Pours a medium purple in the glass, developing, med + intense aromas of black plum, ripe strawberry, cinnamon, smoke, brambles, salted fruit leather, sous bois, dried rose/black tea, lamb's meat, and crushed limestone, iron/blood. In the mouth, the wine is dry, high acid, med tannin, med/+ body, med alcohol, med + intense in the mouth with a long finish. Overall, very good- can drink now, but has the potential to age.
A very nice wine that I feel is starting to show maturity, this has plenty of time hang around, but the fruit is starting to fade and the tertiary components are really starting to develop. I was surprised how dark fruited this wine is, but I am not conplaining. Awesome stuff
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Wine pours a deep purple in the glass. Developing, med intense aromas of salted pork, smoke/camphor, black olive, liquorice, crushed rock, black cherry, plum, prune, oak, vanilla, tar, herbes d'Provance. Feels like a well made St. Joseph/Crozes in the nose. In the mouth, the wine is dry, full bodied, med + acid, med + tannin, medium alcohol, med + intensity, with a medium + finish. Overall, very good, can drink now, has potential to age further 5+ yrs. A solid representation of the grape, and a well made wine.
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1/12/2024 2:47:00 PM - Thank you for your comment on my Rosty note. Noting your comment referred to green and your Vancouver location and comment about more like it, I did review that referenced Sea of Green, a Canadian Stoner Rock band - Envinate Ribeira Sacra Lousas Parcela Doad.
At any rate, long live Bob Rock et al and Canada's over-sized contribution to rock.
Good drinking!
11/11/2023 8:11:00 AM - Thank you HandmadeHomemade for your recommendation on the 2019 Clos du Val Cab. I have a couple of other bottles so I will continue to hold and report back in a few years. Cheers.
5/19/2022 10:30:00 AM - Thanks for your comment and sorry for the late reply! Yes, this definitely should have had some decanting time. It got less funky with time but still had quite unpleasant aromas still after a couple of hours. Would like to try again and then decanted properly!
2012 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Winderlea Vineyard
5/26/2024 - HandmadeHomemade Likes this wine:
Pours a medium purple in the glass, developing, med + intense aromas of black plum, ripe strawberry, cinnamon, smoke, brambles, salted fruit leather, sous bois, dried rose/black tea, lamb's meat, and crushed limestone, iron/blood. In the mouth, the wine is dry, high acid, med tannin, med/+ body, med alcohol, med + intense in the mouth with a long finish. Overall, very good- can drink now, but has the potential to age.
A very nice wine that I feel is starting to show maturity, this has plenty of time hang around, but the fruit is starting to fade and the tertiary components are really starting to develop. I was surprised how dark fruited this wine is, but I am not conplaining. Awesome stuff
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2019 Martin Woods Syrah
5/21/2024 - HandmadeHomemade Likes this wine:
Wine pours a deep purple in the glass. Developing, med intense aromas of salted pork, smoke/camphor, black olive, liquorice, crushed rock, black cherry, plum, prune, oak, vanilla, tar, herbes d'Provance. Feels like a well made St. Joseph/Crozes in the nose. In the mouth, the wine is dry, full bodied, med + acid, med + tannin, medium alcohol, med + intensity, with a medium + finish. Overall, very good, can drink now, has potential to age further 5+ yrs. A solid representation of the grape, and a well made wine.
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2019 E. Guigal St. Joseph Lieu-Dit St. Joseph Blanc
5/21/2024 - HandmadeHomemade Likes this wine:
Similar to my last note, better with some pan seared salmon than by itself.
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