2010 Dashe Cellars Grenache Les Enfants Terribles

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 87.3 points

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  3/26/2021 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Liked it better on release, but still has great attributes.
  The cork was perfect after a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days. This wine started with spicy fruit; as it opened up, this wine showed better balance. On day two, this wine had softened to reveal increased depth, texture, and integrated complexity. Dark red color with no oxidation, and clarity is good. Aromas of sweet cherry, and vanilla. Flavors of cherry, raspberry, and baking spice. This Grenache has a medium finish. This age worthy wine may have more years of life left. A great fruit source and a good winemaking effort by Michael Dashe. Pair with Charcuterie and Olive Tapenade or grilled Lamb Chops.

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  1/13/2013 - drinkfunkyanddance wrote:

  Similar to my last note. Less deep blue fruit, more red-fruited notes (raspberry), but maybe more hollow. Less delicious, but balanced for a CA grenache still. (I am really not a grenache lover, to be honest.)

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  8/25/2012 - Cabfrancophile wrote:

  Casa Sena Tasting, August 2012 (La Casa Sena retail shop, Santa Fe, NM): Simple, herbal cherry, fruit forward, mid-weight, mild tannin. Good, but seems along the lines of a basic CdR (or Beaujolais) in style. Bit pricey for what it is IMO. Made with ambient yeasts, elevage in neutral 500 L hogsheads.

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  4/3/2012 - joannevicious wrote: 85 Points

  Just opened. Getting a lot of fruit leather. Way too much for my taste. Not a bad wine, but too much dried fruit for my taste. Hoping the pepper shows up tomorrow

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  2/22/2012 - drinkfunkyanddance wrote:

  This wine is fine--stellar for a CA grenache, but still just fine. Buoyant fruit and vaguely peppery/spice aromas make it seem like it it would go down easy, but it really needed to be paired with food. With dinner this was great--refreshing and even palate cleansing. Nice wine, but not life-changing. Stick with the Zins from the Enfants line.

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