Decanted and witnessed a soaring wine fully expressing ripe stone fruits: cherries, plum, dates with gentle tannins and trace of leather, tobacco. Sho 'nuff
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Pretty straightforward wine. Red fruit and pepper on the nose. A lot of cranberries and tart cherries on the palate. It did smooth out a bit with air. It paired well with pasta with a hearty marinara.
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Mostly raspberries, cranberries, tart cherries. In general the fruit has a sour/tart quality. A hint of pepper spice but you really have to dig. Good acid, not much tannins. Simple and primary. Decent pairing with chicken and cabbage. Could work with spicy meat dishes due to the lack of tannin.
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Decanted. Now 1h after decant. Aromas of bright, jolly rancher candied cranberries and pomegranate and a bit of herbs. Palate showed tart, bright cranberries and pomegranate, just a hint of herbs and minerals. Medium bodied w very high acids. Somewhat simple w basically fruit w hight acids. Not sure if this is shutting down. High acids that's a bit off balance.
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Like a platonic ideal for Pizza wine. Bright, sweet-tart, cool red fruity thing, some intriguing spice. Best on first night open, popped & poured at Hilltown Hotpies / Katchkie Farm.
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Agree with James Kim - the most striking thing about this wine is the D&R signature. Chalk and Crunchy red fruit and red fruited candy. A swipe of herbaceousness. Delicious and joyous to drink, but lacks distinctiveness compared to some of the rest of the D&R lineup.
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Decanted for 1h then back into bottle. Brought this friends' outdoor house warming gathering. Similar to my note on 03/21 but the carbonic maceration signature was less prominent and a bit more balanced. However, didn't have as much complexity as last month - more straight forward. But all this is a bit of nitpicking. It's still a delicious wine and I would never turn it down if offered a glass.
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Ebullient nose of sweet wild strawberries and red cherries, with an intriguing herby thing going on too. Bright and highly acidic but also deeply fruity. Delicious, especially on day 2. (Was reductive on opening and benefited a lot from vigorous aeration). Apparently this went through a partial carbonic fermentation and was on the skins for just a few days and then vinified like a white wine. It’s very Beaujolais-like, and I mean that in a good way. Definitely in the Especial/Zin category of D&R wines—think juicy, friendly, and gluggable.
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Decanted. Now 1h after decant. Aromas of bright, candied cherries, some herbs, earth and bark. Prominent, bright red cherries mixed with candied cranberries, nice earthy, bark component, some herbs and minerals. Fantastic acids that befits barbera. Mild+ tannins on midpalate. Nice finish of herbs. candied cherries and cranberries. Well made and I do like this wine. But the strong, bright, candied, jolly rancher type flavors from the carbonic maceration that is the hallmark of D&R reds (at least when young) hides the varietal typicity for me. I think I'm getting tired and maybe even bored of the style. I say this as someone who probably drinks more beaujolais than any other red. 89+ - it's definitely well made.
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4/13/2024 - atl10trader Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted and witnessed a soaring wine fully expressing ripe stone fruits: cherries, plum, dates with gentle tannins and trace of leather, tobacco. Sho 'nuff
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3/28/2023 - Troon wrote: 90 Points
Pretty straightforward wine. Red fruit and pepper on the nose. A lot of cranberries and tart cherries on the palate. It did smooth out a bit with air. It paired well with pasta with a hearty marinara.
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3/3/2023 - DaButtah Likes this wine: 90 Points
Makes mouth happy
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1/14/2022 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 83 Points
Mostly raspberries, cranberries, tart cherries. In general the fruit has a sour/tart quality. A hint of pepper spice but you really have to dig. Good acid, not much tannins. Simple and primary. Decent pairing with chicken and cabbage. Could work with spicy meat dishes due to the lack of tannin.
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11/17/2021 - James Kim wrote: 87 Points
Decanted. Now 1h after decant. Aromas of bright, jolly rancher candied cranberries and pomegranate and a bit of herbs. Palate showed tart, bright cranberries and pomegranate, just a hint of herbs and minerals. Medium bodied w very high acids. Somewhat simple w basically fruit w hight acids. Not sure if this is shutting down. High acids that's a bit off balance.
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10/11/2021 - Mootsie wrote: 89 Points
Bright, cranberry, mineral. Somewhat simple. Not sure there’s enough here for age to improve. Drink and enjoy its vibrancy.
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9/15/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote:
A Good Tuesday, Vol. VI: Italians (Benanti, Calafe, Produttori, Cornelissen, D&R, Quintarelli...: Fun wine. Very D&R. Sort of glou glou. Bright, crunchy red fruit. Pure cranberry. Good with food. Young.
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7/4/2021 - MartyL Likes this wine: 93 Points
Like a platonic ideal for Pizza wine. Bright, sweet-tart, cool red fruity thing, some intriguing spice. Best on first night open, popped & poured at Hilltown Hotpies / Katchkie Farm.
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6/17/2021 - ohne_musik wrote: 90 Points
Agree with James Kim - the most striking thing about this wine is the D&R signature. Chalk and Crunchy red fruit and red fruited candy. A swipe of herbaceousness. Delicious and joyous to drink, but lacks distinctiveness compared to some of the rest of the D&R lineup.
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4/17/2021 - James Kim Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted for 1h then back into bottle. Brought this friends' outdoor house warming gathering. Similar to my note on 03/21 but the carbonic maceration signature was less prominent and a bit more balanced. However, didn't have as much complexity as last month - more straight forward. But all this is a bit of nitpicking. It's still a delicious wine and I would never turn it down if offered a glass.
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4/10/2021 - MartyL wrote: 92 Points
Ebullient nose of sweet wild strawberries and red cherries, with an intriguing herby thing going on too. Bright and highly acidic but also deeply fruity. Delicious, especially on day 2. (Was reductive on opening and benefited a lot from vigorous aeration). Apparently this went through a partial carbonic fermentation and was on the skins for just a few days and then vinified like a white wine. It’s very Beaujolais-like, and I mean that in a good way. Definitely in the Especial/Zin category of D&R wines—think juicy, friendly, and gluggable.
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3/21/2021 - James Kim Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted. Now 1h after decant. Aromas of bright, candied cherries, some herbs, earth and bark. Prominent, bright red cherries mixed with candied cranberries, nice earthy, bark component, some herbs and minerals. Fantastic acids that befits barbera. Mild+ tannins on midpalate. Nice finish of herbs. candied cherries and cranberries. Well made and I do like this wine. But the strong, bright, candied, jolly rancher type flavors from the carbonic maceration that is the hallmark of D&R reds (at least when young) hides the varietal typicity for me. I think I'm getting tired and maybe even bored of the style. I say this as someone who probably drinks more beaujolais than any other red. 89+ - it's definitely well made.
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3/19/2021 - Mootsie Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bright acidity leading to big fruit leading to a mineral finish. D & R style. Straight forward.
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