Community Tasting Notes 8

• pgm wrote: 86 points

  April 15, 2009 - Pretty good. It was holding up ok actually, showing its grenache with dusty strawberry and raspberry flavors, with some black fruit, too. But not great.

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• cmr wrote: 80 points

  January 30, 2006 - Initially opened a little tight but quickly opened up with nice fruit and balance at 10 mins. Problem was within the next hour onward quickly turned harsh, fruit took a back seat to the wood. Dumped the last glass +. May be over the hill as I don't think this will improve much.

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• amoses wrote: 88 points

  February 25, 2005 - Grenache on the attack, Syrah on the sustain. Nice complexity, not fully integrated (perhaps with time), but great for the price. B

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• PatLee wrote:

  January 16, 2005 - Nice fruit. Good smoke flavors with some earthiness. Goes down easy with Zachery's pizza. Hard to beat for $11.

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• cab wrote:

  December 23, 2004 - Too oaky. Creaminess is not what I'm looking for in a Rhone style wine. Bought this because I liked the 2000 version pretty well a few months ago, but that was a lot more sophisticated, and I don't this it was just the age difference. The characteristics of the Rhone varietals isn't coming through at all. Also a little too sweet to be a good food wine. I know some others have posted positive tasting notes on this, but I have to respectfully disagree.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2002
• Type Red
• Producer Beckmen Vineyards
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation Cuvée Le Bec
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Ynez Valley

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• In Cellars 9 (15%)
• Consumed 52 (85%)

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