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• csimm wrote: 99 points

  April 15, 2024 - If you have twenty minutes of your life you feel like burning, go ahead and check out my tasting notes for the 2021 Kaannos and Kodo. You’ll get the sense of where my head was at during this recent tasting with Nigel Kinsman. That said, the Aphex is a smokin’ specimen as well. It’s actually a comparatively softer and more supple animal next to its two more boisterous brothers. It’s no bump on a log, mind you. It has the contours of, well, the bestest contour things out there (I tried to Google things that have the best contours, for reference, and just got a bunch of makeup commercials). Ecotone richness meets chewy dark cherry chocolate goodness, perhaps a bit similar to Kodo, but with extra senses of soil and silkiness, and slightly less dark than Kodo. The Kaannos, Kodo, Aphex trifecta is in full effect-a. If you are lucky enough to have these, then you are indeed a lucky little lad (or lass). Nigel says 8-12 years is the window. But, um, ya…I’ll not be waiting that long for the next pop. Just sayin’…

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• Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 99 points

  April 13, 2024 - Not much to add from my previous note, so please see it for a rundown. This is a massive wine that needs time in the bottle, but is just fantastic, complex and utterly savory. It tastes like a fresher, less oak driven version of Abreu Thorevilos at this stage. Lay it down for 7-10 years. Just a tick under the utterly perfect Kodo and Kaannos.

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• Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 99 points

  November 6, 2023 - Nigel and Shae got their hands on some Ecotone (formerly Thorevilos) fruit, and as you might expect, it doesn't disappoint! This wasn't a structured tasting, and I didn't take notes, but I'll give you the rundown from what I recall.
  
  First, overall the 2021 vintage looks like one to lay down. They are not PnP ready like many 2019's. I had two dozen or so this past weekend and virtually none were open for business. So if you combine that with Nigel's style of making long lived wine, it means if you acquire these, you probably need to give them a decade.
  
  That said, with a long decant, the Ecotone actually opened up quite a bit. This is a BIG wine, dark and brooding, with hints of PV (if I remember correctly) making it show even more seriously than the 2021 Bella Oaks I had alongside. It displays massive depth, with unreal concentration managed impeccably by excellent acidity, fabulous structure and lovely layering. Shows off black/blue fruit with hints of scotched earth and embers, getting earthy right from the start while illustrating the complexity to come. Overall, this is utterly fantastic, and it'll be fun to get some bottles so I can watch them sit in my cellar for 10-20 years. :)
  
  All kidding aside, obviously if you can get this wine, don't hesitate for a moment. Kinsman is just killing it.
  
  This will ship in fall of 2024 like the other 2021 cabs, but not exactly sure when it will be released.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2021
• Type Red
• Producer Kinsman Eades
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Aphex
• Vineyard Ecotone Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 30 (8%)
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