A bit acidic at opening, both on nose and palate. After an hour the VA was gone and replaced with a flowery bouquet. Grenache blueberry with Syrah violets very present. Still a bit of acidity on mid palate, but also creamy plummy and soft with some tobacco and cedar wood. Medium spicy finish.
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A late late LBH lunch at 6pm: Lighter and more accessible than the Abelard and the Héloïse, and 1/3 the price. Starting to think we prefer this. Blueberry and raspberry, light-bodied, with poise.
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First Wednesday Wine Club (Napoli in Bocca, Haberfield): Served blind. Charcuterie, biscuit, quite meaty but with a contrasting jubey black fruit melange including berries and plums. Also a smidge of tomato leaf here. In the mouth it has slight residual sugar, alcohol warmth, chewy drying, grainy, slightly green tannins. Nah. I guessed Languedoc, 2016, Southern Rhone blend.
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10/3/2021 - pilatus88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
A bit acidic at opening, both on nose and palate. After an hour the VA was gone and replaced with a flowery bouquet. Grenache blueberry with Syrah violets very present. Still a bit of acidity on mid palate, but also creamy plummy and soft with some tobacco and cedar wood. Medium spicy finish.
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2/21/2021 - ManhattanBeach Likes this wine:
A late late LBH lunch at 6pm: Lighter and more accessible than the Abelard and the Héloïse, and 1/3 the price. Starting to think we prefer this. Blueberry and raspberry, light-bodied, with poise.
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1/18/2021 - gmshin wrote: 94 Points
Fresh fruit nose. Mild tanin, a little sweet but great
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1/15/2021 - pilatus88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is a fresh strong and powerful wine with all pieces in the right place.
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8/5/2020 - chatters wrote:
First Wednesday Wine Club (Napoli in Bocca, Haberfield): Served blind.
Charcuterie, biscuit, quite meaty but with a contrasting jubey black fruit melange including berries and plums. Also a smidge of tomato leaf here. In the mouth it has slight residual sugar, alcohol warmth, chewy drying, grainy, slightly green tannins. Nah.
I guessed Languedoc, 2016, Southern Rhone blend.
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