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Red
2018 Halcon Vineyards Grenache Halcon Vineyard
Grenache
- USA
- California
- North Coast
- Yorkville Highlands
Community Tasting Notes 9
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bvivio Likes this wine: 91 points
April 3, 2023 - Appearance: medium ruby, garnet highlights, medium+ tearing, very light staining, just a tiny bit of rim variation, no sediment.
Nose: clean, medium+ intensity, developing, ripe strawberry, blackberry, ruby grapefruit, orange peel, lavender, white pepper, cured meat, stemmy organic earth, dusty soil, raspberry preserves, fig, worn leather.
Palate: dry, medium acid, medium tannin, medium+ alcohol (14.0%), medium+ body, pronounced intensity, long finish, blackberry, black plum, ripe strawberry, orange peel, lavender, potpourri, stemmy organic earth, dusty soil, brick, cooked strawberry, fig, prune, soy sauce, worn leather. -
Not647f wrote:
March 6, 2023 - Wife and friend opened this over their dinner while I was out, but there were a couple glasses left when I returned. This is really nice when you want a low-tannin wine that isn't PN. Savory, herbal, with a little sweet spice to it. Would be great with barbecued foods, esp when there's a wide range to match with. Might also be a good call for Thanksgiving. Alas, there will likely be no more, now that Pax has bought the vineyard and Paul and Jackie have decamped to places far away.
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grafstrb wrote:
September 11, 2022 - -- decanted 1 hr. before initial taste --
-- tasted non-blind over 2 hrs. on Day 1; revisited on Day 4 --
NOSE: stemmy; savory; lots of woodsy spice and light purple fruits (plum); medium+ expressiveness.
BODY: medium-light bodied.
TASTE: 14.0% alc. well-hidden; stemmy/savory; more bitter than sweet; very fine tannins and medium+ acidity; purple-fruited with a hint of earthy strawberry; still needs time. Day 4: still drinking well. Tasty now, but better in the future: Hold for now.2 people found this helpful Comment -
JonBarnes1 Likes this wine:
February 26, 2022 - Who needs southern France when you have Yorkville. I am shocked this was neutral/used oak. These spices exist in Mendocino terroir? I see why Paul Gordon has a cult following.
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Renzloh Likes this wine: 91 points
January 21, 2022 - Very floral -- lilac, violets.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Halcon Vineyards
- Varietal Grenache
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Halcon Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion North Coast
- Appellation Yorkville Highlands
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 125 (68%)
- Consumed 60 (32%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
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