Community Tasting Notes 19

• csimm wrote: 92 points

  June 6, 2023 - TOP SHELF WINE WEEKEND: Grippy blackberry, with healthy doses of green peppercorns, bark, menthol, and pyrazine elements make for a profile that is fairly strict and taut. There is a bitter tinge that carries through the delivery, keeping flavor expansion superficial. Obviously less concentrated (by a long shot) than the Colgins and Harlans – and by a loooooong shot from the crazy flamboyant M7-types), this bottle of Verite is not unlike some of the other 2013s I’ve experienced in recent tastings: tannic, grippy, and linear. Finishes clipped and a bit biting, with the green notes ramping up on the tail.
  
  Compared to the more affable 2015 La Joie served next to it, the 2013 was in less of a mood to glad-hand and work the room. A small sample of the 2013 was saved for day two, which initially indicated it might come out of its shell; instead, it collapsed and shut down hard. For those holding bottles, continue to do so. This will always be a Bordeaux in a cool vintage type of wine. So, if that’s your thing, you’re in luck!

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• WineBurrowingWombat wrote:

  May 28, 2023 - Memorial Day Weekend, Day 2: The Great Gatsby: I thought this was possibly corked, with a bit of sour cork/tree bark and sour red notes. Turns out it was bret.
  
  Red fruits with wet earth and a bit of mushrooms. A bit of sour cork note peeks out on the tail end.
  
  I was told this was bret and I will believe it. Must be the style of the wine.

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• DrZett wrote: 93 points

  October 14, 2022 - Very dark ruby colored. Overripe dark berries and some mushroom and tobacco notes in the nose. On the palate lots of jammy berry notes like cassis, blackberries, plum and dark cherries. Some forest floor, tar, porcini and herbal notes in the background. Full bodied with a medium acidity. Tannins are surprisingly reserved and nicely integrated. Fantastic fruit structure, maybe a little overripe. Alcohol is integrated nicely. Great complexity. Good balance, a bit too much on the fruity side. Very long, massive and dark finish.
  Quick summary: a great wine with a beautiful fruit structure but far away from Parker’s 100 points in my opinion. QPR could be better. It already felt quite open and showed some nice tertiary notes. I don’t think it will age gracefully over the next 20 years, but another 10 years shouldn’t be a problem, so no time to hurry. (IG)

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• Yagil wrote: 96 points

  October 12, 2021 - Ca. CS (Mu & Mu restaurant, Rehovot): outstanding!!!
  Deep red-ruby color.
  pronounced aroma and flavors of fresh forest red fruits, plums, pomegranate, strawberries, chocolate, blackberry.
  dry, high acidity, high tannins, high abv, full body, complex, velvety. Ready to drink but will keep years ahead.

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• Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 10, 2021 - Bottle 6/6. Decanted 2 hours. More open towards the 3rd hour. Nose had been more expressive with autumnal leaves at the beggining. Palate became more expressive with dark fruit (mostly blackberry and cassis), green pepper, fennel and licorice. You can still feel the oak in the background, though the tannins are relatively soft. Some coffee and mocha notes on the nose eventually. Very classic Bordeaux really not New World at all and tastes like St Estephe or one of the Pauillac super seconds. Maybe this reaches mid 90s in a few years but IMHO the 100 pts score by the pros is unwarranted. Hold for 3-5 years or drink now with 3 hour decant. 93-95

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Vérité
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation La Joie
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma County
• UPC Codes 400005234644, 626990248156, 784798320020

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• Pending Delivery 31 (2%)
• In Cellars 1,677 (82%)
• Consumed 343 (17%)

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