Community Tasting Note
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Montesquieu wrote: 91 points
December 12, 2023 - Cranberry juice and white pepper. Polar opposite of southern Rhone Grenache in that there's not a shred of terroir. It's all bright, thin, in-your-face fruit. Analogous to the difference between a Central Coast Pinot Noir vs. a red Burgundy. This is definitively not my style preference, but I can enjoy and appreciate it to a degree. There are plenty of <$50 Old World Grenaches I'd rate higher based on my preferences for earth and terroir of various weights/densities.
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Brian Glas commented:
3/10/24, 6:57 PM - Nailed it. An excellent description of this wine. Enjoying this while watching the Oscars. This wine is like Barbie. The French versions are like Oppenheimer. Both are excellent but very different. Just depends what you are in the mood for.
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Montesquieu commented:
3/10/24, 8:39 PM - @brian glas, your Barbie analogy resonates, though I was surprised to enjoy Barbie the movie far more than expected, whereas I enjoyed The Boy less. Suckling's team keeps rating The Boy 98/99, which shows their palates differ greatly from mine. Not saying either is right or wrong. I'm ambivalent on it for its reasonable price, and they rate it one of the world's better wines independent of price. I wish I could find a $30-40 wine I rated 99.