2017 Broc Cellars Old Vine Carignan

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  1/21/2022 - Enfant sauvage Likes this wine:

  Agree with others. Bright and fun, but drink it early and in one go. California glou glou but with some complexity. Classic Broc.

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  1/23/2021 - Soteralzowine Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Excellent the first night. I mostly concur with other review. However, did not live up to it on the second and third night. I suggest drinking the whole bottle after opening. I would definitely try again!

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  7/13/2019 - Wine Ratings Likes this wine:

  Lively! Juicy! Purple!! 130+ year old own-rooted vines (!!) provide a wine with flavour concentration bordering on astonishing at just 12.5%. Whole clusters undergo partial carbonic and aging takes place in concrete to showcase that intense, vibrant fruit. The wine is a wildly intriguing balance of ripe (red/black currant, plum, blackberry), dried (currant, cherry), and savoury (thyme, clove, pine forest, cocoa) notes. A floral character hangs throughout; at times the wine gives an appealing sense somewhere between Dr. Pepper and jerk spice, before dialing back to a finish of pine and rosewater. It’s already firing on all cylinders, so no need to wait - though if you have a bit of patience you’ll no doubt also be properly rewarded!

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