2 hour decant; this one is still just a baby, and was a bit disjointed on day 1 for my palate. Too heavy on the acidity made it feel a bit out of balance for me. Flavors of red raspberry, strawberry, white pepper, and some hints of coffee and bitter dark chocolate. I let half the bottle sit overnight, and it had integrated more and smoothed out the acidity. Fruit became much more sweet, rather than the slight tartness from the high acidity. Delightful wine on day 2 that paired nicely with spicy grilled chicken and broccoli. I'd let this one lay down for another few years. It should be outstanding around 2028 and drink well for another 8-10 years past that.
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deep brooding refined nose, and multi demensional flavor. this will age for 20 years but has loads of young dark fruit, pencil box, and other flavors now.
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Vibrant. Spot on with the raspberry and pepper, and also some hints of strawberry and red huckleberry. High acid makes the fruit seem tart, but it’s also full and fresh. Long finish. A great food wine, so it’s a good thing it’s Thanksgiving!
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3/19/2024 - RPerro Likes this wine: 92 Points
2 hour decant; this one is still just a baby, and was a bit disjointed on day 1 for my palate. Too heavy on the acidity made it feel a bit out of balance for me. Flavors of red raspberry, strawberry, white pepper, and some hints of coffee and bitter dark chocolate. I let half the bottle sit overnight, and it had integrated more and smoothed out the acidity. Fruit became much more sweet, rather than the slight tartness from the high acidity. Delightful wine on day 2 that paired nicely with spicy grilled chicken and broccoli. I'd let this one lay down for another few years. It should be outstanding around 2028 and drink well for another 8-10 years past that.
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1/25/2024 - Nedder_travels_the_world Likes this wine: 96 Points
deep brooding refined nose, and multi demensional flavor. this will age for 20 years but has loads of young dark fruit, pencil box, and other flavors now.
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11/23/2023 - Jake112380 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Vibrant. Spot on with the raspberry and pepper, and also some hints of strawberry and red huckleberry. High acid makes the fruit seem tart, but it’s also full and fresh. Long finish. A great food wine, so it’s a good thing it’s Thanksgiving!
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5/13/2022 - Eric wrote:
My first trip to Walla Walla; 5/12/2022-5/14/2022 (Walla Walla, Washington): 78% Grenache and 22% Syrah. Lovely raspberry and white pepper.
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