Decanted for an hour. Aromas of red and black fruit with some hints of earthy, minty herbs. Flavors of blackberry, black cherry, and some spice (sandalwood, star anise?). Full bodied but not viscous - amazingly airy on the palate. Long, long, fine tannins linger in the finish. The fruit flavors are more integrated and rounded than when I last tasted this wine (2019). The integration will certainly continue in the cellar along with what will likely be an even finer melding with the tannins. Acidity still discernible but pleasingly integrated. I’ll pull another bottle in a few years. A very nice wine, perhaps a bit modest in the Lokoya line, that was a fun accompaniment to a boneless New York strip steak simply grilled with salt, pepper, and a healthy drizzle of olive oil.
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Cali Cults in CLT thru the decades (MacDonald, Scarecrow, Bond, Schrader and more) (Charlotte, NC): Decanted 10 hours in advance with three hours of air before back in bottle and recork; Placed in the refrigerator until transported to dinner and a couple hours of air at dinner before serving. Aromatic but delicate notes of eucalyptus with red raspberry and cherries. On the palate this was smooth and tasty with a healthy balance between primary and secondary notes for such a young wine. This was a full-fruited wine with blackberry, bramble and currant flavors. Delicious and drinking great, this wine has decades of life in it.
Of all the good qualities that go with this wine, what struck me most was how fine the tannins were, and that even down to the last half glass, it was not overly tannic as big reds often are when you pour the last of it.
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11/19/2022 - IrishDerby Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted for an hour. Aromas of red and black fruit with some hints of earthy, minty herbs. Flavors of blackberry, black cherry, and some spice (sandalwood, star anise?). Full bodied but not viscous - amazingly airy on the palate. Long, long, fine tannins linger in the finish. The fruit flavors are more integrated and rounded than when I last tasted this wine (2019). The integration will certainly continue in the cellar along with what will likely be an even finer melding with the tannins. Acidity still discernible but pleasingly integrated. I’ll pull another bottle in a few years. A very nice wine, perhaps a bit modest in the Lokoya line, that was a fun accompaniment to a boneless New York strip steak simply grilled with salt, pepper, and a healthy drizzle of olive oil.
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4/12/2022 - kevinpatrick Likes this wine:
Cali Cults in CLT thru the decades (MacDonald, Scarecrow, Bond, Schrader and more) (Charlotte, NC): Decanted 10 hours in advance with three hours of air before back in bottle and recork; Placed in the refrigerator until transported to dinner and a couple hours of air at dinner before serving. Aromatic but delicate notes of eucalyptus with red raspberry and cherries. On the palate this was smooth and tasty with a healthy balance between primary and secondary notes for such a young wine. This was a full-fruited wine with blackberry, bramble and currant flavors. Delicious and drinking great, this wine has decades of life in it.
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2/3/2022 - robertek wrote: 95 Points
Love the nose.
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1/13/2022 - timdrex Likes this wine: 95 Points
Of all the good qualities that go with this wine, what struck me most was how fine the tannins were, and that even down to the last half glass, it was not overly tannic as big reds often are when you pour the last of it.
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9/28/2021 - greg@newsomehh.com Likes this wine: 95 Points
Delicious right out of the bottle
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