Decanted 30min prior. Cork was fully saturated and showed signs of seepage. Garnet with burnt orange meniscus.
I don’t know what it is about grenache and exposure to air but it somehow seems that a bit of accidental contact through a faulty seal improves the wine vs perfectly sealed examples. I cannot explain it for such an oxidation prone varietal but it happens consistently with lots of late 90s rhone wines i have. Anyway, this was a delicate and fine grenache. Still with fruit as well as the expected secondary development. Excellent.
70% grenache 20% syrah 10% cinsault All concrete fermented and aged in foudres.
Drink or hold, this bt seemed fully mature for my tastes 14.5% abv L-2005
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Thought it would be over the hill based on the last one I had a few months back, but this bottle was the best of the 4 I’ve had over the years. Last bottle, and now I wish I had a couple more. Still great body and finish with a balance of fruit and acidity
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7/23/2020 - Easter Everywhere Likes this wine:
drinking great
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10/9/2019 - Tony Molester wrote:
Decanted 30min prior.
Cork was fully saturated and showed signs of seepage.
Garnet with burnt orange meniscus.
I don’t know what it is about grenache and exposure to air but it somehow seems that a bit of accidental contact through a faulty seal improves the wine vs perfectly sealed examples. I cannot explain it for such an oxidation prone varietal but it happens consistently with lots of late 90s rhone wines i have.
Anyway, this was a delicate and fine grenache. Still with fruit as well as the expected secondary development. Excellent.
70% grenache
20% syrah
10% cinsault
All concrete fermented and aged in foudres.
Drink or hold, this bt seemed fully mature for my tastes
14.5% abv
L-2005
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6/11/2018 - raggedy1 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Thought it would be over the hill based on the last one I had a few months back, but this bottle was the best of the 4 I’ve had over the years. Last bottle, and now I wish I had a couple more. Still great body and finish with a balance of fruit and acidity
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10/8/2015 - lmbernstein Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delightful yet a bit past its prime evidenced by less complexity on the finish. Absolutely worth the $40 from Hart Davis Hart.
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5/1/2015 - pryby wrote: 77 Points
Spent. Nothing left.
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