Better in the year since last sampled. It's come together much more than last year. Missing some of the fruit that better Carignanes display. Still, pleasant to drink with a meal.
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PnP. Nose of sun-baked dust, white pepper, and green peppercorns. Nice tang of rustic purple fruits backed by acidity, fresh herbs, mild astringency, and wet earth. Peppery finish with plum then a flash of flint and minerals before rounded, lengthy tannins, aged oak, and a touch of sourness. Has an unusual character that's hard to define but keeps you coming back for more. Ready now.
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Deep ruby. On the nose aromas of redcurrants, , dried herbs, meat, blackberry bramble, mint, vanilla. On the palate the wine is dry with medium plus acidity, medium plus fine grippy tannins, high alcohol and medium plus body. The flavor intensity is medium plus with redcurrants, dried herbs, meat, blackberry bramble, mint, vanilla, cigar box, cedar. The finish is medium with primarily black fruit and cedar. The wine feels rustic but has complexity and the acids/tannins are balanced and the high alcohol is well integrated with the fruit nature. Particularly interesting wine demonstrating oak, fruits, and rustic in texture. Good QPR.
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4/14/2024 - LightDancer wrote: 89 Points
Better in the year since last sampled. It's come together much more than last year. Missing some of the fruit that better Carignanes display. Still, pleasant to drink with a meal.
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4/4/2023 - LightDancer wrote: 87 Points
ok Tuesday night bottle. Faded on the third day after gas.
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5/18/2022 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 91 Points
PnP. Nose of sun-baked dust, white pepper, and green peppercorns. Nice tang of rustic purple fruits backed by acidity, fresh herbs, mild astringency, and wet earth. Peppery finish with plum then a flash of flint and minerals before rounded, lengthy tannins, aged oak, and a touch of sourness. Has an unusual character that's hard to define but keeps you coming back for more. Ready now.
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10/13/2021 - dbay Likes this wine: 88 Points
Deep ruby. On the nose aromas of redcurrants, , dried herbs, meat, blackberry bramble, mint, vanilla. On the palate the wine is dry with medium plus acidity, medium plus fine grippy tannins, high alcohol and medium plus body. The flavor intensity is medium plus with redcurrants, dried herbs, meat, blackberry bramble, mint, vanilla, cigar box, cedar. The finish is medium with primarily black fruit and cedar. The wine feels rustic but has complexity and the acids/tannins are balanced and the high alcohol is well integrated with the fruit nature. Particularly interesting wine demonstrating oak, fruits, and rustic in texture. Good QPR.
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6/17/2021 - bgdau Likes this wine: 89 Points
Excellent QVR .
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