Ripe Bing cherry, chocolate, ripe blueberry (almost confected), black pepper, turned soil. Despite being from warm-er Santa Ynez, California, it also has a little earthiness that adds a little "old world" component. M+ body. M+ well-integrated ripe tannins. Solid QPR.
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PnP, consumed over 1 hour. Appearance: Clear, pale purple-ruby. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity with youthful aromas of raspberry, blackberry, black olive, herb, and violet. Palate: Dry, medium acid, soft medium+ tannin, medium+ intensity, medium body, high 14.8% abv is masked pretty well - feels closer to 14.0% with flavors of raspberry, blackberry, black olive and pepper with a medium finish. Overall, a very good-excellent wine showing excellent intensity while not as strong in complexity. A little early yet, better in 2 years and then 2-4 beyond.
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Great wine for any occasion, complex and satisfying. Nose: blackberries, raspberries, cherries, oak, smoke, palate: red fruit, licorice, plum, some salty meat, fine tannins. Dry red fruit finish. It’s a smooth easy to drink well made CA rhone blend.
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2/16/2024 - BottleScholar Likes this wine:
Ripe Bing cherry, chocolate, ripe blueberry (almost confected), black pepper, turned soil. Despite being from warm-er Santa Ynez, California, it also has a little earthiness that adds a little "old world" component. M+ body. M+ well-integrated ripe tannins. Solid QPR.
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1/31/2024 - prasm Likes this wine: 89 Points
PnP, consumed over 1 hour. Appearance: Clear, pale purple-ruby. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity with youthful aromas of raspberry, blackberry, black olive, herb, and violet. Palate: Dry, medium acid, soft medium+ tannin, medium+ intensity, medium body, high 14.8% abv is masked pretty well - feels closer to 14.0% with flavors of raspberry, blackberry, black olive and pepper with a medium finish. Overall, a very good-excellent wine showing excellent intensity while not as strong in complexity. A little early yet, better in 2 years and then 2-4 beyond.
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10/1/2023 - matiasox@gmail.com Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great wine for any occasion, complex and satisfying. Nose: blackberries, raspberries, cherries, oak, smoke, palate: red fruit, licorice, plum, some salty meat, fine tannins. Dry red fruit finish. It’s a smooth easy to drink well made CA rhone blend.
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