Decanted one hour, drank half the bottle over 2 hours. This is an odd wine that didn't fit into any defined category for me, and also wasn't particularly interesting. It reminded me of all the wines I drank from unusual varietals (Century club). This is mostly a larger somewhat brutish wine and there is also something that keeps it from being jammy or in-your-face. I wish I hadn't drank this so soon and will hold my 2021 longer. Unscored.
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First time with Zweigelt and man this is really interesting. Exceeding my expectations. What were my expectations anyway? The wine is like the love child of a Morgon and a super restrained Zin (think Nalle). There’s extraction here, but it’s fundamentally a medium bodied wine where earth and spice sit at the forefront, with nice acidity and fruit to balance things. Then, the back end is full of black tea that lingers on the palette for 30 seconds+
Lovely stuff. Wow.
UPDATE: Day 2, and wow again. Even better, taking score up another two points. This wine is making me question a lot of assumptions about value! Day two brings even more Syrah like notes, but still very much in that cru beajolais/Morgon camp that I’m loving. Adam has such a hit with this wine, it’s ridiculous.
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4/27/2024 - galewskj wrote:
Decanted one hour, drank half the bottle over 2 hours. This is an odd wine that didn't fit into any defined category for me, and also wasn't particularly interesting. It reminded me of all the wines I drank from unusual varietals (Century club). This is mostly a larger somewhat brutish wine and there is also something that keeps it from being jammy or in-your-face. I wish I hadn't drank this so soon and will hold my 2021 longer. Unscored.
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2/12/2024 - Brain Capers Likes this wine:
Lovely wine on pizza mundo. Yum
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12/11/2023 - CaptainBert Likes this wine:
Dark Cherry, raspberry, cocoa & spice on the nose.
Sour cherry, blueberries, plum, dark chocolate on the palate. Inky and rustic. Drinks super fresh, lovely acidity. Teensy dry finish.
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11/1/2023 - Bjweiss Likes this wine: 93 Points
First time with Zweigelt and man this is really interesting. Exceeding my expectations. What were my expectations anyway? The wine is like the love child of a Morgon and a super restrained Zin (think Nalle). There’s extraction here, but it’s fundamentally a medium bodied wine where earth and spice sit at the forefront, with nice acidity and fruit to balance things. Then, the back end is full of black tea that lingers on the palette for 30 seconds+
Lovely stuff. Wow.
UPDATE: Day 2, and wow again. Even better, taking score up another two points. This wine is making me question a lot of assumptions about value! Day two brings even more Syrah like notes, but still very much in that cru beajolais/Morgon camp that I’m loving. Adam has such a hit with this wine, it’s ridiculous.
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9/11/2023 - mtaczak wrote: 89 Points
inky black, but also very bright on the palate.
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