I had my last bottle of this in 2019 and then lit out for the territories in 2020 (moved across the country) so all of my wine went into a 3.5 year hibernation until I was able to move it as well. Which is just an excuse about why I haven’t drunk more of this sooner. I am indebted to Neurowine for his apposite reviews in the meantime. This seems to be doing well. Not a vin de contemplation but good with rich bean and vegetable risotto tonight. Blackberry, iron, decayed leaf. Some acid and tannin but civilized enough. Very dark color but I can finally see through it!
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Last of the 1/2 case. Nose of dark fruits, decaying flowers. Lots of iron. Continues to dry out. Drink up. Overall, this has been a really nice wine over the years. I don't think it is anything to meditate on, and there is probably a reason we don't see a ton of single-varietal colorino, but this trades on the geek factor and it is a well-made and interesting wine. And lovely to look at. Not sure I would re-buy but I might...
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I'm digging the nose of this tonight. Cool blue fruit that reminds a bit of Bandol/mourvedre. This one is a bit rough around the edges and I am picking up more EtOH on the finish. Might be drying out some. Drink up I think.
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similar to bottle 5m ago, although didnt seem quite as distinctive or memorabe. the most striking thing is the color and it is obvious why this would be blended in. Flavor profile is a bit subdued. Trades mostly on the geek value of this being all colorino.
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1/8/2024 - acidqueen wrote: 89 Points
I had my last bottle of this in 2019 and then lit out for the territories in 2020 (moved across the country) so all of my wine went into a 3.5
year hibernation until I was able to move it as well. Which is just an excuse about why I haven’t drunk more of this sooner. I am indebted to Neurowine for his apposite reviews in the meantime. This seems to be doing well. Not a vin de contemplation but good with rich bean and vegetable risotto tonight. Blackberry, iron, decayed leaf. Some acid and tannin but civilized enough. Very dark color but I can finally see through it!
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11/24/2023 - SteelerFan wrote: 88 Points
Not as good as prior bottles. Still somewhat tannic and fruit is fading, leaving a bit of harshness.
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10/14/2023 - Neurowine1 wrote:
Last of the 1/2 case. Nose of dark fruits, decaying flowers. Lots of iron. Continues to dry out. Drink up.
Overall, this has been a really nice wine over the years. I don't think it is anything to meditate on, and there is probably a reason we don't see a ton of single-varietal colorino, but this trades on the geek factor and it is a well-made and interesting wine. And lovely to look at. Not sure I would re-buy but I might...
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3/23/2022 - Neurowine1 wrote:
I'm digging the nose of this tonight. Cool blue fruit that reminds a bit of Bandol/mourvedre. This one is a bit rough around the edges and I am picking up more EtOH on the finish. Might be drying out some. Drink up I think.
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1/23/2022 - Neurowine1 wrote:
similar to bottle 5m ago, although didnt seem quite as distinctive or memorabe. the most striking thing is the color and it is obvious why this would be blended in. Flavor profile is a bit subdued. Trades mostly on the geek value of this being all colorino.
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