2018 Smockshop Band Grenache Cuvée Viticole Scorched Earth Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  11/21/2023 - bps2266 wrote:

  murky bright ruby colored. ripe raspberry, blueberry, black pepper, mushroom, roasted corn, and funky earth. medium plus body with lower grade acidity. juicy crushed berry fruits, cream, salinity, and mossy green earth. finishes king with a drying fine grained tannin. well structured and elegant with nice aromatics and plenty of fruit. very likeable.

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  3/15/2023 - Rich S Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Pale translucent ruby color. Aromatically, this wine is a stunner. Aromas of rose petal and other florals notes, red cherry and strawberry, black pepper, orange rind, fresh fennel, some savory wild herbs and more. More and more aromas emerged as the wine opened up. Palate showed a really nice mix of juicy red fruit with savory herbs, peppery spice and some earthiness. Medium acid and tannin. Just delicious and very complex.

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  3/12/2022 - bps2266 wrote:

  a bit murky. initial natural funk blows off in an hour. shows black pepper, green herbs, dirt, and soft red berries. medium bodied with soft acidity. almost creamy mouthfeel. strawberry and raspberry flavors followed by pepper, fresh flat leaf parsley, soil, and mushroom. finish medium length with supple chalky tannins. got better over 4 hours open.

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  2/27/2021 - pryby Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This was delicious Grenache - pure raspberry. It took several hours in decanter for some truly hellacious brett to blow off.

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  10/3/2020 - viper_city wrote:

  Via Viticole: Exotic spice, herb and floral notes: stemmy evergreen, black pepper, dominate a red fruited bouquet that is pure savory liquid energy in the mouth. Hints of truffles (a classic Gorge note), will gain prominence with bottle age. 2022-2038

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