Tasted against two French versions of a Rhône blend. Surprisingly this was the most robust of the three and overall we thought it was a bit too much. Big and ripe with plenty of licorice and black fruit flavors, tar and rose petals too as it opened up. Opens with a strong, funky nose and somewhat astringent until it opens up.
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It has ripe juicy fruit. Very approachable, perhaps a bit soft, but pairs well with more delicate food. Tasted like a hybrid of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Beaujolais.
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Darn enjoyable nose. A touch hedonistic but also a touch under-ripe -- exactly the way I like my red wines. Pleasurable but with enough intellectual complexity to keep me coming back. Well done here.
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3/1/2019 - winejnky wrote: 86 Points
Tasted against two French versions of a Rhône blend. Surprisingly this was the most robust of the three and overall we thought it was a bit too much. Big and ripe with plenty of licorice and black fruit flavors, tar and rose petals too as it opened up. Opens with a strong, funky nose and somewhat astringent until it opens up.
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7/28/2017 - drcork Does not like this wine: 80 Points
All I get from this is too much oak. No fruit to speak of.
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7/9/2016 - goldgarf wrote: 87 Points
Very good
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9/17/2014 - bin905 wrote: 88 Points
It has ripe juicy fruit. Very approachable, perhaps a bit soft, but pairs well with more delicate food. Tasted like a hybrid of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Beaujolais.
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10/23/2013 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Darn enjoyable nose. A touch hedonistic but also a touch under-ripe -- exactly the way I like my red wines. Pleasurable but with enough intellectual complexity to keep me coming back. Well done here.
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