Black currants, sweet oaky spices, cigar, coconut cream. Ripe, dark fruits, oaky spice (nutmeg, cinnamon), mild acidity, firm but smooth tannins. Some lingering grape candy.
A nice, affordable steak wine. — 2 months ago
Rada beach restaurant Italy last night — 4 months ago
Chris Ringland is their Wine Consultant. Chris is landing there this week to blend the new vintage.
I like this bottling for its quality & price point. Although the ABV is rising (15.5%), it really doesn’t show it.
The 21 is well made but needs another 7-8 yrs in bottle to reveal its better self.
WS Grand Tour Las Vegas 2025 — 5 months ago
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 amounts of black & red fruit. polished & poised, smooth thru nice finish — 3 months ago
Good! I mean… not my favorite. Fully serviceable, but not memorable or sooo great with food. Heftier. Some flowers and red black fruit. No complaints. — 5 months ago
Deep purple color.
Aromas of dark berry fruit, vanilla.
Dry. Flavors of blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, black raspberry, vanilla, soft spice, subtle earthiness. Medium-rich, velvety tannins.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 months ago
05.28.25
Scandalous! — 4 months ago
John Van Trijp
Double Magnum — 5 days ago