Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

2013, the last vintage Charles Hendricks made at James Cole. I bought 8 bottles on Winebid that were all $30-$50. This one $50, stealing. Before buying these, the winery sent me a library email of his & his apprenticeship’s wines at $175-$250. So…I caught extreme value.

The nose is dark and brooding. Dark core of currants, black, plum, blackberries, black raspberries, poached/baked strawberries, dark, cherries, some purple fruits, anise to black licorice, rich, dark earth with dry leaves, steep black tea, dark chocolate, mocha powder, caramel, layered, baking, spices, dark spice, chocolate, pudding, withering to candied, dark, florals, violets and lavender.

The palate shows; velvety, rounded, dusty M+ tannins, a dark core of currants, black, plum, blackberries, brambly black raspberries, poached/baked strawberries, dark cherry kirsch & purple fruit blend. Anise to black licorice, rich, dark earth with dry leaves, steep black tea, dark chocolate, mocha powder, caramel, layered, baking, spices; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanillin, dark spices, espresso roast, chocolate, pudding, dry, crushed, rocks, dry limestone, dry twigs, dry herbaceous notes, black pepper notes, withering to candied, dark, florals, violets and lavender, excellent acidity with a well structured, balanced, elegant finish with good length that is polished, last 90 seconds and long sets on dry earth and clay.

This is peaking with 5-7 yrs of good drinking road ahead. — 12 hours ago

Carter White

9.0

Nice fruit, slightly tart — a year ago

Jeff Fennel

9.4

Darkness. Delicious. — 3 years ago

with Mary

Laura Wilby

9.3

Toptastic Rioja says Daniel — 5 years ago

Brad Carr

9.2

Very dry for a dessert wine — 6 years ago

Peter Coulthard

8.9

Waitrose. Liked it. Fruity raisin taste after double aerating. Slightly drying aspect on the palate. Decent — 6 years ago

René Murilo

9.5

In Canela (Rio Grande do Sul). Excelllent wine. At Tango Restaurant. Where you can exquisite experience, unique. I invite you to try. — 5 days ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

8.9

Nice Chardonnay like wine — 6 months ago

Ron from VA

9.3

Fantastic at eight years old! Vibrant dark/red fruit… a touch of thyme and a pinch of rosemary. Michael Shaps built this and you can tell. Fantastic attack (cherry sweetness) and the mid palate is just a tango of balance (slightly stewed fruit and herbs)…
Medium finish but delightful in staying inside the boundaries for what this wine is meant to do — 9 months ago

Kurt Schuster

9.2

I find this one kind of hard to describe. It was very deep and very concentrated with flavors that just sort of stewed together. It was almost like this wine was lacking oxygen at some point in its life and it just tasted still. Not dead, there was life in it, but it was more like it was structured to be verystill and expressive in bold and different ways. Not a bad wine at all, justIntense and different. — 2 years ago

Trevor Scott

9.0

It’s like dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight, and that dance is the tango. — 4 years ago

with Ellyn

Heather Austin

9.5

Love this...less sugary than tango peach 🍑 but tastes better. — 6 years ago

Jay Kim

9.0

Tango w/ HughLin - May 2, 2020 — 6 years ago

Dave

8.9

My corner store guy begged me to buy this, so I did. A blend of Italian grapes, which an internet search tells me consists of Falanghina, Trebbiano and Fiano. It's crisp and refreshing, though the flavors are quite muted. Stone fruit, almond, honey. James Suckling gave it 9.4. Let's not get crazy.
Listening to Dave Brubeck. Remember, Star Wars nerds: 5/4 is Dave Brubeck day. — 2 months ago

Carter White

9.1

Mineral driven and flinty, textured and racy. — 6 months ago

Christina Burnham

9.7

Had at IHG Osaka and really nice flavor! — a year ago

Carter White

9.4

Mineral driven, honey, concentrated. — 2 years ago

K L

9.0

Good. Started with a surprising honeysuckle note given the description was sage, pear blossom and autumnal. Mellowed out and lost that taste. Got more full bodied. Liked it but not as much as others. Not as less as others too. Would think about getting again. — 3 years ago

with Matt

Matt Perlman

9.1

First tango with this varietal. As advertised, it’s a great seafood wine. Very fragrant and exotic nose. Round, tropical, saline — 5 years ago

Troy Dupuis

9.1

Nice Malbec fruit — 6 years ago