Give this plenty of air and it opens up to a very textural Syrah with loads of freshness; this is barely middle aged. Nose is smoky black fruits, black pepper, olive, oak spice. Palate is creamy and mineral, with an herbaceous, peppery finish.
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Quick note: opened this up for Xmas, enjoyed off the pop for about 2 hours or so before it was drained; although tasty and quite quaffable, this bottle was fairly unremarkable overall and actually a step down from a recent 2013 Mixed Blacks Weill a Way. Should add it was properly cellared since arrival, no noticeable flaws although the tannins were far more pronounced than any of the other Expositions, 2012 included. With 2 bottles remaining, we'll see what the future holds but given the secondary for these bottles, it's going to be tough to justify opening another bottle should the experience end up being similar.
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Amazing, profound nose of smoke, bacon fat and black fruits. Dark and red fruits, green olive that fades with air, soft finish. I could just sniff it all night and get pleasure.
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Interesting cross section of views in the current TNs. I enjoyed this one immensely. Mootsie's flavor profile struck me as right on. More savory Provencal notes than California fruit but the fruit is there. Plenty mature for drinking now but age worthy.
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Needs a decant and even then, it still comes across young. With that being said, this wine presents an intriguing mix of dark fruit and layered notes of pepper, tapenade, smoke and earth. Vibrant and balanced. At the initial offering price, it’s a deal. I would let these sit for another 3-5 years and check in again. These are 20+ year wines.
Purchased direct from Bedrock last year. Better than Exposition One but still very disjointed with tons of oak, exposed alcohol and not much structure. Yes it’s explosive/powerful but less Guigal and more 2000’s Parker. Still it’s a fun wine to try. Full bodied plus with extracted black/blue fruit, smoked meat, minerals and a ton of sweet vanilla. Texturally grainy upfront and watery on the finish. Drink over the next couple of years. All have a borderline finish funk on the nose that needs time to blow off.
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Not as good as other bottles, not sure if something was wrong with this bottle. Black cherry, raspberry, blackberry, cinnamon, licorice, toasted meats, silky smooth palate. Medium tannins are prevalent at this time, didn’t have them as much on the earlier bottles, I’d probably wait 2-3 years to drink anymore. Still this is most excellent!
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Such an outstanding wine. Drank it right out of the bottle over 3 hours. Dark red with an explosive nose. Dark berries. Just inhale. Smooth on the palate with perfect balance. Nothing is out of place. I would say it is in its early drinking window now, but with plenty of years left.
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Intense, cherry, strawberry, loads of chocolate and cocoa, roasted steak, white pepper, cinnamon, vanilla, amazing purity and silky profile. I love this wine!
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A great crunchy and savory bouquet during the first hour which morphed into smoky dry meats thereafter as the palate impression became increasingly drier. Turned out to be an excellent pairing with jalapeno-duck hearts, and a flop with a chili pepper-tuna belly dish. Hold till 2019. 95-96
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The greatest young wine I've ever tasted. Was worried it wouldn't live up to the hype, but was absolutely singing after a quick 1 hour decant. Violets, perfume, Cuban cigar and asphalt...and a finish that sailed on for a full minute. Wow!
WA 100 points US wines (14 wines) - Wine tasting dinner (Søllerød Kro): Medium Purple. Northern Rhone blend 92% Syrah and 8% Viognier. Too young. Dried fruit, smoky, herbal, cedar, vanilla. Long finish. Too young, not in balance yet but I see it as a coming extraordinary wine. This tasting's winner!
As usual this is a rock star, amazing balance, dark red and black fruits, vanilla, clove, chocolate, great concentration and purity, the length is 50+ seconds. This is great stuff. Drinks well now with 1-2 hours of air.
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Still needs an hour or two to open up, but when it does, wow. Dark blue and black fruits, steak, dark chocolate milk, chocolate covered cherries, some background minerality and just perfect balance a velvety texture and well integrated tannins and acidity. This is truly and amazing wine. Morgan and the gang made something special here, and is better than wines 2X and 3X the price. Of course this is sold out and good luck trying to find it for 2X the original release. It's a shame this is the last year for these Exposition wines, all three years were special wines. Morgan said he'd make them again if he could but it's just not in the cards. Hopefully he will find other vineyard sources fore more experiment wines.
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Opened last night, enjoyed most of it. A little less open tonight. This wine is a behemoth. A little lighter in color than I expected. A grand aroma of a dark fruits, meat and herbs. Very earthy and old world in nature. Young and bright. It's very viscous on the palate almost like there is fruit pulp in the bottle. I want to say that it reminds me of a very young Chapoutier single vineyard hermitage. The density is remarkable and the acids carry the awesome dark berry and wood smoked grilled rare meat flavors on a long finish that lasts almost a minute. Not your typical Bedrock Syrah. I realize it's an experiment in "vinology". But I wish Morgan would continue producing this unique bottling as I find it extremely pleasurable. Selfish as that may sound.
Dark Cherry, Cocoa, Coffee, Silky Smooth, bright acidity on the finish, loads of black raspberry and beef bload. This has AMAZING balance, an incredible freshness and mouth-coating flavor and structure but drinks extremely well right now. This is better than last years example, it's incredible and I wish I had more.
12/30/2023 - ex-sommelier Likes this wine:
Give this plenty of air and it opens up to a very textural Syrah with loads of freshness; this is barely middle aged. Nose is smoky black fruits, black pepper, olive, oak spice. Palate is creamy and mineral, with an herbaceous, peppery finish.
