Really nice bottling. If you like Rhone Rangers, this is a great bottle to enjoy with roasted salmon, or light grilled fare. Bice light crimson red color, nose was slight berry, with bright florals. The palate was a mixed Cherry compote, and evident vanilla oak. The grenache blend is gamey adding a meat essence component, this bottle has a lot going on! I;m a big fan of Naggier Vineyards already, and this suites my palate.
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Little hot on the nose right when opend but that passed after 30 or 45 minutes, revealing nice red fruits and light spice.... some of the residual heat never really went away so I'm wondering if the wine is pretty much peaked and on it's slide. Still very tasty.... but maybe it's time to drink if you have some on hand. We've enjoyed many bottles over the last couple years since we first discovered the wine and brought back four bottles of the 07 when we were in Napa last.
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2/11/2012 - mpricher wrote: 90 Points
Really nice bottling. If you like Rhone Rangers, this is a great bottle to enjoy with roasted salmon, or light grilled fare. Bice light crimson red color, nose was slight berry, with bright florals. The palate was a mixed Cherry compote, and evident vanilla oak. The grenache blend is gamey adding a meat essence component, this bottle has a lot going on! I;m a big fan of Naggier Vineyards already, and this suites my palate.
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10/15/2011 - Ewhite30 wrote: 87 Points
Little hot on the nose right when opend but that passed after 30 or 45 minutes, revealing nice red fruits and light spice.... some of the residual heat never really went away so I'm wondering if the wine is pretty much peaked and on it's slide. Still very tasty.... but maybe it's time to drink if you have some on hand. We've enjoyed many bottles over the last couple years since we first discovered the wine and brought back four bottles of the 07 when we were in Napa last.
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10/8/2011 - jdiefenbach wrote: 91 Points
Amazing finish - little to no time needed for this to open up.
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8/6/2011 - Maz wrote: 90 Points
Wonderful Rhone blend. Drank with cabbage rolls and it was a perfect match.
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8/3/2011 - DStone wrote: 90 Points
Fruity, nice acidity. Buying 3 more!
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