Terrific QPR! Modest citrus aromas on the nose. Excellent bright fruit flavors with nice varietal character and concentration, a bit of grapefruit and tropical notes. Herbaceous but not offensively so - medium body, good acidity, and a really clean, pure, style. Appears to be at peak but the acidity should enable another year or so of aging.
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Winebar [1 Rosé, 3 Whts, & 8 Reds] from 08/09/19 + 4 Shared Bottles (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): "The 42nd vintage of our Flagship S.B., this wine is comprised of juice from 50% estate grown fruit, 40% Mesa Verde Vyd, & the rest from surrounding vineyards in the Los Olivos District. During harvest, grapes are picked at different levels of ripeness resulting in a wine that is balanced & has complementary levels of concentration, fruit, & acidity."
N: Slightly closed; Grass with hints of grn olives
P: Med, poss LM, body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by CRISP acidity which becomes the face of this wine into & through the LONG, TANGY finish with OCCASIONAL glimpses of impending swtness. LOTS of substance here, & I suspect 6-12 mos of improvement, then drinking through '23? My EXC-/EXC, the higher for the QPR of this vendor's $14.95, which puts it @ the TOP of wine-searcher's entries!
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12/2/2020 - lachord Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very pale yellow color. Clean with citrus hints of lemon and grapefruit.
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4/14/2020 - BHRH Likes this wine: 89 Points
Terrific QPR! Modest citrus aromas on the nose. Excellent bright fruit flavors with nice varietal character and concentration, a bit of grapefruit and tropical notes. Herbaceous but not offensively so - medium body, good acidity, and a really clean, pure, style. Appears to be at peak but the acidity should enable another year or so of aging.
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8/10/2019 - srh Likes this wine:
Winebar [1 Rosé, 3 Whts, & 8 Reds] from 08/09/19 + 4 Shared Bottles (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): "The 42nd vintage of our Flagship S.B., this wine is comprised of juice from 50% estate grown fruit, 40% Mesa Verde Vyd, & the rest from surrounding vineyards in the Los Olivos District. During harvest, grapes are picked at different levels of ripeness resulting in a wine that is balanced & has complementary levels of concentration, fruit, & acidity."
N: Slightly closed; Grass with hints of grn olives
P: Med, poss LM, body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by CRISP acidity which becomes the face of this wine into & through the LONG, TANGY finish with OCCASIONAL glimpses of impending swtness. LOTS of substance here, & I suspect 6-12 mos of improvement, then drinking through '23? My EXC-/EXC, the higher for the QPR of this vendor's $14.95, which puts it @ the TOP of wine-searcher's entries!
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