2013 D. H. Lescombes Renaissance Limited Release

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  7/19/2016 - aidyl Likes this wine: 94 Points

  57% Syrah, 25% Mourvèdre, 9% Grenache, 9% Cinsault. Only took 20 minutes in the decanter for this wine to truly shine. This is the 3rd of the Lescombes Limited Release wines we've tried, and so far this winemaker is a very impressive 3 for 3! Another fantastic blend, with a quality and sophistication we would never have expected from a location that you don't ordinarily associate with fine wine (New Mexico!).
  
  This Rhône style blend has an absolutely fantastic bouquet of white flowers, pipe tobacco, and candied berries. Honestly, I would have been satisfied taking in the amazing perfume emanating from our over-sized stemmed wine glasses all night. But the taste was just as satisfying, with a bright red berry attack, followed by baking spice (e.g., nutmeg) and leather on the mid palate, and a hint of toasted caramel on the short finish. There was a hint of blueberry, no doubt from the Syrah, as it got more air over the course of dinner, but the wine was so tasty the bottle didn't last long enough for that aspect to truly flourish.
  
  This a light to medium bodied wine that expertly balances the lush fruit (15% AVV) with a bright acidity to maintain a surprising complexity and elegantly nuanced wine. This is a great drinker on its own, but it also paired very well with our grilled bacon burgers with blue cheese. If you have the chance to check out any of the D. H. Lescombes Limited Release wines in Albuquerque's St. Clair Winery (or anywhere else they are showcased), I strongly encourage you to do so! Very highly recommended! Their Limited Release Cab Franc and Limited Release Petit Verdot are also fantastic.
  
  Final note: if this were a California or Washington wine, it would easily sell for $60-$80 a bottle, imho. But this was a tremendous bargain at $30, and the other Limited Release wines were also under $40...an unmatched QPR due to the wine's first rate quality.

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