Community Tasting Notes 14

• Beerzebub wrote:

  August 11, 2017 - P&p. Somewhat pent-up aromas of black fruit, spice, and fleeting soy sauce. On the palate robustly grippy, coarse, sandpapery tannins are fairly dominant. Flavors are fairly straightforward spicy-savory black fruit like the aroma, tasty, without obtrusive alcohol (despite the 17.1% on the label). Enjoyable enough; saving 2/3 of the bottle to try again tomorrow.
  
  Day 2 (stored refrigerated in a full 500ml bottle then brought back to about cellar temp) - more open and expressive, with fresher fruit intertwined with violets and spice. More cohesive and balanced; tannins have smoothed out (a little). Definitiely improved over day 1. Still a bit of a beast, but characterful and enjoyable. Best with meat.

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• jrobs7777 wrote:

  January 23, 2016 - Wines on a Snowbound Saturday Night (Our House (2033 Brandywine St.): Unlike some other vintages of this wine, the alcohol is not overwhelming. It's actually pretty balanced all things considered. Nose features green mint leaves as if you were chewing on them. Touch of green with mint. Herbs. This is juicy with the drying tannins hitting at the back end of the palate. All in all, an interesting wine that is nice to drink. Not a standard Petite Sirah by the port-like character is there and this wine may be develop nicely with another 10+ years of age.

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• GrandeSerataFuori wrote: 86 points

  March 5, 2015 - A bruiser at 17.1%. I got chocolate and prune. Very dry with a thin, dense tannic structure. This was much nicer than the '07 I had 4 years ago. Maybe the age did it some good. Not something I'd search out, but not bad.

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• feldashv Likes this wine:

  October 25, 2014 - Held on to this one for about 7 years. It's very smooth now. Nose has the earthy tones, but not overwhelming in any way. Tannins present, but again, subdued. Same for spices in the aftertaste. Taste is of herbs, and very very dark berries. There is still a strength present, which I look forward to exploring with decanting.

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• Ckaz44 Likes this wine: 89 points

  August 30, 2013 - Decanted in stages. Strong nose of tar, chocolate, rubber and alcohol. Tannins are still fairly tight and mouth drying. No resemblance to barolo whatsoever besides the sour cherry component. On day 2 tannins and alcohol fade and wine tastes more of sugar plum and somewhat jammy. Unmistakably Scholium.Overall it's an interesting wine but it's an overly extracted, ripe new world wine that has a few old world aspects to it but don't expect any resemblances to nebbiolo. Good to experience once but my 4 year wait to drink this second bottle didn't produce much more complexity....

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer Scholium Project
• Varietal Petite Sirah
• Designation Bricco Babelico
• Vineyard Tenbrink Vineyards
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation California

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• In Cellars 29 (32%)
• Consumed 62 (68%)

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