Community Tasting Note
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terroir junkie Likes this wine: 92 points
July 10, 2016 - So tangy and alive! How can a wine this ethereally light carry this much character? It’s listed at 12.5ABV which is not surprising. It feels weightless at times like it’s built on air, yet the palate is deep, savory, saturated and tongue-staining. This is like a library of Syrah nuances: Mediterranean black olive for dayyyys, CRAZY violets, sun-drenched blackberry, herbs, smoke, black pepper, baking cocoa, licorice, leather and on and on. It’s simply 100% pure high quality Northern Rhone fruit with no new oak whatsoever, so the only other things flavoring this wine are the wind, rain, soil and sky—and perhaps the “seasoning” in their cellars. Based on how delicious and approachable right off the bat—and how open knit it was the next day, it’s more a great candidate for short term enjoyment. Drink 2016 - 2021
Wow… just finished the bottle, and the crumbly sediment hiding in that last deep purple sip tasted like wine-soaked potpourri. It was kinda nice…. almost chewed it up and swallowed it. That’s saying something.1,550 views