Crunge
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2018 Relic Wines Ritual
5/12/2024 - Crunge wrote: 90 Points
While I'm generally a big fan of Relic and their style, this one isn't quite up to their usual profile. The nose was dried cranberries and some cherry and raspberry. The flavors were sour cherries and tea. The finish was sour and there was no pepper or other spices, and no earth. Over an hour the sour notes faded slightly but the fruit did not come forward.
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2010 Clarendon Hills Astralis
4/27/2024 - Crunge wrote: 94 Points
The opposite of the face-smacking, jammy, fruit-forward Australian Shiraz. PnP at cellar temp, and I knew from prior vintages that I prefer this without food as it is nuanced and bordering on subtle. But don't think subtle is bad, as this wine is a beautiful blend of raspberry and blackberry in perfect balance. Interestingly, there's nice kick of pepper on the finish that is unexpected given the delicate flavors of the fruit, but the pepper kick is a great reminder of the varietal.
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2016 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Deux Frères
4/24/2024 - Crunge Likes this wine: 96 Points
Amazing. I didn't get much on the nose even with swirling but the flavor... Fruit-forward cherries and raspberries with a hint of gravel underneath. No alcohol burn, tannins present but only if you asked to see them. Such perfect balance. PnP at cellar temp and paired with sous vide ribeye. My wife was equally impressed (with the wine, not me.)
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