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12/26/2023 - *Vine* wrote:
Quick note: opened this up for Xmas, enjoyed off the pop for about 2 hours or so before it was drained; although tasty and quite quaffable, this bottle was fairly unremarkable overall and actually a step down from a recent 2013 Mixed Blacks Weill a Way. Should add it was properly cellared since arrival, no noticeable flaws although the tannins were far more pronounced than any of the other Expositions, 2012 included. With 2 bottles remaining, we'll see what the future holds but given the secondary for these bottles, it's going to be tough to justify opening another bottle should the experience end up being similar.
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1/7/2022 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine: 95 Points
Amazing, profound nose of smoke, bacon fat and black fruits. Dark and red fruits, green olive that fades with air, soft finish. I could just sniff it all night and get pleasure.
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11/28/2021 - rdf58 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Interesting cross section of views in the current TNs. I enjoyed this one immensely. Mootsie's flavor profile struck me as right on. More savory Provencal notes than California fruit but the fruit is there. Plenty mature for drinking now but age worthy.
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11/25/2021 - Mootsie Likes this wine: 96 Points
Needs a decant and even then, it still comes across young.
With that being said, this wine presents an intriguing mix of dark fruit and layered notes of pepper, tapenade, smoke and earth. Vibrant and balanced.
At the initial offering price, it’s a deal.
I would let these sit for another 3-5 years and check in again. These are 20+ year wines.
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9/22/2021 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 92 Points
Purchased direct from Bedrock last year. Better than Exposition One but still very disjointed with tons of oak, exposed alcohol and not much structure. Yes it’s explosive/powerful but less Guigal and more 2000’s Parker. Still it’s a fun wine to try. Full bodied plus with extracted black/blue fruit, smoked meat, minerals and a ton of sweet vanilla. Texturally grainy upfront and watery on the finish. Drink over the next couple of years. All have a borderline finish funk on the nose that needs time to blow off.
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11/1/2019 - pakabear Likes this wine: 94 Points
Not as good as other bottles, not sure if something was wrong with this bottle. Black cherry, raspberry, blackberry, cinnamon, licorice, toasted meats, silky smooth palate. Medium tannins are prevalent at this time, didn’t have them as much on the earlier bottles, I’d probably wait 2-3 years to drink anymore. Still this is most excellent!
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3/10/2019 - Neras Likes this wine: 100 Points
Such an outstanding wine. Drank it right out of the bottle over 3 hours. Dark red with an explosive nose. Dark berries. Just inhale. Smooth on the palate with perfect balance. Nothing is out of place. I would say it is in its early drinking window now, but with plenty of years left.
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12/14/2018 - pakabear Likes this wine: 97 Points
Intense, cherry, strawberry, loads of chocolate and cocoa, roasted steak, white pepper, cinnamon, vanilla, amazing purity and silky profile. I love this wine!
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12/24/2017 - joraesque wrote: 96 Points
A great crunchy and savory bouquet during the first hour which morphed into smoky dry meats thereafter as the palate impression became increasingly drier. Turned out to be an excellent pairing with jalapeno-duck hearts, and a flop with a chili pepper-tuna belly dish. Hold till 2019.
95-96
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6/17/2017 - Philly NQ King wrote: 98 Points
The greatest young wine I've ever tasted. Was worried it wouldn't live up to the hype, but was absolutely singing after a quick 1 hour decant. Violets, perfume, Cuban cigar and asphalt...and a finish that sailed on for a full minute. Wow!
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6/9/2017 - Kim Gerner wrote: 98 Points
WA 100 points US wines (14 wines) - Wine tasting dinner (Søllerød Kro): Medium Purple. Northern Rhone blend 92% Syrah and 8% Viognier. Too young. Dried fruit, smoky, herbal, cedar, vanilla. Long finish. Too young, not in balance yet but I see it as a coming extraordinary wine. This tasting's winner!
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5/3/2017 - pakabear Likes this wine: 98 Points
As usual this is a rock star, amazing balance, dark red and black fruits, vanilla, clove, chocolate, great concentration and purity, the length is 50+ seconds. This is great stuff. Drinks well now with 1-2 hours of air.
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2/19/2017 - pakabear Likes this wine: 99 Points
Still needs an hour or two to open up, but when it does, wow. Dark blue and black fruits, steak, dark chocolate milk, chocolate covered cherries, some background minerality and just perfect balance a velvety texture and well integrated tannins and acidity. This is truly and amazing wine. Morgan and the gang made something special here, and is better than wines 2X and 3X the price. Of course this is sold out and good luck trying to find it for 2X the original release. It's a shame this is the last year for these Exposition wines, all three years were special wines. Morgan said he'd make them again if he could but it's just not in the cards. Hopefully he will find other vineyard sources fore more experiment wines.
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10/29/2016 - Dave Mosko Likes this wine:
Opened last night, enjoyed most of it. A little less open tonight. This wine is a behemoth. A little lighter in color than I expected. A grand aroma of a dark fruits, meat and herbs. Very earthy and old world in nature. Young and bright. It's very viscous on the palate almost like there is fruit pulp in the bottle. I want to say that it reminds me of a very young Chapoutier single vineyard hermitage. The density is remarkable and the acids carry the awesome dark berry and wood smoked grilled rare meat flavors on a long finish that lasts almost a minute. Not your typical Bedrock Syrah. I realize it's an experiment in "vinology". But I wish Morgan would continue producing this unique bottling as I find it extremely pleasurable. Selfish as that may sound.
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10/26/2016 - pakabear Likes this wine: 98 Points
Dark Cherry, Cocoa, Coffee, Silky Smooth, bright acidity on the finish, loads of black raspberry and beef bload. This has AMAZING balance, an incredible freshness and mouth-coating flavor and structure but drinks extremely well right now. This is better than last years example, it's incredible and I wish I had more.
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