2014 Desparada Tempranillo Death and Resurrection

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91 points

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  9/21/2019 - bjwca Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Full bodied, still plenty of fruit. Nice dry finish

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  9/9/2019 - Roger Patterson Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Vanilla, mineral, ripe red plums and cherry, aggressive tannins. Needs time to mellow out and gain some complexity. At winery with Janie Willheim and Toni.

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  1/9/2019 - bjwca Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Did not notice much of a change since my last bottle of this, but after 1-2 days, this wine really improved, with an even longer finish.

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  11/17/2018 - The Wine Write Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Decanted, then drank over 2 nights. Dark, dense, tooth-staining fruit. Spicy aromatics. It’s a bit chewy, but finishes smoothly. Nice drink.

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  12/4/2017 - SICILIAN-SOLE wrote: 88 Points

  All oak right now and hot, hot, hot...as the abv at 16+ would suggest. That all said there is some nice stuff packed in behind the oak and smoke. Dark fruit, a good bit of acidity and a ton of structure that should carry this wine well into the future. To be fair, the winemaker did suggest giving this wine a considerable amount of bottle age to be rewarded...we will see. I have half of the bottle pumped and in the back of the fridge which I will revisit in a week to sneak preview what the future may bring.

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