2014 Thicker Than Water Grenache Four Score

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 87.3 points

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  5/31/2020 - Moloko Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Don't you love it when age works to improve a wine. This is opulent and rich, like a heavy pinot. The alcohol heat is integrated now with a full on syrupy cherry cola palate. Delicious.

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  4/8/2019 - Robbie K wrote: 88 Points

  Light to medium crimson red with traces of purple. Limited viscosity.
  Smokey, earthy nose with rose water, dried rosemary, vanilla, licorice and raspberry.
  A medium bodied, ripe, black fruited palate, with an edge of ruby grapefruit, followed by pronounced oak. Ends with a hit of heat from the alcohol, plus firm drying tannins.
  Put it down for a few more years.
  Would have been better if not for the oak and heat which are both a little overdone.

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  8/31/2018 - Moloko wrote: 84 Points

  Hmmm, still attempting to get into this one. Quite light bodied for something so high in alcohol. It comes with a strong cherry palate, some nice well handled oak in there, but quite an acidic/alcoholic finish. Overall not sure I particularly like this.

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  6/25/2017 - red.red.vino wrote: 88 Points

  Popped and poured with the help of my little aerator. Made from 80 years old gnarly old vines, this Grenache in appearance is a light, slightly dirty, ruby. Rustic, meaty, a little gamey upfront, dark red cherries, white pepper all predominant. Medium bodied, sweet, oak, cherries again and dry and savoury upfront. Quite a good little finish, the oak will burn off over time. Probably drunk 18 months too early.
  Will hold a few years easily, drink by 2023

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