Community Tasting Note
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DrewGoin wrote: 88 points
July 21, 2007 - The Adelaida "Version" Rhone-style wine appeals to my weakness for Mourvedre-dominated reds.
I simply cannot turn down a Californian homage to the wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Cotes-du-Rhone. The "Version" offered by this Paso Robles winery is 34% Mourved, 22% Syrah, 18% Grenache, 14% Counoise, and 12% Cinsault. The acohol is 14.8% by volume, a little too high to hide behind the beguiling fruits, delightful baking spice flavors (nutmeg, clove), and black pepper notes. The usual qualities assciated with Mourvedre (leather, "brett" sweat) are negligible. The warm weather of the Paso Robles region, even in a high altitude area like the Glenrose Vineyard, has endowed the "Version" with blackberries, plums, and relatively low acidity. This wine is not syrupy or jam-like; it remains fresh, although a little "hot".
Enjoyable as a pop-and-pour wine, I recommend brief decanting in order to draw out more of the wine's subtleties. The slightest of chills (20 minutes in the fridge) will tame the alcohol. I have drunk many CdR's and CdP's in the last few weeks, and I would not confuse this with the real thing. Nor does it attempt to imitate. Forgive Adelaida for the misnomer.2,866 views