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Manage Subscriptions2015 Joey Tensley Fundamental
Red Rhone Blend
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
Community Tasting Notes 10
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LightDancer wrote: 91 points
October 24, 2022 - In the year since we last had a bottle, this wine blossomed. Big, bold, inky wine. Noticeable plum in both the nose and on the palate. But the wine has come together in a good way. The wine is much better integrated and an excellent QPR. The plum makes it a different kind of taste sensation, but not unpleasant. We both enjoyed it much more than the prior outings.
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LightDancer wrote: 86 points
October 14, 2021 - Started as a generic Rhone-style wine. Plum and cherry, especially on the second night. But the plum was overly dominant, which detracted. It contributed to a slightly strange flavor profile -- we think it was the plum, but can't be sure! Still, full bodied and a decent QPR.
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LightDancer wrote: 87 points
July 8, 2021 - Disappointing, given the hype in the writeup on this wine. We found it to be reflective of a Rhone-style wine, but generic and not particularly appealing. However, at $17, it's a reasonable value. Certainly a drinkable wine, better with food, but didn't meet expectations. I thought that perhaps it needed more time, but our sense was that the wine became more one-dimensional on subsequent days (gassed).
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cchoukal wrote:
July 7, 2020 - Tasted blind against the 2015 All Blocks (twice the cost). The Fundamental was purple and slightly opaque in the glass, no sediment. The All Blocks was a clear deep garnet, neither had sediment. On the nose, the F had sweet strawberry and red licorice, whereas the AB had less sweet fruit and more earth and berry. Mouthfeels were different, with the F being softer, rounder, more viscous; the AB was more focused, thinner, but in a good way. On the palate, both were good. The F was certainly sweeter, and the AB more refined, and balanced better with a higher acidity. With food (spicy sausages and ribs, grilled), the gap widened; the F really fell flat, coming across as unidimensional (sweet red fruit), whereas the AB's acidity made it much more enjoyable. In the end, 4 of the 5 of us preferred the AB, although 3 of the 5 assumed the F was the more expensive wine. I suppose in the end, it was satisfying that even the cheaper F at around $15 was perceived to be a good quality, easily drinkable wine. The AB, at around $30 was actually quite good, and a good value.
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spidersva Likes this wine: 89 points
January 12, 2019 - This wine is in a very happy place right now. Meaty, hefty, great flavors.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red
- Producer Joey Tensley
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation Fundamental
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Central Coast
- UPC Code 861155000419
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 36 (18%)
- Consumed 166 (82%)
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