Tasted blind. Clear, med. garnet, showing a little age. Med (+) to intense nose of ripe red cherry, baked plum, orange peel, aromatic herbs, licorice, savory spices, smoke and a touch of baking spice from one yr in new French Oak tonneaux. Still developing. Dry, but fruit-forward, with med to med (+) acidity and tannins and high alcohol. Med (+) flavor intensity and length. More youthful than one would expect for a 9 yr old wine, it punches way above its price point. 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre. Drink through 2025.
Old World wine from a moderate to warm climate. Possible varieties include Grenache, Syrah, Nebbiolo, Aglianico, Corvina. No indicia of appassimento, so not likely to be an Amarone. Not enough acidity and tannin for a Nebbiolo or Aglianico and also not dark enough to be the latter. Seemingly too complex for a Grenache, but of course it's a Southern Rhone blend!
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The cork did not look completely proof and some air elapsed or Viceversa. Obviously The result was A surprise: excellent Deep Fruit and ripeness. Perfect Harmonie and balance. No sign of weekness and at Perfect drinking condition!
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Bright ruby red on the pour. With an hour, this showed complex herbal, licorice and spice notes. Very nice and more punch than I expected from a basic CDP.
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8/28/2020 - empyr wrote: 91 Points
Flawed on day 2
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6/25/2020 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted blind. Clear, med. garnet, showing a little age. Med (+) to intense nose of ripe red cherry, baked plum, orange peel, aromatic herbs, licorice, savory spices, smoke and a touch of baking spice from one yr in new French Oak tonneaux. Still developing. Dry, but fruit-forward, with med to med (+) acidity and tannins and high alcohol. Med (+) flavor intensity and length. More youthful than one would expect for a 9 yr old wine, it punches way above its price point. 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre. Drink through 2025.
Old World wine from a moderate to warm climate. Possible varieties include Grenache, Syrah, Nebbiolo, Aglianico, Corvina. No indicia of appassimento, so not likely to be an Amarone. Not enough acidity and tannin for a Nebbiolo or Aglianico and also not dark enough to be the latter. Seemingly too complex for a Grenache, but of course it's a Southern Rhone blend!
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12/26/2017 - Stefan Schneider Likes this wine: 91 Points
The cork did not look completely proof and some air elapsed or Viceversa.
Obviously The result was A surprise: excellent Deep Fruit and ripeness. Perfect Harmonie and balance. No sign of weekness and at Perfect drinking condition!
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12/21/2016 - Dale Rattles Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bright ruby red on the pour. With an hour, this showed complex herbal, licorice and spice notes. Very nice and more punch than I expected from a basic CDP.
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