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Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - The wine is inky ruby with a wonderfully aromatic nose and flavors of blackberry, smoke, vanilla and earth. It has a lengthy, toasty oak and white-pepper-driven finish. While it is delicious now, I predict that it will improve with an additional 2-3 years in the cellar. To the extent the wine has received sub-90 scores, I suspect that it is because it is often compared (unfairly) with the more fruit-forward wines from Paso or the Santa Ynez Valley. While medium-bodied, there is real complexity, and even (I daresay) terroir to this splendid and reasonably priced (sub $30 per bottle) wine. The grapes are sourced from vineyards located in the cooler Santa Rita Hills and not surprisingly, the wine has a Northern Rhone flavor profile.

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