deep purple/red color, on the nose saddle leather and black raspberries, gravel textures, clove, chocolate, on the palate ripe and forward, the primary fruit profile mirroring the nose, very good length with some pepper and dark spice on the finish, begs for a meal- a compliment in my book.
(***)+. 2026++
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Expressive C-R aromas with bacon, leather and black olives. Concentrated and hefty on the palate, with cool fruit and forest berries. Very primary. Needs time.
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Year-End Wine Dinner @ GWC!: The 2016 Tupin and Bassenon were served side by side. Black fruits, spices, bacon, leather. Powerful and rich. Still very young though; needs at least 8 - 10 years IMO. Hold
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During a year end wine dinner. Tasted blind. 2016 Bassenon and Tupin were served as a pair. What a treat, very young but the 2016 vintage already showed its class with fine structure, polished tanins and very pronounced animalic aromatics around leather, meat, bacon, red and dark fruit, musk, clay. The Bassenon being more feminin, higher pitched and the Tupin with more structure, dark fruit and tobacco. Both impressive, the Bassenon likely to drink a few years earlier but give them 10 years to fully blossom.
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Obviously young, but wanted to check in on a bottle in the name of science, especially after a recent questionable bottle of the '14. This is clean and pure, dark fruit forward, medium-plus density, and somewhat polished. Will be interesting to follow over the years. Try again in 5+ years.
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Popped and poured. Great from the get go. Elegant, complex and delicious. First time having this producer and I’m impressed. Seems like it will age very well.
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10/11/2023 - Vas19 wrote: 93 Points
A notch better than the 16 Bassenon tasted last week. A little cleaner and with more depth of fruit. Really nice bottle of syrah.
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8/29/2022 - jvphoto wrote: 93 Points
Blood, barnyard, bramble fruit, begging for food.
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11/15/2021 - B Paul wrote:
High-toned, giving nose. Some olive and meat notes, but the dark berry fruit really stands out here. I kept coming back to this again and again.
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11/12/2021 - Elpaninaro Likes this wine:
deep purple/red color, on the nose saddle leather and black raspberries, gravel textures, clove, chocolate, on the palate ripe and forward, the primary fruit profile mirroring the nose, very good length with some pepper and dark spice on the finish, begs for a meal- a compliment in my book.
(***)+. 2026++
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9/25/2021 - AudunG wrote: 95 Points
Expressive C-R aromas with bacon, leather and black olives. Concentrated and hefty on the palate, with cool fruit and forest berries. Very primary. Needs time.
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8/30/2021 - mye wrote:
Has the gamey, bacon, olive notes. had the dark fruit profile. Balanced acidity. Tasty stuff!
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12/22/2020 - dnnk88 wrote: 92 Points
Year-End Wine Dinner @ GWC!: The 2016 Tupin and Bassenon were served side by side. Black fruits, spices, bacon, leather. Powerful and rich. Still very young though; needs at least 8 - 10 years IMO. Hold
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12/22/2020 - Collector1855 wrote: 96 Points
During a year end wine dinner. Tasted blind. 2016 Bassenon and Tupin were served as a pair. What a treat, very young but the 2016 vintage already showed its class with fine structure, polished tanins and very pronounced animalic aromatics around leather, meat, bacon, red and dark fruit, musk, clay. The Bassenon being more feminin, higher pitched and the Tupin with more structure, dark fruit and tobacco. Both impressive, the Bassenon likely to drink a few years earlier but give them 10 years to fully blossom.
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1/21/2020 - jerhardt wrote:
Obviously young, but wanted to check in on a bottle in the name of science, especially after a recent questionable bottle of the '14. This is clean and pure, dark fruit forward, medium-plus density, and somewhat polished. Will be interesting to follow over the years. Try again in 5+ years.
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12/9/2019 - B Paul wrote:
Popped and poured. Great from the get go. Elegant, complex and delicious. First time having this producer and I’m impressed. Seems
like it will age very well.
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9/29/2019 - Nick4378 Likes this wine: 95 Points
What a seamless wine. 1.5hr decant. Super elegant, clean perfect with lamb. JMS continues to shatter expectations
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