2015 Odfjell Carignan Orzada

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 85.7 points

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  3/23/2020 - Necowine wrote: 87 Points

  Nice chewy wine of dark fruit, cocoa, and tar, and not overly warm even at 15.5 alc. Especially nice with chocolate.

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  8/25/2018 - srh Likes this wine:

  Beat the Heat Wine Tasting (San Diego Wine Co.): From dry farmed, old vines (60-100 yrs old) grown in soils of sandy clay loam soil with presence of granite along the profile & deep red clay loam, with high temperatures cooled down by fresh breezes from the Pacific Ocean. "The grapes were hand-picked using 400kg bins and were not crushed on reception to the winery; the clusters were only de-stemmed. The whole berries had 5-6 days of cold maceration at 14°C prior to fermentation and 15-20 days of maceration at 25C after fermentation.
  Native yeasts were used during the fermentation; Aged in s/s tanks; Bottled in June 2016."
  
  N: RIPE berries, choc, poss pyrazines
  
  P: Med body; RNDISH entry with ALMOST swtish frt met by some astringent pucker which somewhat resolves as it morphs into the LONG, very, VERY slightly puckerish finish with a distinct swtness to the dusty tannins. NEEDS 12-16 mos min, then drinking for 3-4 yrs more. 15.5% ABV; My VG+/EXC-. 94 pts Wine & Spirits, 92 Suckling, and 85 pts & "Commended" @ '17 Decanter World Wine Awards. [This vendor's $15.99 is almost $3 < wine-searcher's lone listing.]

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  10/18/2017 - pipetree wrote:

  No 29, deep ruby with a purple tint, wide vague time. Medium dried plum, prune and a hint of juniper. High alcohol, high acidity, medium fine grained velvet tannin, full body. Medium boxwood juniper and a hint of dried plum and chocolate on the palate and chocolate. A whisky like alcohol in the medium- finish with some juniper. Good balance on integrated alcohol, weak(good yeasty finish on the second day with lesser dried fruit) length, good intensity, almost good complexity. Close to a very good wine.

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  7/28/2017 - sortiarius Likes this wine: 90 Points

  High violet color. Fruity aroma with hints of cherry. Full body, viscous mouthfeel. Lots of fruit and alcohol, acids medium plus, tannins mild. Short finish and not big on complexity. Had with steak and salad. Good value for money.

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