Closed day 1, open by day 2. Fresh red fruit and spice popped out of the glass on day 2. The palate unwinds into vibrant red fruit with freshly ground pepper and coffee beans. The tannins turned velvety by day 2 and sweetness and herbs in the finish start to emerge.
There's less fruit concentration in the '19 OHR (vs the other years of OHR) but the lighter fruited acidity results in an easier more food friendly drink.
As others have said, it’s quite a perfumed wine. You have some richness and deep black cherry from the Zinfandel and some strawberry with florals from the grenache. It’s youthful and lactic yet, with some baby fat to shed, still structually firm but this should be a fabulous wine in 5-10 years time. I intend to backfill.
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10/6/2023 - lltl2021 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Sweet and Juicy. The structure is slightly smaller than 18'.
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8/16/2023 - SH Wu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Closed day 1, open by day 2. Fresh red fruit and spice popped out of the glass on day 2. The palate unwinds into vibrant red fruit with freshly ground pepper and coffee beans. The tannins turned velvety by day 2 and sweetness and herbs in the finish start to emerge.
There's less fruit concentration in the '19 OHR (vs the other years of OHR) but the lighter fruited acidity results in an easier more food friendly drink.
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1/31/2023 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 93 Points
A very fine OHR.
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1/25/2023 - jviz wrote: 93 Points
As others have said, it’s quite a perfumed wine. You have some richness and deep black cherry from the Zinfandel and some strawberry with florals from the grenache. It’s youthful and lactic yet, with some baby fat to shed, still structually firm but this should be a fabulous wine in 5-10 years time. I intend to backfill.
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12/11/2022 - 1997cobalt Likes this wine: 91 Points
A nice blend. Drink anytime
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