Community Tasting Notes 9

• DeLuz Does not like this wine: 84 points

  April 15, 2024 - 375ml screw cap
  Light with red fruit.
  Strawberry watermelon.
  Sharp tannic bite on the finish.

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• Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 26, 2023 - I Love It When Things Make Sense
  
  With all the unique, and sometimes strange, ways that wineries make up names for their wines it’s refreshing to find one that is just plain old straightforward. Over the years, I have encountered names that I have yet to decipher. Frustrating to be sure, but nothing I’m going to lose sleep over. Today’s wine is that breathe of fresh air when it comes to names:
  
  Margerum "M5" Santa Barbara County Rhône Blend 2021
  
  Let’s dissect the “M5” designation. No surprise that the “M” refers to the winery name “Margerum.” While the “5” could be some acronym or hidden reference, it merely applied to the fact that they use 5 different grapes in the wine; 44% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 14% Mourvèdre, 6% Counoise, and 5% Cinsault. Easy peasy.
  
  Selecting this wine was also a no-brainer. As number 17 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 for this year, they, along with an additional reviewer awarded this wine a 94-point review.
  
  It’s easy to be a fan of Margerum, they specialize in Rhône blends (love ‘em), and source from a variety of regions within the Santa Barbara region; specifically from this wine, 40% Los Olivos District, 32% Santa Ynez Valley, 26% Sta. Rita Hills, 2% Happy Canyon. Each varietal is separately fermented and matured for 10 months in seasoned and neutral French oak barrels before the final blend.
  
  The wine that ultimately emerged was vibrant with raspberry and other red fruit, and although slightly lighter than I had anticipated, it was still enjoyable, especially with the nice acidity and savory elements that the wine brought forth.
  
  I’ve sampled a few of Margerum’s wines and have yet to be disappointed. So much so, I just bought their new “Sybarite” Sauvignon Blanc for 2022. Can’t wait to try it!
  
  Cheers

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• Dfortin9 Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 24, 2023 - Intense showing cherry, cola and blackberry. Medium bodied, medium acidity, well integrated tannins. Nicely balanced and good length. Not living up to the 94 WS hype though. NI:3, FI:22, FC:7, B:4, L:4

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• Mootsie Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 20, 2023 - My local wine store sells these for $17 which makes these a crazy everyday wine. All the varietals you’d find in a CnP, but California style. Bright, juicy mainly red fruits, pepper, mineral. Very enjoyable. Drink now.

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• Mootsie Likes this wine: 90 points

  October 18, 2023 - Sort of a domestic Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Bright spicy red fruits, bramble, pepper, garrigue. Reasonably complex, very enjoyable. A bright, spice driven wine. Give it 30 minutes of air. Drink now.
  This would make a good party wine. Good value at $20.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2021
• Type Red
• Producer Margerum
• Varietal Red Rhone Blend
• Designation M5
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Barbara County
• UPC Codes 000000779241, 857332004691, 857332004868

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• In Cellars 161 (54%)
• Consumed 138 (46%)

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