Community Tasting Notes 8

• Heynetty Likes this wine:

  July 6, 2020 - Tasted Blind
  
  A: Medium purple
  N: Medium (+) nose of PLUM, blackberry, cassis, cherry , olive, liquorice, clove, chocolate, grass, tobacco, leather and after 15 mins of sniffing and direction from others, I finally figured the initial smell that I was getting was barnyard (Brett), also got some VA here.
  P: Dry, medium (+) acidity, high STALKY tannins (typical of merlot based wine - see Beyond Flavor by Nick Jackson), medium alcohol, medium (+) body and and finish
  
  Guesses:
  Barnyard and so I put this in the old world and assumed a bit of natural wine making. As this was quite purple and old world, I assumed it was a Syrah., Ive had a Crozes Hermitage from 2015 that I bought in Costco with this kind of Brett on it and so has that as a first guess.
  
  Mistakes:
  Ignored the very first fruit I smelled....plum (my tell for merlot ) and it kept coming back to me but I got a lot of blackberry and cassis too so some cab sav maybe. . It was a natural wine hence the Brett. Also, the tannins should be on the gums in a merlot based wine and not on the middle of the tongue where you expect it in Syrah (according to Beyond Flavour, This one I have yet to confirm through my own tasting experience). Also, there was zero black pepper and so unlikely to be Syrah.

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• TMOVino2 Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 31, 2019 - Great ruby color. The nose initially puts off a ton of barnyard and black olive that eventually gives way to dark fruit aromas. The palate carries the fruit primarily with a touch of baking spice and a lively acidity. Very much a food friendly wine. Nothing special, but just easy to drink!

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• M57 Likes this wine: 90 points

  August 30, 2019 - This was delightful. Very good value. Medium+ Barnyard, and as someone else mentioned, bandaid on the nose. Balanced with just enough grip to keep things interesting. Happy acid on the finish, which helped it pair nicely with a grilled rib-eye.

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• chatters wrote:

  May 14, 2019 - Angelica wine club - Bordeaux (Strand Cellars, Croydon): "Wet, stinky, gamey, spiced, blueberry notes that prove oddly jubey - semi carbonic maceration? And a touch of struck match, rubber, graphite, ink, black pepper…lots going on aroma-wise. Juicy, tangy, slightly wet, black fruit, silky tannins, graphite, black pepper. Quite Bretty.
  Had no idea what this was other than not very clean - it was almost like a rough St Joseph. "

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• Grape_ape Likes this wine: 90 points

  April 5, 2019 - Enjoyed this. A bit rustic, some barnyard and a little bandaid on the nose. Nice underlying fruit, good acidity and minerality. Improved with air.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Duc des Nauves
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
• UPC Codes 7654122498851, 811644011945

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• Consumed 210 (65%)

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