Served blind. Had me guessing. Had put this on syrah due to the aromatics, along with the cedary tang. But with air this became more riper-toned with a spicy long finish.
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Blind: originally thought this was a Bordeaux but then got hung up on Northern Rhone syrah.
Very dark purple. There's a flower aroma and a very slight smoked meat. Very dark fruited palate and a charcoal or tar hint. Lots of blue and red fruit with a grapey note at the finish. Extremely long lasting finish as there is still plenty of acid and tannins although they're very fine.
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Deep purple color with a nose of blackberry, pencil shavings, violets and menthol.
The palate showed cool black fruit, graphite, green tobacco, oregano and violets. The palate is at once concentrated and restrained. Medium bodied and light on the tongue with fine-grained tannins and good acidity. Well balanced with a long cool menthol finish. This will continue to improve for another 10 years and has the structure to drink well 25 years from vintage.
This bears a strong resemblance to the 1986 La Mission Haut Brion. How can a 100% Petit Verdot from Humboldt County be so similar to a First Growth quality Bordeaux (that doesn’t contain PV)? Yet this Wine is also quite unique. Genuinely mind-blowing. 12 cases made from Organic grapes. 13.4%ABV.
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One of the things I love most about wine is the endless diversity of it, and the fact that, no matter how many wines you've tasted, there are always many rewarding frontiers out there for you. So here, I get to try a Petit Verdot from Humboldt County, and frankly, the experience is a delight.
The nose is deep with fresh wild berries, violets and green foliage. On the palate, the boysenberry fruit is so fresh and vibrant and alive, then there are elegant dimensions of graphite, cool mineral, tobacco leaf, and just the tiniest notion of vanilla. The tannins are medium, definitely not problematic now, but probably able to carry this wine a number of years into the future.
This wine is so interesting, balanced and original. If it reminds me of anything, maybe it's Loire cab franc, but it really charts its own course. This is the kind of experience that rewards the explorer in the world of wine, and which keeps that world from ever becoming stale.
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10/3/2022 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Served blind. Had me guessing. Had put this on syrah due to the aromatics, along with the cedary tang. But with air this became more riper-toned with a spicy long finish.
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9/27/2022 - brigcampbell wrote:
Blind: originally thought this was a Bordeaux but then got hung up on Northern Rhone syrah.
Very dark purple. There's a flower aroma and a very slight smoked meat. Very dark fruited palate and a charcoal or tar hint. Lots of blue and red fruit with a grapey note at the finish. Extremely long lasting finish as there is still plenty of acid and tannins although they're very fine.
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10/20/2017 - CMN wrote: 94 Points
Deep purple color with a nose of blackberry, pencil shavings, violets and menthol.
The palate showed cool black fruit, graphite, green tobacco, oregano and violets. The palate is at once concentrated and restrained. Medium bodied and light on the tongue with fine-grained tannins and good acidity. Well balanced with a long cool menthol finish. This will continue to improve for another 10 years and has the structure to drink well 25 years from vintage.
This bears a strong resemblance to the 1986 La Mission Haut Brion. How can a 100% Petit Verdot from Humboldt County be so similar to a First Growth quality Bordeaux (that doesn’t contain PV)? Yet this Wine is also quite unique. Genuinely mind-blowing. 12 cases made from Organic grapes. 13.4%ABV.
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1/18/2016 - Counselor Chris wrote: 94 Points
One of the things I love most about wine is the endless diversity of it, and the fact that, no matter how many wines you've tasted, there are always many rewarding frontiers out there for you. So here, I get to try a Petit Verdot from Humboldt County, and frankly, the experience is a delight.
The nose is deep with fresh wild berries, violets and green foliage. On the palate, the boysenberry fruit is so fresh and vibrant and alive, then there are elegant dimensions of graphite, cool mineral, tobacco leaf, and just the tiniest notion of vanilla. The tannins are medium, definitely not problematic now, but probably able to carry this wine a number of years into the future.
This wine is so interesting, balanced and original. If it reminds me of anything, maybe it's Loire cab franc, but it really charts its own course. This is the kind of experience that rewards the explorer in the world of wine, and which keeps that world from ever becoming stale.
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