Dark ruby colour. Blackberry, liquorice, vanilla, alcohol on the nose. Some oak and blackberry on mouth, also with spice (somewhere between black pepper and tobacco). Medium-light body, medium acidity, medium tannins. Quite a bit of heat, oak and coffee on the longish finish. Nothing exciting. Good if you find it under 20$.
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Barrel Select Portfolio Tasting (Toronto, ON): Pretty solid wine here, but not a style I'm totally crazy about. Nose is of black Jujubes, hints of pepper, soil, a touch of confectioners sugar, blueberries and blackberries. Middle of the road stylistically. Good, solid and well made, nothing more. It's all about the deep, pure, very slightly confected fruit.
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2/26/2015 - moneder wrote: 86 Points
Dark ruby colour. Blackberry, liquorice, vanilla, alcohol on the nose. Some oak and blackberry on mouth, also with spice (somewhere between black pepper and tobacco). Medium-light body, medium acidity, medium tannins. Quite a bit of heat, oak and coffee on the longish finish. Nothing exciting. Good if you find it under 20$.
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2/15/2015 - wagonwine wrote:
3 Pleasing southern Rhone blend. Plenty of fruit considering the cool vintage. Not complex, but pleasurable.
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11/17/2014 - Wine Canuck wrote: 87 Points
Barrel Select Portfolio Tasting (Toronto, ON): Pretty solid wine here, but not a style I'm totally crazy about. Nose is of black Jujubes, hints of pepper, soil, a touch of confectioners sugar, blueberries and blackberries. Middle of the road stylistically. Good, solid and well made, nothing more. It's all about the deep, pure, very slightly confected fruit.
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