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| Wine | Like It | Don't Like |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 PerUs Wine Co. Lyla | Yes |
2015 Bevan Cellars Ontogeny
4/6/2024 - ShineLovesWine wrote: 91 Points
Opened this to finish off my last bottle of the 2015. The bottle has been stored well, but the cork came out in about 3 pieces. No obvious signs of it being flawed on the nose. Poured into a decanter for over 2 hours. First few sips after decanting were disjointed. Came together slowly with more air time as we sipped it slowly with dinner. As others mentioned, profile had a mix between black and red fruit, hints of tobacco and tar. Missing quality secondary notes. Overall, this was missing the pleasurable mark we were hoping for on this evening. Likely past its peak prime and steadily sliding down a bumpy snow hill. Glad this was my last 2015 bottle, otherwise I’d be popping the remainder of them quickly.
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2015 Bevan Cellars Ontogeny
1/13/2024 - ShineLovesWine Likes this wine: 93 Points
PNP this one with intent to leave some for day 2 tasting. Nice and fragrant of sweet tobacco and violet. Palate follows suit with those notes, adding touches of semi sweet chocolate chips. Smooth and silky. Medium acidity and light tongue tannins. This may be a touch past its optimal drinking window, missing some secondary characteristics I would have wanted. I feel these Ontogeny wines are meant to be consumed within 5-7 years.
Will likely drink my remaining 2015s soon.
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2019 PerUs Wine Co. Lyla
1/7/2024 - ShineLovesWine Likes this wine: 95 Points
I think I love Lyla. DOB: 2019
We spent two days together. She took about 6 hours to really open up. She’s a dark magenta skinned beauty, wearing thick silk, and enjoys smelling and tasting like beautiful flowers. She generously offers a palate pleasing blackberry and black cherry coulis, cassis and warm plum skins. She likes to give hints of dark chocolate rubbed over smooth graphite stones.
She doesn’t have any hard edges, tingles with nice acidity, and wraps with gentle tannins. Ok, love is a strong word not to be thrown around. I really really like her. I’m glad I flirted with her in early January 2023.
Cheers!
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