Tempranillo, cabernet, merlot, and zinfandel blend. Darker fruit—the zinfandel really shines through. Plum, brambley fruit, huckleberry. Still a little chaparral on the back end. Really high acid, so very fresh. The nicest of the bunch.
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Another bordeaux blend, aged in twice used French oak. A classic aged example of fruit forward cabernet. Dried cherry, fig, tawny fruits—the cherry is really the central note. A little bit of leather, but no real cigar box or other tertiary characteristics. The granite soil really shines though here, along with the chaparral. Nice, but I do prefer a bit more greenery.
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Cab/merlot blend aged 12 months in used french oak. Very sleek nose, with dark fruits and cassis. Overripe plum, cassis, bing cherry. Just a very light hint of thyme/chaparral, on the very back end. A high quality bordeaux style blend, ready to drink now.
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2018 Viñas de Garza Amado IV
4/13/2024 - mkribar wrote:
Tempranillo, cabernet, merlot, and zinfandel blend. Darker fruit—the zinfandel really shines through. Plum, brambley fruit, huckleberry. Still a little chaparral on the back end. Really high acid, so very fresh. The nicest of the bunch.
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2014 Viñas de Garza Colina Norte Valle de Guadalupe
4/13/2024 - mkribar wrote:
Another bordeaux blend, aged in twice used French oak. A classic aged example of fruit forward cabernet. Dried cherry, fig, tawny fruits—the cherry is really the central note. A little bit of leather, but no real cigar box or other tertiary characteristics. The granite soil really shines though here, along with the chaparral. Nice, but I do prefer a bit more greenery.
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2019 Viñas de Garza Tinto del Rancho Mogorcito
4/13/2024 - mkribar wrote:
Cab/merlot blend aged 12 months in used french oak. Very sleek nose, with dark fruits and cassis. Overripe plum, cassis, bing cherry. Just a very light hint of thyme/chaparral, on the very back end. A high quality bordeaux style blend, ready to drink now.
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