Crunchy red fruits in a 50/50 garnacha/Tempranillo blend. Plenty of acid for food, too. Yum! — 5 years ago
Purplish ruby color. Closed black fruit nose(popped and poured). Lush black berry fruit flavors, med plus acid med plus tannins lingering finish. Sharing over brats and stewed cabbage with apple. Definitely a weekend drinker to savor. — 5 years ago
So this one's got time in bottle. Plenty of deep ruby garnet rim coloring. Plums black fruits dominate nose. Tannic follow to sweet blue fruits. Chasing this with Del Dotto cave blend which is TANNIN city. — 5 years ago
Keith Whitener WSET Diploma, CSW
The Sika could age for a couple more years but, malheureusement, c'est fini!This bottle has been lying quietly for a couple of years. A nice balance of fruit, acid and tannins. Love in a bottle. ♥️🍷 — 5 years ago
Leather cocoa black fruit in a deep purple robe. — 5 years ago
Keith Whitener WSET Diploma, CSW
Chicken and Syrah? When you Nashville spice rub it! And roast the veggies to go with! Brings out the roast meat nose. And the sweet fruit tames the spice heat.An hour and a half decant opens past huge tannins to layers of baked blue fruit pie flavor and black fruit nose. — 5 years ago
Tuesday Thursday drinker. Nice Cab — 5 years ago
Pepper and rhubarb! Tannic all day. ZIn,petite sirah, Syrah, Grenache blend. Tooth stainer! — 5 years ago
Keith Whitener WSET Diploma, CSW
Update day two: blackberry fruit bomb. Still heavy tannin bomb. Acid making my mouth water.A Matt Trevisan Linne Calodo side project. Teeth stainer Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah blend. Deep purplish ruby color. Sweet purplish fruits with a solid tannin backbone. — 5 years ago
Keith Whitener WSET Diploma, CSW
Revisited 2yrs later. Still inky purple. Tannins smoothed out and lush fruit takes over! — 5 years ago