A lot to like here. There is quite a bit of fruit on the front end, smoked meat on the back end. Really interesting flavors, but one ends and the other starts. They are not integrated into one another. The wine just feels out of balance. The palate ends up feeling shocked by the sudden turn from juicy dark fruit to acrid, meaty notes. Both were good on their own, but just missing something in between to bring them into harmony.
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2016 Casa Magrez
4/2/2024 - bcahlbrandt Likes this wine: 88 Points
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2006 Balcom Family Cellars Mascaret
3/25/2024 - bcahlbrandt Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine is right in its sweet spot. Big, bold, no hard edges. Definitely a steak wine.
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2015 Mark Herold Wines Flux
3/25/2024 - bcahlbrandt Likes this wine: 88 Points
A lot to like here. There is quite a bit of fruit on the front end, smoked meat on the back end. Really interesting flavors, but one ends and the other starts. They are not integrated into one another. The wine just feels out of balance. The palate ends up feeling shocked by the sudden turn from juicy dark fruit to acrid, meaty notes. Both were good on their own, but just missing something in between to bring them into harmony.
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