2017 Sadie Family Treinspoor

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  6/15/2022 - GrapeScott wrote: 89 Points

  This is an interesting wine. From Tinta Barroca (a grape native to Portugal's Douro) vines planted in 1974. There is some resemblance to Burgundy, Loire and Northern Rhone. The nose is savory, a bit floral, a little gamey, and showing mostly cherry fruit along with crushed rocks. On the palate, tght, bright, and a bit lean, like a young premier cru from the Cotes de Beaune. Finishes a bit chewy, with rhubarb notes. Lacks a bit of depth that would take it to the next level. Intriguing, and fair value at the $25 I paid, but overpriced at full retail of $60+. I'll lay down my remaining 2 bottles for 5+ years to see if they fill out and develop additional depth.

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  1/7/2021 - West Coast Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark purple, smoky dark purple fruit on the nose. Immediately would have guessed Northern Rhone if didn’t know what this was.
  
  Med+ tannin and acid. Dark fruit flavors some plum/black cherry and even a little meaty notes.
  
  Really nice and balanced wine even this young. Another surprise wine that would love to try again with 5 years or more age on it.

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  2/9/2020 - Achermann Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Eben Sadie tasting #8: 100 % Tinta Barocca.
  
  Nose: Deep aromas of dark fruit like plums, but also light aromas of cranberries and rose petals, some wood and smoke. Could remind me of Nebbiolo.
  
  Palate: Also deep and complex on the palate, but still with a fresh acidity and minerality. Actually surprisingly approachable after a few hours of decanting.

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  12/24/2019 - adamanko Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Salt'n'sour. Boysenberries? Elegant and delicate. I'm loving it. 92

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  12/15/2019 - Avicenne Likes this wine: 94 Points

  (note corrigée)
  SAQ N° 13826611 59,25$
  « Le Treinspoor 2017 est fait à 100 % de tinta barroca – le cépage le plus excitant du moment, convient Eben Sadie – élevé un an en foudres. Il possède un bouquet bien défini, Presque comme un Barolo, avec des accents de fleurs séchées et de pétale de rose. La bouche est moyennement corsée, avec des tannins fins et un merveilleux équilibre qui créent une vraie tension du début à la fin, avec une finale retenue mais soutenue aux notes de laurier et de feuille de thé. »
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  Là on est ailleurs.
  Robe un peu plus foncée sur le grenat-violet.
  Bouquet moins typé sud-africain, moins de brulé. Franchement on se serait cru en vieux monde.
  Fruits rouges et noirs, garrigue, graphite, bacon, cuir.
  Tannins plus fins, sensation plus intense, longueur plus longue.
  Super.
  ****

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