2019 Once & Future Wine Mataro Oakley Road Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

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  11/27/2023 - Bagwhat wrote: 87 Points

  From the get go this wine’s nose hits with baking spices and vanilla, almost masking some thick plummy fruits. Same deal on the palate, with the addition of some spicy oak tannin, but with a plush texture and a very generous core of plum and boysenberry fruit. The finish ends on some mildly bitter toasted oaky flavors, and is sort of on the short end. Overall pleasant but not a ton more. The acid in particular is kind of lacking and leaves the shape round and somewhat amorphous. Perhaps some time in air will put things into more balance.

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  2/6/2022 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  14.4% abv. Medium ruby, expressive aromatics. Bright red and blue fruit, excellent balance, depth and length. A really delicious effort that has yet to reach its apex.

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