First taste of a carmenere/Syrah blend -- young with aroma of blackberry, coffee, and pencil lead... On the palate retains the fruit and adds a pleasant butterscotchy bit of burnt sugar. Modest acid and overall well-balanced, finish is not particularly long, a fun pop-n-pour.
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C: Med+ Ruby, Bright A: Clean, Med+ Intensity, youthful Coffee/toast, red peppers, floral, rich red fruit, Opening floral going to coconut T: dry, med+ acid ,med+ tannin, fine grained, med+ alc, med+ body, med+ intensity Long finish dark fruit/blueberry, red pepper, dark chocolate opening with some red fruit Conc: Good fruit, good concentration/balance, with great acidity, nice freshness
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10/9/2011 - Jeffkunins wrote: 88 Points
First taste of a carmenere/Syrah blend -- young with aroma of blackberry, coffee, and pencil lead... On the palate retains the fruit and adds a pleasant butterscotchy bit of burnt sugar. Modest acid and overall well-balanced, finish is not particularly long, a fun pop-n-pour.
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4/20/2011 - Weston3220 Likes this wine: 89 Points
C: Med+ Ruby, Bright
A: Clean, Med+ Intensity, youthful
Coffee/toast, red peppers, floral, rich red fruit, Opening floral going to coconut
T: dry, med+ acid ,med+ tannin, fine grained, med+ alc, med+ body, med+ intensity Long finish
dark fruit/blueberry, red pepper, dark chocolate opening with some red fruit
Conc: Good fruit, good concentration/balance, with great acidity, nice freshness
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