Community Tasting Notes 5

• WinoTim wrote: 87 points

  April 10, 2018 - Good. Not particularly impressive. Maybe in decline.

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• sp0m Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 12, 2014 - One of my favorite Sobon bottles that I've opened this year. Very zin like, fruit forward, great.

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• OTTnMIA Likes this wine: 91 points

  June 26, 2013 - Really nice! Very Zin-like. Cranberry, currant and anise on the nose with an interesting mineral backdrop; huge fruit and spice on the palette with a decent punch of alcohol but in a good way. Really well-made wine, I'd buy this again in a heartbeat; in fact, I will be!
  
  UPDATE: Bought a few more bottles of this and last night (7/1) I accidentally left a couple of glasses in the decanter over night. While previously I didn't think this needed to breathe much, I have to say it was actually even better the next day after ALL that air exposure. A really distinct and intriguing anise/black licorice character came popping out after all that air. Based on this experience, I'll let my next bottle breathe an hour or two... figured I'd share the tip.

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• orlypann wrote: 93 points

  March 17, 2013 - - Medium forming legs and aromas of mint, black currant and alcohol. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant, black pepper and dusty with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a long finish - Decant this excellent expression of Primitivo for at least 1-2 hours to blow off it's initial heat. Swirl, inhale and sip your way into a seriously expressive wine of exquisite balance and taste. This is a rare wine that is hedonistically superb and in total balance. Yet another Sobon triumph.

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• AppleShucker Likes this wine: 89 points

  February 16, 2013 - The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Slow. It smells like Black currant (cassis), Plum, Mineral, Vanilla, Coffee, Black Pepper, and Alcohol/Hot. It tastes like Black currant (cassis), Plum, Mineral, Coffee, and Chocolate. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Juicy texture. The wine finishes Medium.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Sobon Estate
• Varietal Primitivo
• Designation Rezerve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sierra Foothills
• Appellation Amador County
• UPC Code 088338339726

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• In Cellars 26 (33%)
• Consumed 52 (67%)

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