Kivelstadt Cellars
Olde Wyve's Tale Cooley Ranch Carignane
Black fruits, spice box, cinnamon, cocoa, kiss of animal and funkiness. Nice body with very juicy profile. Good texture/drinkability. 140 carignane vines! More feral Carignane funk on day 2
Black fruits, spice box, cinnamon, cocoa, kiss of animal and funkiness. Nice body with very juicy profile. Good texture/drinkability. 140 carignane vines! More feral Carignane funk on day 2
Jun 11th, 2016Distinctly Carignan, but seemingly dissonant wine. Fruit is clean and crystalline, bright and spicy with nice leanness, but the tannins feel gritty and green. Close but no cigar
Distinctly Carignan, but seemingly dissonant wine. Fruit is clean and crystalline, bright and spicy with nice leanness, but the tannins feel gritty and green. Close but no cigar
Feb 11th, 2016Even better on day 2. Great dark fruit. Silky.
Even better on day 2. Great dark fruit. Silky.
Jan 1st, 2016Pretty fruit and florals up front countered by dirt and spice on the finish. Nice acid.
Pretty fruit and florals up front countered by dirt and spice on the finish. Nice acid.
Aug 11th, 2015Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
Sour red fruit with some earthy spice in there.
Sour red fruit with some earthy spice in there.
Jun 27th, 2015Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
Fun chewy fruit with a little spice.
Fun chewy fruit with a little spice.
Aug 19th, 2014