2006 Dover Canyon Tre Noce

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88 points

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  2/26/2012 - rcurlee wrote: 88 Points

  Lots of stewed jammy fruits. I decanted the first half of the bottle to drink immediately. It started out great with a pleasant finish that lasted longer than I expect out of a wine at this price. The nose matched the deep berry flavors. The second half I left uncorked in bottle for over three hours and then poured out in to a decanter. THe second half became more raisiny and the finish started to drop off. I take this to mean that this wine is nearing the end of its peak drinkability window.

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  4/25/2010 - la_bacchus wrote: 89 Points

  Jammy aroma that you can smell several feet away. What is important to tasting this wine is the decanting and using the right wine glass. I *really* needed a glass, so I popped an poured into a traditional cabernet glass. The wine came across as extremely hot and hard. But, i gave it time to breathe and drank it out of a zinfandel glass, and it much smoother and nuanced. Despite the jammy aroma, there is not a great deal of fruit left in the wine.

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  10/22/2008 - grafstrb wrote: 87 Points

  -- decanted, and tasted over 3 hours --
  -- tasted non-blind --
  -- 66% Zinfandel, 34% Syrah --
  
  NOSE: very expressive bouquet of ripe raspberries and blackberries -- jammy; faint whiffs of oak gain intensity with air time, and a chalky earth element helps keep the fruit from being too much; not complex, but very pleasing for what it is.
  
  BODY: ruby color of medium depth; clear; medium-full body.
  
  TASTE: ripe red fruits dominate this rich zinfandel blend - it's not roasted or earthy; very silky mouthfeel; the 15.8% alc. comes through a bit more than I'd prefer; palate is full but disjointed; the finish lasted for 20-25 sec.; not much acid, but the tannins are so well-integrated that this comes across as well-balanced; very good, although not complex. This is drinking great right now, but could probably gain some elegance with short term aging. I would buy this again.
  
  I was looking for a quality fruit-forward wine to have with some homemade pizza and this hit the bullseye! No extra points awarded, however, for the exceptional pairing.
  
  B: 50, 5, 11, 14, 7 = 87

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  7/13/2008 - Paso Wino wrote:

  Really enjoyed this wine. It is 66% Zinfandel and 34% Syrah and it was full bodied and drank very smoothly. We cannot wait to get another bottle. Only 6 barrel produced

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