Community Tasting Notes 10

• dfeiner wrote: flawed

  April 24, 2011 - DOA

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• grafstrb wrote: 80 points

  February 11, 2011 - -- popped and poured –
  -- tasted non-blind over 2 days –
  -- 100% Late Harvest Grenache –
  -- Bottle # 2653 --
  
  NOSE: very tight; some oak; doesn’t smell oxidized; still light / tight on Day 2; just not much there.
  
  BODY: some sediment present, but not as much as the other two bottles tonight, and this sediment is much finer, too; plain cork; mahogany color of medium depth; medium-full bodied.
  
  TASTE: good – not oxidized; a bit oaky and faintly alcoholic (somewhat impressive, considering abv is 17.4%); non-descript red fruits; sweet (1% r.s.); strawberry / raspberry; hint of leather; more raisiny/pruney on Day 2; medium-short finish of medium-light intensity; not complex. Drink now.
  
  B: 50, 4, 8, 13, 5 = 80

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• grafstrb wrote: flawed

  February 11, 2011 - nasty. oxidized.
  
  bottle # 2528.
  
  "Core" branded cork.

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• grafstrb wrote: flawed

  February 11, 2011 - v/a. incredibly nasty. this is not the same as what we were served in the tasting room.
  
  bottle #: 2546
  
  "Core" branded cork.

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• grafstrb wrote: 88 points

  August 29, 2010 - – popped and poured –
  – tasted non-blind over 1 hour –
  – late harvest Grenache –
  
  NOSE: sweet Nose; strawberry and raspberry jam; alcohol-lifted aromatics; a bit tawny; hint of peppermint.
  
  BODY: a bit hazy; slightly tawny garnet color of medium to medium-deep depth; medium-full bodied.
  
  TASTE: sweet, but not as sweet as the Nose would have you believe; hint of typical tawny nuttiness, but good red fruits hang around; grilled teriyaki sweetness; a bit raisiny on the finish (35-40 sec.); moderate to great intensity on the finish; 17.4% alc. is well-hidden – doesn’t taste alcoholic; paired well with a epoisses-coated sourdough baguette, topped with sliced figs and truffle honey.
  
  B: 50, 5, 11, 15, 7 = 88

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Core
• Varietal Grenache Blend
• Designation Candy Core
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Barbara County

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• In Cellars 22 (40%)
• Consumed 33 (60%)

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