This is still drinking really well. Deep ruby morphing into garnet. Black cherry, plums, chocolate, spice nose & palate. Full bodied, well integrated tannins, long finish. 15% abv. Syrah, petit syrah, grenache, cab sauv blend. Better now than 3 years ago. Given that improvement and current profile it should be fine for another 5-10 years.
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1 hour decant. Nose: milk chocolate, blackberries, cassis, smoke, salty meat, cellar dust. Palate: dark fruit, baking spices, dark chocolate, tobacco, blackberries. Full body but not over the top like other Phinney wines.
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High acidity and strong tanins. It's ok if you want something complex to contrast a steak or something but it's a little too bold for my tastes. Perhaps 2020 could have aged more
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5/4/2024 - foyfrcs Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is still drinking really well.
Deep ruby morphing into garnet.
Black cherry, plums, chocolate, spice nose & palate.
Full bodied, well integrated tannins, long finish.
15% abv.
Syrah, petit syrah, grenache, cab sauv blend.
Better now than 3 years ago. Given that improvement and current profile it should be fine for another 5-10 years.
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3/16/2024 - matiasox@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
1 hour decant. Nose: milk chocolate, blackberries, cassis, smoke, salty meat, cellar dust. Palate: dark fruit, baking spices, dark chocolate, tobacco, blackberries. Full body but not over the top like other Phinney wines.
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1/20/2024 - gtjrossi Does not like this wine: 87 Points
High acidity and strong tanins. It's ok if you want something complex to contrast a steak or something but it's a little too bold for my tastes. Perhaps 2020 could have aged more
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12/2/2023 - Wallgranger Likes this wine: 85 Points
Dark sumptuous, concentrated fruit, almost treacly. Nutty with a hint of liquorice and candid peel overtones
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2/11/2023 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine: 92 Points
At this stage, wine has softened down.
It remains very powerful, but the harshness has gone.
Then refined parts are coming in, much more depth.
Mathijs
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