2022 Phelan Farm (Rajat Parr) Scythians

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 91 points

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  4/27/2024 - andrewfowler Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Intense aroma of cherry candy, marker, licorice, blackberry, strawberry, banana, nutmeg, pink flowers, and patchouli. The acidity is decidedly tangy and mouthwatering, with leathery tannins, a finish inflected with black plum and black tea, a bit of meatiness. Very complex, very exotic… and then when you find out it’s all grown on 100+ year old vines in Nowhere, SoCal (seriously, Cucamonga, where Workaholics is set, would Blake, Adam, and Ders approve?)… well, for a nerd like me, that’s true delight. This was being marketed as a Zinfandel blend, and while it doesn’t taste anything like Zinfandel to me, that silky, mouth-filling finish is an indicator. The wine bar staff actually warned me against this, which is an absolute guarantee that I will order the food or drink in question. I am not afraid. And this is a rustic desert beauty.

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