2021 Faethm / Fingers Crossed Grenache Unanswered Prayers

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 97.3 points

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  3/23/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine:

  Drank this awhile ago and forgot to note so won’t give a precise score, but excellent and youthful—both as expected. Beautiful nose right out of the gate, decanted for a number of hours and was open and approachable. Complex with raspberries, plums, spice chocolate, herbals plenty of acid and a touch of heat. Should evolve nicely.

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  3/3/2024 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Nose: [61°-65°] Red and dark purple flowery aromatics are followed by fresh, pure dark red berries and some fresh plums. This is quite awesome on the nose, showing dark fruits but is lifted with pretty flowers, bringing freshness and a subtle brightness. With some air, a gently musty, rotting type of forest funk surfaces, which is actually quite nice.
  
  Palate: [61°-65°] Prickly dark plums, spiced oak, bitter mulch, with black minerals like graphite and steeped tea rounding out the finish. The plum fruits become riper with time while keeping a nice breadth of freshness still (pure berries/neon-berries/fun central coast berries/Jolly Ranchers), and eventually losing its plum characteristic and moving into a more general dark fruit realm. The gentle forest rot from the nose is reflect here on the palate as well, with a bit of freshness weaving in and out like a forest path would take.
  
  Attributes: Dark ruby, hard to see through but clear. Dry with medium amounts of fine tannin. Medium-plus body with medium to medium-plus acidity. Good finish of at least 20-24 seconds.
  
  Thoughts: Surprising amount of elegance eventually graces the palate with its presence, providing a bit of excitement. One thing I cannot shake off, is the heat. It's still very there, making the wine boozy and spicy. It honestly isn't any kind of herbal spice but rather alcoholic spice that shows on the palate. These, this and the syrah from yesterday, brings the "hard" in hard liquor. I don't know how this kinda heat will be like with age.. I just hope it really calms down with time.
  
  Serving notes: Bordeaux glass. Slow-ox'd and left uncorked at room temp, and consumed over 3.5 hours. Recommend serving ~62°-64° and decant as needed. Serve this at room temp, it showed better and more openly.

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  2/19/2024 - Wine G Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Had to take an early look at the Grenache after letting the bottles rest a few weeks upon receipt. A truly glorious grenache, that sweet (deep in this case) rasberry grenache note that walks the line between an aromatic pinot and a monster new world sweet cabernet. Rasberries and chocolate. Definitely some cinnamon and candy-ish deliciousness. This is a strong elixer but feels quite balanced while you drink it. Long finish. Can't imagine a better expression for the varietal.

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  2/2/2024 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Decanted for four hours. Nik and Julia have achieved nirvana. Balance and depth, with a finish that will not quite. Dried raspberry, balsam, liquid rock, char-siu, smoky pork shoulder and flower shop. Layer upon layer of stunning fruit, that is almost effortless upon delivery. Too easy to drink. Too easy to love. Fingers Crossed has its own essence and style. Kudos for that. Designed for some age, yet this will not experience a dumb stage. A body that is almost full, yet elegantly feminine. Silky tannins. Zero heat. Drink 2027 - 2042.

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