2012 Booker Vineyard Grenache The Ripper
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021 - Opened 30 minutes before dinner, served with homemade Chestnut and sage gnocchi. Bright red color, expressive, floral nose loaded with strawberries, plum and red cherries. The mouth boasts big, ripe fruit with some layers of complexity, but the tannins are just too soft at this point and are incapable of providing a supporting structure for the otherwise delicious juice. On fruit and depth, this could be a 91-92 points effort easily, but the structure is too soft making it a very enjoyable, but flawed wine. 89 points in my book.
Some takeaways for anyone stocking these:
1. This is much closer in style to a warm-vintage Cotes de Nuits than it is to a Southern Rhone, so consider that when pairing with food, and go for a lighter dish or some hard cheese.
2. I wouldn't drink this standalone - it doesn't carry. But with the right food pairing, you can really enjoy this wine.
3. Definitely pop & pour. No decanting, you'll only over-do an already soft wine.
4. Drink these now, because it's probably trending downhill already, but still enjoyable (I guess while top CDPs can go for 12-15 years easily, Paso Robles Grenache seems to peak at around 6-7 years, as has been my experience in the past).
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