Community Tasting Note
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Purple Tooth wrote: 93 points
April 7, 2024 - Referred to by friends raving about how good this was. Got my hands on one, and I drank it over 4 hours. First impression was wow, this is big, muscular, dry, fruit laden and not overly jammy, yet lacking any old world character. Modern, plush, vanilla laden without noticeable oak, just well made and very stately with a long, dry finish. As the night wore, I was expecting more terroir to shine through. One the contrary, the wine turned prune like, high extractions showed its ugly face and the 15% alcohol had the fruit in a boa constrictors grip, bleeding out more prune, sap, and amarone/port like stewed fruit. The second half was all stewed fruit and alcohol. I pinched my nose and woofed down the last few sips for my craving to keep my buzz alive. All in all, this is for the Zin drinker and not for the Rioja or oven Ribera peeps. The score is for them and wine quality, not for me. I cant even rate this... Drink!
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