Could pass for a very mediocre CdR. Nothing is wrong with this wine, it's clearly a Rhone red in character, middle of the road in extraction/ripeness, not over done with decent structure. It just lacks anything to make it interesting. 3- (out of 5).
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Deep ruby color. Pronounced, youthful aromas of strawberry compote, vanilla, cinnamon, rose petal, cassis, plum, pencil lead. Full body, high alcohol, dry, high tannins, med(+) acidity, long finish. Fruit is ripe and oak influence is pretty prominent but the structure gives freshness and the wine is well balanced. Its abv is 15% and it is definitely hot, but it isn't unbalanced. Delicious now but will age to improve. Decant 2+ hours if opening anytime soon.
For pairing, lamb leg streak was decent pairing but the dish was a bit overwhelmed so lamb chop would have been better for this wine.
Day 3: Syrah is more on the front (cassis, dark cherry, violet, black pepper) though there is still red fruit component, and oak is more integrated (chocolate, tobacco) and aromas are much more complex with herby and savory notes (bay leaf, smoke, black olive). It almost tastes like a totally different wine to be honest compared to its first day, but it only confirms ageability of this wine.
For day 3 pairing, I tried with Italian sausage cassoulet, but wine was still overwhelming and sausage would go better with more structured wine like Bordeaux at the end. I'd say a good pair for this wine might be something like braised boar cheek and roasted lamb shoulder.
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7/13/2023 - NMSteve wrote:
Could pass for a very mediocre CdR. Nothing is wrong with this wine, it's clearly a Rhone red in character, middle of the road in extraction/ripeness, not over done with decent structure. It just lacks anything to make it interesting. 3- (out of 5).
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6/13/2023 - CWilliam wrote:
Costco purchase - really nice. Didn't take formal notes and this was better on night 2. Will buy another bottle and post a real note.
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5/1/2023 - Takao wrote: 95 Points
Deep ruby color. Pronounced, youthful aromas of strawberry compote, vanilla, cinnamon, rose petal, cassis, plum, pencil lead. Full body, high alcohol, dry, high tannins, med(+) acidity, long finish. Fruit is ripe and oak influence is pretty prominent but the structure gives freshness and the wine is well balanced. Its abv is 15% and it is definitely hot, but it isn't unbalanced. Delicious now but will age to improve. Decant 2+ hours if opening anytime soon.
For pairing, lamb leg streak was decent pairing but the dish was a bit overwhelmed so lamb chop would have been better for this wine.
Day 3: Syrah is more on the front (cassis, dark cherry, violet, black pepper) though there is still red fruit component, and oak is more integrated (chocolate, tobacco) and aromas are much more complex with herby and savory notes (bay leaf, smoke, black olive). It almost tastes like a totally different wine to be honest compared to its first day, but it only confirms ageability of this wine.
For day 3 pairing, I tried with Italian sausage cassoulet, but wine was still overwhelming and sausage would go better with more structured wine like Bordeaux at the end. I'd say a good pair for this wine might be something like braised boar cheek and roasted lamb shoulder.
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4/7/2023 - snwhite97 Likes this wine: 85 Points
Tart fruit notes with oak finish, paired well with roast potatoes and asparagus, roast chicken. Smooth mouthfeel and not an overbearing finish.
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2/5/2023 - BaronsPaw Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Yuck. Terribly young fruit, closed, tart. Overpriced. Nothing to like, just not bad enough to dump.
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