2016 Halcon Vineyards Esquisto

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  3/27/2023 - aero Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Medium bodied, blended traditional and modern styling, mid-length mid-quality natural cork. Starting to drink really well -- fruit and spice from secondaries are harmonizing. Now-2030+

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  11/10/2022 - danielito wrote: 88 Points

  Agree with WetRock's note below. Rich and peppery, but the fruit almost takes a back seat to a strong bitterness or astringency (presumably from the stem inclusion). It's Halcon Esquisto so I love it, but not as much as the preceding 4 vintages. It's a bit severe.

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  8/1/2022 - WetRock wrote:

  Very stemmy yet and I don't really see the fruit depth to soak that in. The nose is not unpleasant, even nice but you really have to appreciate the smoked veggies over the almost floral fruit. Solid celery stalk note on the palate. Pleasant build and structure. If not for the stem expression this would probably turn heads. Still quite astringent.

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  3/27/2022 - z_willus_d wrote: 93 Points

  "Dark, brooding, delicious, peppery." Yes, these things. I enjoyed this over the span of 5-days tasting-in on three of them. No degradation or loss of impact to find. The wine basically tastes like the Rayas you imagined before being disappointed in your purchase(s). ABV completely in check. Flavors through the roof. I'll grant, somewhat foursquare, but this is the style. There is a sweetness in the fruit indicative of the Grenache influence. I'm sure this wine (and its successors) have many years until they reach their full maturity.

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  11/14/2021 - klezman wrote:

  Dark, brooding, delicious, peppery.

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