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2011 Wellington Alicante Bouschet Old Vines Noir de Noirs
Alicante Bouschet
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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foobarski Likes this wine: 91 points
January 13, 2017 - Very interesting. Nose is muted earthiness with just a hint of ... hot tar? And then you sip it, and it unloads with richness. Just really gorgeous mouthfeel. (And yeah, some schmutz.) Kinda bummed I only have the one bottle. If you've got one, now's not a bad time to drink it, but it'll probably hold a while longer.
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Oakjeff wrote: 87 points
July 9, 2014 - Not as good as previously bottle. Was loaded with sediment. Had to put through a finer. After about an hour it started to come around.
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TottenCellars wrote:
January 27, 2014 - Dark and thick, the bottle had lots of thick chewy sediment. tart cherries, blackberries and blueberry compote on the nose. The wine is nearly black but doesn't feel that heavy on the tongue due to the wines great acidity. Highly recommended with food it on its own. I opened it way to early.....
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Oakjeff wrote: 90 points
January 14, 2014 - I have, occasionally, had buyer's remorse with Wellington's wines in the past. Not this time!
Extremely dark, opaque purple. Reserved nose with some herb ... akin to a RRV Zin. Rich, thick mouthfeel. Teeth and tongue coating. Berry pie and bramble.
Has at least another 5-7 years in it.1 person found this helpful Comment -
oropeza wrote: 89 points
November 6, 2013 - Reserved nose. A surprise in the mouth: Straightforward but not fruit-forward... un-Californian. Earthiness, minerality, acidity. Good balance here. Not a huge frame of reference as this is a fairly newer grape to me, possibly have encountered it in Languedoc wines. Nice.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Wellington
- Varietal Alicante Bouschet
- Designation Old Vines Noir de Noirs
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Valley
- UPC Code 812560000181
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 22 (51%)
- Consumed 21 (49%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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