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9.1

had this years ago and i feel like they've made some great strides: Monastrell from Yecla can be flabby fruit bombs, but this is a legit wine, great old vine material, had some of the secondary aromas & flavors from southern France, some of that feral quality, some iodine, white pepper along with copious amount of black & red fruit. polished & poised, smooth thru nice finish — 2 days ago

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8.7

PG from Friuli just hits different: great summer wine, lots of white flowers & minerals, delicate, brimming w/acidity just short of nervy. pleasant quaffer — 14 days ago

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8.8

tasty: light ruby/garnet, semi-opaque with pretty nose of red fruit like cherry, cranberry, currants, rhubarb, some pepper & baking cocoa - needs air, palate is med(-) w/lively acidity - some Bobal can have jolty acidity, this was nice, balanced with red fruit & pepper on the mid palate leading to decent finish. clear bottle, drank w/pizza — 23 days ago

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8.9

inky, generous dark fruit profile, clearly old vine material - decent cut & polish, just a bit innocuous for me. Malbec is ubiquitous in ARG but the wines often lack complexity & terroir IMO — 8 days ago

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9.3

surprise surprise - hit or miss with this NC winery, but this is fantastic! Left Bank style, classy oak integration, gobs of red & black fruit, prominent spice and secondary layers, great extraction & tannic grip. just really solid & enjoyable all the way round. bump for QPR — 12 days ago

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9.1

confirming note from 6 months ago - this is a winner — 21 days ago

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9.3

spectacular find: deeply ruby semi-opaque brimming with rich ripe red fruit of all manner, some florals & spice, intoxicating... smooth suave on palate, great extraction from obvious old vine material - harmonious, balanced and elegant through long finish. these guys are doing it right — 23 days ago

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9.1

improved from my note on the 2018: delightful wine, more polish and extraction - pepper exotic spices licorice and red fruit for days. loved this - great QPR — 8 days ago

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9.0

legit amphorae wine: orange colored with aromas of dried apricot, potpourri, orange rind, savory herbs, oxidized tint to some orchard fruit, spicy - just engaging and interesting, spicy on palate, mineral, umami, more dried fruit, some funkiness, med + body, integrated acidity and modest length on finish. — 9 days ago

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8.9

i'm going to stick with my note from the 2020: too generic, this vintage had a very firm tannic grip but same aromatic & flavor profiles — 14 days ago