignane Buchignani Ranch) Dark magenta color; VA, roasted cherry nose; roasted cherry, tart plum, tart berry palate with good balancing acidity; medium-plus finish
3/21/2021 - Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 90 Points
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2/14/2021 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 89 Points
As before. Aging nicely. Good now with some air.
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1/14/2021 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deep dark center, red rim with only modest signs of age.
Blackberries, toast, cream, lavender, some alcohol.
Smooth up front, brandied cherries and blackberry jam, alcohol, modest tannins and acidity, some fresh herbs, a lot of fruit reduction on the finish.
Drinking very well, will last for 3-5 more years. The highish alcohol is a distraction at the moment.
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12/30/2020 - chandlerc@gmail.com wrote:
Good depth for such a young wine. The nose is evocative of teatime, fresh scones with blackberry jam and copious clotted cream. Medium bodied, not overly jammy. Black fruits and orange peel, whisper of mulling spices. Tannins assert themselves at the finish, like sawdust. Some cherry and vanilla lingering
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10/31/2020 - snsharma Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Highly tannic. Maybe needs a few more years to reach its potential. Scoring based on now.
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