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2015 Best of BC Bordeaux Blends
Tasted October 25, 2021 by Vino Loco with 118 views
Introduction
Blin tasting with a 2015 "Fifteen" Lariana, 2015 Black Hills Nota Bene and a 2015 Blind Creek Collective Consensus (Road 13). All wines were double decanted for 2 hours. Tasted with ribeye with salsa verde for dinner.
Flight 1 (3 notes)
Red
2015 Lariana Cellars fifteen
92 points
63% CS, 20% Syrah, 17% Carm. Dark vibrant crimson colour. Bright luscious nose. Fruits on the palette - cherry, blackberry, and probably some cassis but I don't actually know what cassis tastes like. The Carm brings some subtle greenness. Relatively short finish. Soft tannins, likely nearing its peak.
On the first date, you think you want to marry it - after a few more hours with it, you're not as sure.
On the first date, you think you want to marry it - after a few more hours with it, you're not as sure.
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Red
2015 Blind Creek Collective Consensus
93 points
33% M, 29% CS, 19% CF, 18% PV, 1 % Malbec. Dark colour. Signs of being a "fruit bomb". At the beginning, the wine underwhelmed - it tasted sweet and extracted. But with an extra hour or two, it came into its own and, for me, surpassed the other two wines.
It's the wine where you don't realize how gorgeous it is until it takes its glasses off and its personality shines through.
It's the wine where you don't realize how gorgeous it is until it takes its glasses off and its personality shines through.
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Red
2015 Black Hills Estate Nota Bene
90 points
56% CS, 38% M, 16% CF. Slightly lighter and showed more age in its colour. Nose of the outdoors - earthy, wood. Lighter on the palette. More old world than new. Reminded me of the 17 Red Icon I recently had. Some greenness, which seems to be common for Black Hills’ reds.
It's the wine that's in the friend zone, you're happy to spend time with it, but don't want to date it.
It's the wine that's in the friend zone, you're happy to spend time with it, but don't want to date it.
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Closing
At the beginning, I would have ranked them Lariana, BCC, then NB. At the end of the evening, I was BCC, Lariana, NB. Other tasters preferred NB, so beauty was in the eye of the beholder and there was no clear winner, other than the tasters that were able to enjoy three great BC Bordeaux Blends.