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2015 Pondera Prima Donna
4/30/2024 - jdjjadair Likes this wine:
Still drinking nicely but getting thin. Blueberry and tart cherry on the nose and palate, medium body, short finish that resolves a little astringent. Tannins still present but smooth. Best to accompany a meal IMO. No reason to hold any further.
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2021 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas
4/26/2024 - jdjjadair wrote:
TC’s Production Notes:
The 2021 vintage came after a chilly, relatively dry winter, the exception being a single storm that dropped more than a foot of rain on us in late January. The cold, dry winter produced a fruit set with smaller clusters and smaller berries, and yields were down about 25% compared to our average. The growing season was ideal, with each hot stretch followed by a cool period that allowed the vines to recover, and that combined with the low yields to produce some of our most intense fruit ever and our highest average acids since the chilly 2011 vintage. We believe that 2021 has all the hallmarks of a blockbuster year.
As always, the Esprit is based on the red fruit and meatiness of Mourvedre (35%). The relatively equal proportions of Grenache (26%, for sweet spice and bright acids) and Syrah (23%, for dark color and savory, tannic richness) are a good indicator of the vintage's overall balance and quality. This also seeméd to be a great vintage to lean into three of our more trace varieties, and we used all our Vaccarese (7%, for black fruit and minerality) and Cinsaut (5%, for warm purple fruit and sweet spice) as well as 4% Counoise for vibrancy and wildness. This blend produced something both intense and fresh, complex and yet pure. The wine's components were selected for Esprit, blended in June 2022 and aged a year in foudre before bottling in August 2023.
2950 cases produced.
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2011 Château Behere Courtin
4/24/2024 - jdjjadair Likes this wine: 85 Points
Pretty thin at this point. Very tight on opening but black fruits with a little bit of spice begin to emerge after an hour of decanting. Surprisingly acids and tannin still present and in balance. Day two the black fruit was a bit more pronounced as the acid receded. Tannin provided a nice backdrop for red meat, but the finish was pretty short. All in all not a bad bottle for 13 years old that probably wasn’t meant to age this long. Enjoy now.
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