Solid Bordeaux blend. Medium bodied. Red fruit. Still showing a bit of oak which is a bit obtrusive (but then I hate new oak). Not built for long cellaring, but at 4 years i think I’ll give the last bottle a few more
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Tasted from bottle at the winery. The final blend is 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. Damn! This is the best bordeaux blend Jim Lester has ever made. Full bodied. Deep crimson color. The red fruit notes jump off your tongue. Notes of sweet cherries and tobacco. Long finish. 93 points.
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2020 Wyncroft Barrel Tasting (Michgan); 7/12/2021-7/14/2021 (Wyncroft Winery, Pullman, Michigan): Barrel sample at the winery. Actually this tasting note is a combination of 3 barrel samples of the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc that will go into the Bordeaux blend. All of the grapes were picked between 23.5 and 24 brix in the excellent 2020 growing season. This showed be a deep inky red color and on the bigger side of recent Shou's. I liked the Cab Sauv the best of the samples. The Cab Franc was clean and ripe without any green notes. Overall there were notes of blackberries, licorice, currants and leather. This is another wine to buy when it is released. 91-92 points.
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3/15/2024 - yossarian.livez wrote: 88 Points
Solid Bordeaux blend. Medium bodied. Red fruit. Still showing a bit of oak which is a bit obtrusive (but then I hate new oak). Not built for long cellaring, but at 4 years i think I’ll give the last bottle a few more
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6/7/2022 - Vino Me wrote: 93 Points
Tasted from bottle at the winery. The final blend is 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. Damn! This is the best bordeaux blend Jim Lester has ever made. Full bodied. Deep crimson color. The red fruit notes jump off your tongue. Notes of sweet cherries and tobacco. Long finish. 93 points.
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7/13/2021 - Vino Me wrote: 92 Points
2020 Wyncroft Barrel Tasting (Michgan); 7/12/2021-7/14/2021 (Wyncroft Winery, Pullman, Michigan): Barrel sample at the winery. Actually this tasting note is a combination of 3 barrel samples of the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc that will go into the Bordeaux blend. All of the grapes were picked between 23.5 and 24 brix in the excellent 2020 growing season. This showed be a deep inky red color and on the bigger side of recent Shou's. I liked the Cab Sauv the best of the samples. The Cab Franc was clean and ripe without any green notes. Overall there were notes of blackberries, licorice, currants and leather. This is another wine to buy when it is released. 91-92 points.
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