Retail $70. Big Ass Bottle. 100% Grenache. I was asked to moderate a panel for Grenache Day for the Rhone Rangers and when I saw that TH Estates was one of the panelists? I was pumped. Then, when I saw that winemaker Phil LaMontagne had chosen this wine, the Skins, to showcase, I knew as a diehard Eagles fan, I was going to have to just suck it up (although I did still mention it). Perhaps a shade or two to the dark side in color when it comes to Grenache, this wine has a plethora of red and blue fruits on the nose, along with some graphite and freshly tilled earth. Whoa. The palate is equally mesmerizing with plenty of fruit upfront, followed by a refreshing and intense wave of acidity, which carries all the way through to the finish. Yowza. I was fortunate enough to taste three wonderful Grenaches for the Zoom tasting and this was likely the best of the trio (although it was close).
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10/7/2021 - mpsocal Likes this wine: 93 Points
After a couple of flawed bottles, I finally found a good one. This was excellent as always. Beautiful fruit and a nice long finish.
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9/16/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 Points
Retail $70. Big Ass Bottle. 100% Grenache. I was asked to moderate a panel for Grenache Day for the Rhone Rangers and when I saw that TH Estates was one of the panelists? I was pumped. Then, when I saw that winemaker Phil LaMontagne had chosen this wine, the Skins, to showcase, I knew as a diehard Eagles fan, I was going to have to just suck it up (although I did still mention it). Perhaps a shade or two to the dark side in color when it comes to Grenache, this wine has a plethora of red and blue fruits on the nose, along with some graphite and freshly tilled earth. Whoa. The palate is equally mesmerizing with plenty of fruit upfront, followed by a refreshing and intense wave of acidity, which carries all the way through to the finish. Yowza. I was fortunate enough to taste three wonderful Grenaches for the Zoom tasting and this was likely the best of the trio (although it was close).
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9/12/2021 - Ticker tape guy Likes this wine: 90 Points
bright and cheery..nice fruit with strawberry and quince..nice easy finish..went well with grilled veal chops
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9/2/2021 - mpsocal Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent wine. The year doesn’t seem to matter on this. It is consistently excellent year in and year out.
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