Not enjoyable for a Beckstoffer- seems a bit acidic. Pleasant on the nose, but subdued fruit. Good purple color. I guess I expected better. I have a feeling that it may not get any better. We will see!!
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Dark and rich. Red, blue and black fruits. Soft tannins, and so I would never have guessed it had 10% Petite Sirah with it being fairly young. Smooth, well balanced, with a long finish.
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Flash decant and drank over 2 days. Day 1 - nothing special. Day 2 - super dark color, tons of blue fruit, tannins slowly releasing grip. Unique taste given the petite Syrah and very enjoyable My mistake in thinking 17 vintage early drinker across the board. Hold.
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I popped this a bit early, I admit, but the wine, though young, shows tremendous expression. The nose brings strong essence of blueberry, honey suckle and herbal bouquet. The palate is greeted with creamy blue fruit with a licorice finish. The wines tannins are already well groomed. This vineyard is a beauty and will produce more great wines in the future.
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Popped, poured and consumed over 2 hours, with dinner. Deep purple core with no signs of age. Extroverted bouquet, offering up stunningly pure notes of blueberry, black cherry, roasted fennel, and ripe plums; hints of lavender and spice box. Medium bodied, with unreal depth and balance; silky texture, good concentration, and a very long finish. For my tastes, I preferred the ‘17 over the ‘16 Kata; the freshness, lift and joie de vivre are impressive. A great wine!
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Realm Cellars - Practical Dreamer Tour (Mastro’s Steakhouse - Beverly Hills): A huge nose of cassis, cherry, bergamot, orange blossoms. Wow this is super intense, cherries and cassis, roses, orange peel, and some paprika. Big tannic structure and mouthwatering acidity, and the orange peel continues on and on to a very long finish. Oh my god mindblowing!
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9/10/2023 - goonar182 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Not enjoyable for a Beckstoffer- seems a bit acidic. Pleasant on the nose, but subdued fruit. Good purple color. I guess I expected better. I have a feeling that it may not get any better. We will see!!
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4/23/2023 - sonodoc Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dark and rich. Red, blue and black fruits. Soft tannins, and so I would never have guessed it had 10% Petite Sirah with it being fairly young. Smooth, well balanced, with a long finish.
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3/15/2023 - eschuldt wrote: 94 Points
Still a forward fruit profile, some structure to balance it out but over time not seeing the complexity I’d hope might develop.
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3/7/2022 - Artbreadman Likes this wine: 94 Points
This has blossomed into a lovely, not too heavy but still rich and enjoyable wine. It reminded me of several different vintages of Dominus.
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2/25/2022 - Tonythefish wrote: 96 Points
See prior notes - evolving beautifully and a real treat
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12/30/2021 - EM_MB Likes this wine: 93 Points
Flash decant and drank over 2 days. Day 1 - nothing special. Day 2 - super dark color, tons of blue fruit, tannins slowly releasing grip. Unique taste given the petite Syrah and very enjoyable My mistake in thinking 17 vintage early drinker across the board. Hold.
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8/22/2021 - eschuldt wrote: 95 Points
One glass after an hour slow ox, nice fruit profile and integrated tannins. Still quite fruit forward.
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2/14/2021 - jschnabel wrote: 93 Points
I popped this a bit early, I admit, but the wine, though young, shows tremendous expression. The nose brings strong essence of blueberry, honey suckle and herbal bouquet. The palate is greeted with creamy blue fruit with a licorice finish. The wines tannins are already well groomed. This vineyard is a beauty and will produce more great wines in the future.
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11/14/2020 - mfkidd wrote: 92 Points
Good, but too grapey.
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10/31/2020 - Tonythefish wrote: 95 Points
Outstanding. One hour decant
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4/20/2020 - tbabes wrote: 96 Points
Popped, poured and consumed over 2 hours, with dinner. Deep purple core with no signs of age. Extroverted bouquet, offering up stunningly pure notes of blueberry, black cherry, roasted fennel, and ripe plums; hints of lavender and spice box. Medium bodied, with unreal depth and balance; silky texture, good concentration, and a very long finish. For my tastes, I preferred the ‘17 over the ‘16 Kata; the freshness, lift and joie de vivre are impressive. A great wine!
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1/12/2020 - seijaro Likes this wine: 94 Points
A real beauty, big and powerful. Still young, will get even better and smooth out some. We couldn't get to 98, but it could be there in a few years.
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1/12/2020 - eschuldt wrote: 95 Points
Hour decant, probably could have used more time. Delish.
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8/8/2019 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 98 Points
Realm Cellars - Practical Dreamer Tour (Mastro’s Steakhouse - Beverly Hills): A huge nose of cassis, cherry, bergamot, orange blossoms. Wow this is super intense, cherries and cassis, roses, orange peel, and some paprika. Big tannic structure and mouthwatering acidity, and the orange peel continues on and on to a very long finish. Oh my god mindblowing!
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