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Community Tasting Notes 4
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VAGenius Likes this wine: 92 points
December 13, 2023 - Quick Decant. Nose of rustic blueberry, black currant, and black fig. Loads of brambly red and blue fruits with lots of stem flavors, sorrel, cocoa, and sour/bitter boysenberry note. Smooth tannins drive the long finish, adding light camphor, tart wild blackberry, caramel notes, and mint. Drinking well.
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corkscrews Likes this wine: 90 points
October 30, 2022 - A nose of dark cherries and spice, dark garnet in color. A medium to full bodied kitchen sink blend, with black cherry, raspberry, herbs, licorice and pepper spiced finish. www.winelx.com
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VAGenius Likes this wine: 91 points
August 7, 2021 - Narrow nose of spice and lots of currant. Rustic black raspberry and red currant palate with a rush of spice, dried herbs, and damp forest floor. Smooth, slippery tannins with black fruit, black plum, cacao nibs, dried sage, vanilla bean and light oak on a medium length finish.
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sclark34 Likes this wine: 91 points
May 3, 2021 - Red fruit licorice on the nose. Tart cherry slight tobacco finish. Long nice finish. Low tannins.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Robert Biale
- Varietal Red Blend
- Designation Basic Black
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion North Coast
- Appellation North Coast
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 206 (46%)
- Consumed 241 (54%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 8 votes
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- ProducerRobert Biale
- VarietyRed Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
- AppellationNorth Coast
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