Community Tasting Notes 35

• kabert Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 28, 2022 - Pop and pour. Found this a few months ago on a store’s bin-end shelf. Poured very dark, this tasted of blackberry with a rustic overlay, finishing with a distinct minty/cedar note. Enjoyed it! Went great grilled chicken and spicy chicken sausage.

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• RDHudak wrote: 91 points

  November 22, 2021 - Very informal notes, but plenty of vibrant red and blue fruit. Medium+ acidity and medium body. Medium+ finish.

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• grafstrb wrote: 93 points

  May 22, 2020 - -- popped and poured --
  -- tasted non-blind over 2 – 3 hours --
  
  NOSE: meaty; "dark," but also high-toned, which I don't usually get with dark-fruited wines; fairly expressive, with a pleasant touch of savory brininess.
  
  BODY: magenta-garnet color of medium-deep depth; medium bodied; some shimmering fine crystals suspended in the wine and also on the bottom of the cork.
  
  TASTE: Nose is reflected on the palate: a bit savory, gentle rubbery/smoke/meaty note; rosemary; good acidity; meaty, but not funky; still has some drying tannins; drinks young; 13.5% alc. not noticeable; like this a lot, and wish I had more. Drink Now through 2030, perhaps, which is a revision of my previous opinion that this should be consumed in the near term.
  
  50, 5, 13, 17, 8 = 93

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• Meerlust wrote: 91 points

  November 11, 2019 - Dark, blood red center with bricking at the rim. Interesting, complex nose of blackberry, earthy funk, and floral notes. Initially tart blackberry, then plum skin, dark cherry, pepper, earth and violets on the palate. There is refreshing acidity and present, grippy tannins in this medium-bodied wine. The finish has moderate length with tannins clamping down. Overall, this was one of the more interesting wines I have tried in a while. It has solid fruit with a rustic edge to it. It paired beautifully with a rich beef vegetable soup, as the tannins were calmed and the earthiness melded with the vegetables. Very well done.

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• klezman wrote:

  February 2, 2019 - Meaty, earthy, and delicious. Wish I'd had more than the one bottle, but glad I hung on to this one until now. It's in a great spot.

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• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Halcon Vineyards
• Varietal Mourvèdre
• Designation Esquisto
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Yorkville Highlands

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• In Cellars 27 (20%)
• Consumed 105 (80%)

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