Very Good(-) I was looking for something that wouldn't be too assertive against a lentils dish with celery root, thyme, and mint. This worked really well. The wine is fairly light even though there are tastes of dark fruits. This is one of those pleasing food wines that belong in a cellar, even if the wine isn't the most complex or deep. Not a ton of fruit or structure and even a bit flat at times. That said, this was PnP and only about an hour and a half.
13.0% abv
Empty bottle weight: 480g
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Very dark but a less saturated black than Syrah, possessing a degree of translucence. The palate is pleasantly refreshing, with cleansing tannins, and lightly savory, distinct from Syrah. It gained depth and flavor over 48 hours (good for cellaring?), shedding a trace of Irish tea bitters. In sum a good wine for meat and fat, and although not very fruity would add needed texture to overtly fruity Rhone varietals such as Grenache and Counoise.
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Nice nose of ripe black cherry. Very interesting palate with lots going on. Fine acids and tannins, flavors more subtle - elements of cherry and plum - palate feels a bit closed, alcohol element (whatever it is) buried in the background. Let's see what some air brings... With some good Comté the palate is more evident. The acids, flavors and tannins remind of some good young-ish Italian wines. Will be looking forward to seeing where this goes with some cellar time. DAY 2: palate more open, get ripe plum flavors, very good balance with tannins and acids. Drying tannins on the long finish - this so reminds me of young Italians. Delicious.
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I liked this a lot more than I was expecting. It reminded me of a carignane. Nice acidity, a little fruity, red fruit. Quite nice with the Mediterranean food we were having.
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Double decanted. Light and sour, sour, sour. Not completely one-dimensional but can sort of see why this is a blending grape. Not sure what I saw at the vineyard tasting that made me buy a bottle. This was a sad waste of liver capacity.
First time trying Vaccarese as a single varietal. Overall a bit light and thin perhaps showing the youthfulness of the vines. Ruby in the glass, moderately aromatic nose of red fruits and spice, palate is dry fruits take a backseat to spice, tobacco, herbs and earth notes, fruits tend tart with pomegranate, currant and cherry, acidity is high, tannins and body are medium, finish falls off a bit quickly and is thin. Great to try but would not buy again.
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Really stoked to get to try this as a single varietal. Can't wait to see where Tablas takes future vintages of this as they learn more about this very rare grape.
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A novelty for sure. Evaluated over two days and not much offered. Not flawed in my opinion. Some scents of spices and cherry. Some grippy tannin. Half rotten cherry was the most predominant flavour. Not much of a finish and felt rather thin. Reminded us of cheap, although well made French table wine. Fun to try for sure. First time they’ve made it so maybe future renditions will have more poise/direction/energy if that makes sense? Tried pairing it with air fried rosemary lamb and it fell short. The 2018 Côtes de Tablas was up to task though!
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100% Vaccarese. High acidity, medium tannin, medium alcohol, dry, medium- body. Raspberry, blueberry, fig, licorice. Very light still, could develop more with age.
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2/6/2024 - tward Likes this wine: 86 Points
Very Good(-)
I was looking for something that wouldn't be too assertive against a lentils dish with celery root, thyme, and mint. This worked really well. The wine is fairly light even though there are tastes of dark fruits. This is one of those pleasing food wines that belong in a cellar, even if the wine isn't the most complex or deep. Not a ton of fruit or structure and even a bit flat at times. That said, this was PnP and only about an hour and a half.
13.0% abv
Empty bottle weight: 480g
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12/24/2023 - wilypod Likes this wine: 87 Points
Very dark but a less saturated black than Syrah, possessing a degree of translucence. The palate is pleasantly refreshing, with cleansing tannins, and lightly savory, distinct from Syrah. It gained depth and flavor over 48 hours (good for cellaring?), shedding a trace of Irish tea bitters. In sum a good wine for meat and fat, and although not very fruity would add needed texture to overtly fruity Rhone varietals such as Grenache and Counoise.
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9/13/2023 - DBdeParis Likes this wine:
Nice nose of ripe black cherry. Very interesting palate with lots going on. Fine acids and tannins, flavors more subtle - elements of cherry and plum - palate feels a bit closed, alcohol element (whatever it is) buried in the background. Let's see what some air brings... With some good Comté the palate is more evident. The acids, flavors and tannins remind of some good young-ish Italian wines. Will be looking forward to seeing where this goes with some cellar time. DAY 2: palate more open, get ripe plum flavors, very good balance with tannins and acids. Drying tannins on the long finish - this so reminds me of young Italians. Delicious.
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2/5/2023 - ftsai71@gmail.com Likes this wine: 88 Points
I liked this a lot more than I was expecting. It reminded me of a carignane. Nice acidity, a little fruity, red fruit. Quite nice with the Mediterranean food we were having.
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1/11/2023 - wchrisw Likes this wine:
I agree with WinecenturyAZ. Light, tart, pomegranate, some acid. About what I expected. Decent but I don’t have to do this again.
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1/6/2023 - rgujral Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Double decanted. Light and sour, sour, sour. Not completely one-dimensional but can sort of see why this is a blending grape. Not sure what I saw at the vineyard tasting that made me buy a bottle. This was a sad waste of liver capacity.
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1/1/2023 - WineCenturyAZ Likes this wine:
First time trying Vaccarese as a single varietal. Overall a bit light and thin perhaps showing the youthfulness of the vines. Ruby in the glass, moderately aromatic nose of red fruits and spice, palate is dry fruits take a backseat to spice, tobacco, herbs and earth notes, fruits tend tart with pomegranate, currant and cherry, acidity is high, tannins and body are medium, finish falls off a bit quickly and is thin. Great to try but would not buy again.
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2/12/2022 - r4Cali Likes this wine: 88 Points
Really stoked to get to try this as a single varietal. Can't wait to see where Tablas takes future vintages of this as they learn more about this very rare grape.
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6/1/2021 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 87 Points
Tasted at the winery
Big red fruit flavors, followd by cinnamon and other spice notes. Full bodied with high tannins; but overall pretty tight. developing.
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5/29/2021 - Order66 wrote:
A novelty for sure. Evaluated over two days and not much offered. Not flawed in my opinion. Some scents of spices and cherry. Some grippy tannin. Half rotten cherry was the most predominant flavour. Not much of a finish and felt rather thin. Reminded us of cheap, although well made French table wine. Fun to try for sure. First time they’ve made it so maybe future renditions will have more poise/direction/energy if that makes sense? Tried pairing it with air fried rosemary lamb and it fell short. The 2018 Côtes de Tablas was up to task though!
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5/27/2021 - mayakacz Likes this wine:
100% Vaccarese. High acidity, medium tannin, medium alcohol, dry, medium- body. Raspberry, blueberry, fig, licorice. Very light still, could develop more with age.
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