Really high up the granite plate, and some of it is mencia. Red in stainless with about 30% whole bunch. Then blended into a huge 5000 L oak vat. And a little less than a year in that large oak. Fresh and fun and vibrant.
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Juicy and slate slate slate! Hard to drink without food though. Tried to have a glass after my meal and it was like sucking rocks. Super interesting though,
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Pale ruby. Medium plus intensity on the nose because of the intense super ripe, even slightly cooked strawberry aroma with background of red currant and red cherry. No jamminess. Everything was just a hint but enough to make it semi-complex. Hint of flint, mint, burnt dark chocolate and despite its youth a bit of earth and savoury. Dry, medium acidity only, medium plus, stalky tannnins, medium plus body. Medium finish. On the palate the strawberry persists along with some earth but much more pleasant on the nose than the palate (although very pleasant). Very good, probably not something to keep more than 3 years. Overall pleasant enough to drink without food, medium complexity.
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3/4/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Really high up the granite plate, and some of it is mencia. Red in stainless with about 30% whole bunch. Then blended into a huge 5000 L oak vat. And a little less than a year in that large oak. Fresh and fun and vibrant.
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12/7/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A little bit of smoky cherry character.
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2/19/2022 - calmike Likes this wine: 89 Points
Juicy and slate slate slate! Hard to drink without food though. Tried to have a glass after my meal and it was like sucking rocks. Super interesting though,
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2/10/2022 - Bontam Likes this wine: 87 Points
Pale ruby. Medium plus intensity on the nose because of the intense super ripe, even slightly cooked strawberry aroma with background of red currant and red cherry. No jamminess. Everything was just a hint but enough to make it semi-complex. Hint of flint, mint, burnt dark chocolate and despite its youth a bit of earth and savoury. Dry, medium acidity only, medium plus, stalky tannnins, medium plus body. Medium finish. On the palate the strawberry persists along with some earth but much more pleasant on the nose than the palate (although very pleasant).
Very good, probably not something to keep more than 3 years.
Overall pleasant enough to drink without food, medium complexity.
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1/20/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
With that hard edge Portuguese kinda smell to it. So apparently this is Mencia blend of some sort? Tight and linear.
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