34% Grenache, 33% Syrah, 33% Mourvedre; dark core with bright reddish purple rim; dusty, blackberry, black raspberry, bramble, deep, espresso, not oaky; brambly raspberry, beastly, tannic, black pepper, bitter note; either needs more time in bottle or a couple hours in decanter to soften; surprised how hard this was.
Dark core with medium extraction and lighter maroon rim; cassis, cedar, green pepper, green, spice, sweeter fruit, clove; spicy, sweet fruit, tart and red, sweet cranberry, green note is subdued on the palate, cinnamon, deep, rich though good acid gives crispness, juicy, almost blueberry; very good; called it.
Dark core with medium extraction, rose rim; deep berry, dark blue and dark red fruit, slight VA, iron- clay, sweet berry fruit, soft tannin, ashy minerality, long finish; very good.
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Corbières
Black core with thin purple rim; sulfur, nutty, skunky, struck match, black olive, blackberry, green; black fruit on the palate, ashy, green, bitter tannin; others said this was better with less air.
See through crimson core with copper rim; vanilla, green note, dill, red cherry and strawberry, good balance on the nose; soft tannin, strawberry, sweet cherry, vanilla, balm, nice texture, fresh finish; good, called this as the Ardanza.
Dark core with bright maroon rim; tart berry, wild, reductive, dark and dense; a great pop of sweet berry, obviously new and youthful, good tannin structure, I like the freshness; very good.
Dark core with crimson rim; tar, roses, mint, dark cherry, cedar; soft tannin, classic Nebbiolo character, softer riper cherry, slight nutty, dried leaves, modern, lower acid; tasty, wasn't keying in on the Barbera as much.
2009 Domaine de la Mordorée Lirac Cuvée de la Reine des Bois
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Lirac
34% Grenache, 33% Syrah, 33% Mourvedre; dark core with bright reddish purple rim; dusty, blackberry, black raspberry, bramble, deep, espresso, not oaky; brambly raspberry, beastly, tannic, black pepper, bitter note; either needs more time in bottle or a couple hours in decanter to soften; surprised how hard this was.
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2008 Talty Winery Zinfandel Estate William Talty Vineyards
USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
Dark core with medium extraction and lighter maroon rim; cassis, cedar, green pepper, green, spice, sweeter fruit, clove; spicy, sweet fruit, tart and red, sweet cranberry, green note is subdued on the palate, cinnamon, deep, rich though good acid gives crispness, juicy, almost blueberry; very good; called it.
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2011 Biancardi Anima di Nero Puglia IGT
Italy, Puglia, Puglia IGT
Dark core with medium extraction, rose rim; deep berry, dark blue and dark red fruit, slight VA, iron- clay, sweet berry fruit, soft tannin, ashy minerality, long finish; very good.
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2010 Domaine Faillenc Sainte-Marie Corbières
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Corbières
Black core with thin purple rim; sulfur, nutty, skunky, struck match, black olive, blackberry, green; black fruit on the palate, ashy, green, bitter tannin; others said this was better with less air.
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2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
See through crimson core with copper rim; vanilla, green note, dill, red cherry and strawberry, good balance on the nose; soft tannin, strawberry, sweet cherry, vanilla, balm, nice texture, fresh finish; good, called this as the Ardanza.
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2011 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Les Terrasses Velles Vinyes
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Dark core with bright maroon rim; tart berry, wild, reductive, dark and dense; a great pop of sweet berry, obviously new and youthful, good tannin structure, I like the freshness; very good.
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2006 Cigliuti Langhe Briccoserra
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Dark core with crimson rim; tar, roses, mint, dark cherry, cedar; soft tannin, classic Nebbiolo character, softer riper cherry, slight nutty, dried leaves, modern, lower acid; tasty, wasn't keying in on the Barbera as much.
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