2015 Cirillo Grenache The Vincent

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  11/27/2021 - bweber79 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Medium ruby apprarance; medium intensity of aromas of raspberry, red cherry, red plum, strong reductive flint, sage, thyme, cinnamon, clove, cedar, and potting soil. Dry and medium acid; medium minus body with medium alcohol; medium finish. Good wine with nice age and a solid raspberry/cherry palate; reductive approach is only on the nose.

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  8/16/2021 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 91 Points

  1st of 3 for me and this was certainly a surprise. I tend to like the Aussies with some age on them but given some recent notes here, I figured I'd check in on one. While it's still got a youthful constitution, I don't see this as an ager, but the surprising thing was how restrained it is. Blind I would have guessed this as Cotes-du-Rhone or a Beaujolais, maybe a pinot or Spanish garnacha, but definitely not a Barossa grenache! Interesting.
  
  Ruby to garnet color with transparency. Aromas of graphite, wet stone, ash, floral, and red fruit. Light to medium body, medium acid and finish, with flavors of cherry, strawberry, lemon, orange peel, and light spice. Very feminine (am I not supposed to say that anymore?) and restrained. Food versatile—this is a red to go with chicken or the right type of fish preparation (tomatoes). I like it. Don't think it needs to age, so I'll probably rip through my others. 90-91

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  1/31/2021 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very old vine grenache. Med garnet, showing a little age. Med (+) aromas of ripe maraschino cherry, wild raspberry jam, plum sauce, smoke, sweet baking spices. Judicious oak. Dry, but fruit forward, with med acidity, med, resolved tannins and high alcohol (14% but perceived as a bit lower). Med (+) body, flavor intensity and length, with a very pleasant slightly balsamic, sweet and sour finish. Very good by itself but very versatile with food. Age-worthy, but not likely to improve with further aging.

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  12/24/2020 - rhg Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Chocolate, blackberry, forest floor. Leather. Overripe red cherry. A bit in your face. But good.

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  9/15/2020 - Richard123 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Powerful pop of grenache / fruit flavor, thoroughly enjoyed it. QPR good too, but definitely an Aussie "in your face" style.

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