Heat and pepper are gone, but there's still plenty of bright raspberry to make this a delicious wine. We began drinking on opening, and that was a good idea - it began to fade after an hour. This is a Grenache, not really intended for 10 years of aging, but it's a well-made wine that has stood the test of time!
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Wow what a fabulous wine! Relatively light in color with berry on the nose and a hint of pepper. Well balanced and deep in flavor -- did not require a decant, although it did improve slightly over an hour or so. This is an outstanding wine. Probably at its peak -- wish we had more....
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10/4/2015 - Tjmayne wrote:
Heat and pepper are gone, but there's still plenty of bright raspberry to make this a delicious wine. We began drinking on opening, and that was a good idea - it began to fade after an hour. This is a Grenache, not really intended for 10 years of aging, but it's a well-made wine that has stood the test of time!
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3/2/2010 - gsglen wrote: 90 Points
Wow what a fabulous wine! Relatively light in color with berry on the nose and a hint of pepper. Well balanced and deep in flavor -- did not require a decant, although it did improve slightly over an hour or so. This is an outstanding wine. Probably at its peak -- wish we had more....
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8/29/2008 - slipstream9 wrote: 91 Points
Great raspberry nose. Very high alcohol content (almost 16%) but din't overwhelm.
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10/7/2007 - BTT wrote: 88 Points
Santa Barbara-Columbus Day Weekend (Santa Ynez, CA): Mild heat on nose, some butter, pepery mid plate, bitter short finish.
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