Plums and Christmas spice, the palate has plums and blackberry and pepper but the tannins are so drying....You’d have thought it would have resolved itself after 14 years...
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Without question the best $15 bottle of wine I've ever tasted. Saline, olive, beef broth flavors give way to tart fruit spectrum over the two hours we consumed this. Very nice
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Gorgeous jewel-like color, not as purple as some southern Rhône wines. Excellent balance of fruit (cherries and strawberries) with layered tannins that come through at the finish. I was surprised to read it is 85% Grenache because the Syrah seems so present. A delicious mouthful, a bit chewy on the finish. At $16 a value. Next day, same impression: not Rhône-like at all. Modern style? Still tasty, in any case.
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10/25/2020 - bacchus of knockholt wrote: 86 Points
Plums and Christmas spice, the palate has plums and blackberry and pepper but the tannins are so drying....You’d have thought it would have resolved itself after 14 years...
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12/4/2011 - Enfantterrible wrote: 88 Points
Without question the best $15 bottle of wine I've ever tasted. Saline, olive, beef broth flavors give way to tart fruit spectrum over the two hours we consumed this. Very nice
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12/1/2009 - Punt wrote:
Gorgeous jewel-like color, not as purple as some southern Rhône wines. Excellent balance of fruit (cherries and strawberries) with layered tannins that come through at the finish. I was surprised to read it is 85% Grenache because the Syrah seems so present. A delicious mouthful, a bit chewy on the finish. At $16 a value. Next day, same impression: not Rhône-like at all. Modern style? Still tasty, in any case.
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10/7/2009 - thirstyman wrote: 88 Points
initially the syrah was very prominent. after an hour the flavors melded better and the light red berry flavors came through. A nice sipping wine.
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7/24/2009 - thirstyman wrote: 88 Points
nice - nothing formal - similar to previous brief note.
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