Eye: Medium red center to medium ruby rim. Shows slight browning in certain lights.
Nose: Red fruit, prunes, lightly vinous. Cinnamon stick, pomegranate juice.
Palate: Juicy and sweet; but not unrefined. Sweet cherries and raisins. Some more cinnamon spice and grenadine. Boozy but not hot with very delicate tannins.
Finish: Medium length. Honey and walnuts. Reasonably drying on the back palate. There is a pleasant warmth at the very end.
Overall: An interesting take on a port-style wine, which combines a very old world technique with a varietal favored in the new world.
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Decanted off moderate sediment and aired for a little over an hour.
Eye: Medium purple center to medium ruby rim.
Nose: Cherry kirsch, crushed violets. Cool mint. Cassis. Still very young and fruit forward. Touch of sous bois. Lightly vinous.
Palate: This is claret! Good acid, delicate velvet tannin. Crème de cassis, crème de violet. Rosaceous earth. Kirsch cherries. Black Forest cake; cacao and all. Meat and steel. Still just a touch of mint. Soy sauce and the occasional pop of something tutti fruity.
Finish: Long: Lingering cherry and cassis. Cacao gives way to roasted coffee. Graphite on the back palate.
Enjoyed with: Brisket and roast potatoes.
Overall: Simply incredible.
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Nose: Very compelling nose. Minerality, stems, orchard fruit, Ceylon cinnamon, spice cabinet, white flowers, jasmine tea.
Palate: Very delicate. Low acid. Fleshy fruits; peach, apricot. More minerals, stems, cinnamon, spice, and tea. Beeswax. Medium bodied with some creamy texture in the back palate.
Finish: Short. Light umami. Fruit, black tea, pale melon.
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2018 Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah Port
5/2/2024 - Janda_42 wrote: 88 Points
Eye: Medium red center to medium ruby rim. Shows slight browning in certain lights.
Nose: Red fruit, prunes, lightly vinous. Cinnamon stick, pomegranate juice.
Palate: Juicy and sweet; but not unrefined. Sweet cherries and raisins. Some more cinnamon spice and grenadine. Boozy but not hot with very delicate tannins.
Finish: Medium length. Honey and walnuts. Reasonably drying on the back palate. There is a pleasant warmth at the very end.
Overall: An interesting take on a port-style wine, which combines a very old world technique with a varietal favored in the new world.
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2016 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux
4/23/2024 - Janda_42 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted off moderate sediment and aired for a little over an hour.
Eye: Medium purple center to medium ruby rim.
Nose: Cherry kirsch, crushed violets. Cool mint. Cassis. Still very young and fruit forward. Touch of sous bois. Lightly vinous.
Palate: This is claret! Good acid, delicate velvet tannin. Crème de cassis, crème de violet. Rosaceous earth. Kirsch cherries. Black Forest cake; cacao and all. Meat and steel. Still just a touch of mint. Soy sauce and the occasional pop of something tutti fruity.
Finish: Long: Lingering cherry and cassis. Cacao gives way to roasted coffee. Graphite on the back palate.
Enjoyed with: Brisket and roast potatoes.
Overall: Simply incredible.
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2022 Arnot-Roberts Ribolla Gialla Bengier Vineyard
4/21/2024 - Janda_42 wrote: 90 Points
Eye: Pale straw
Nose: Very compelling nose. Minerality, stems, orchard fruit, Ceylon cinnamon, spice cabinet, white flowers, jasmine tea.
Palate: Very delicate. Low acid. Fleshy fruits; peach, apricot. More minerals, stems, cinnamon, spice, and tea. Beeswax. Medium bodied with some creamy texture in the back palate.
Finish: Short. Light umami. Fruit, black tea, pale melon.
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