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Phelan Farm Wine

Autrement Red Blend 2021

Phelan Farms = Raj Parr’s new(ish) quixotic project in far coastal Cambria combining ultra natural farming (as in sprays a milk tumeric concoction and other food grade products to prevent mildew) and ultra natural winemaking.

It’s a wine that manages to be novel in all of the right ways.

At first sip I had no idea what to make of this wine. Do I like it or is it just interesting? Rose hip, cedar, garam masala, raspberry.
And then I sit with it for a while and I absolutely love it. But I realize I just don’t have much, if anything, to compare it to. Blind Id probably call it a VDF red blend from the Loire but definitely old world and cool climate.

It’s a natural wine but it doesn’t have any of the volatility or harsh, cidery notes or I-did-100%-whole-cluster-when-I-shouldn’t -have of most natural wines. It also manages to combine the pedigreed finesse of a fine wine with the drinkability of a glou glou wine.

Beautiful.

— a year ago

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John Willison

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Just bought some of this for the first time. Appreciate the notes. Looking forward to it.
Adriana Fabbro

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@John Willison looking forward to hearing your notes. It was a wild ride, but one I’d gladly take again. .

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Scott T

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Well, with d'Epire's Sav I like to pair it with sashimi. The Couley too big you think? (I've not opened my 96 since purchase back in 98)
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Too big for me to go with sashimi- I usually go extra brut Champagne! This 1996 was very broad and rich!
Scott T

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Cheers!