2020 Andremily Grenache

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 94.4 points

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  5/5/2024 - jonahfactor Likes this wine:

  Brief decant. Almost black in the glass. What a bouquet! Like a mosh pit of black and blue fruits with light herbal notes to round things out. The palate and finish are a touch scratchy, reflecting that this is still a very young wine. As always with Andremily, this is a beautifully done, beautifully balanced wine. We’ll put the rest of these in the back of the cellar for a few more years. That said … Wow, what a wine. Drink 2025 to 2035. Outstanding.

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  4/8/2024 - ERU wrote:

  A Total Eclipse Wine. Decanted five hours.
  
  I’ve been struggling with some New World Grenache. Preliminary evidence suggested I perhaps don’t like them too old. Hence my sacrifice of an infant at the altar of the Total Eclipse.
  
  Well, well made wine. Care went into this bottle. And, sigh, not for me. The previous Grenache SQNs I’ve had made me think that the bombastic style into which they so heavily lean was my problem. Andremily isn’t too far off (shouldn’t be shocked, me), but is more restrained. I’ve been going around and around, grasping for the correct language to convey what my issue is. (My lexicon isn’t big—novice here.) I think it’s that there’s no playfulness? No light, bright beam of joy? It’s Grenache made ponderous, and I’m not sure if I’m okay with that.
  
  Score withheld as I do not wish to taint the ratings pool. It’s a good wine, but not in my wheelhouse. I can’t be mad at that.

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  3/17/2024 - royalscam Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This is a brilliant, predominantly Grenache (78%), based wine. As young as it is, it gives off delicious, hedonistic bouquet of rich dark berries, subtle smoke, concentrated spice and pepper. Rich concentration, silky mouthfeel and abundant fruit fills the palate. The finish is quite long and definitely pleasing and elegant

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  3/15/2024 - royalscam Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Outstanding! Yes, definitely that seductive quality .............. more notes in the near future

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  2/10/2024 - Handy1 wrote: 94 Points

  Pop n poured. Silky full body touch of heat dark fruits and milk chocolate

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