2015 Lariana Cellars fifteen

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  1/26/2024 - Canoehead Likes this wine:

  Old World vs New World: Merlot & Cab Sauv on Blueback Drive (Vancouver Island): Part of a Cabernet Sauvignon or CS-dominant blend blind tasting of old world vs new world. Pronounced nose of sweet red fruit (wild strawberry, black raspberry, cherry tart) as well as olive, cocoa, and earthiness; Very well balanced; considered so easy to drink by some tasters. Two of twelve tasters preferred this wine the most for the flight. In fact, many said this was their fave until they tasted the fourth and final Cab and preferred the Guado al Tasso in the end. The wine's unique blend of Cab Sauv with Syrah and Carmenere and savoury background may have misled some tasters (including myself) that this was the Cab-skewed Supertuscan in the mix. Wrong! I love blind tastings ;-)

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  11/21/2023 - JAP55 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Showing some aging notes so in its drinking window but somewhat indifferent overall.

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  10/9/2023 - lassus wrote: 90 Points

  Still drinking well but it may be at or slightly past peak. Some vanilla and oak on the finish, very high alcohol is a bit overwhelming.

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  9/6/2023 - OttawaB Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Solid wine. Still in primary fruit phase, although the fruit is starting to dry out a bit. Medium acidity, medium acidity. Mellow smooth dusty tannins that are in the background.

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  8/27/2022 - Vino Loco Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Lariana "Thirteen" to "Eighteen" Vertical, and some BC Rosés: Had as part of a "Thirteen" to "Eighteen" vertical (I didn't have the foresight to keep any "Twelve").
  
  Nicest colour – deep dark red. Hint of green pepper notes. Big alcohol. Similar in style to an Orin Swift wine. A solid wine, but the alcohol overwhelms and not as complex a finish as the Sixteen or Thirteen.
  
  10 tasters - Ranked 4 of 6.

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