Kuhlman Cellars
Barranca Sonoma County Red Blend
Texas, USA
Texas made with Cali fruit. Deep dark purple in the glass. Meaty and dense with a sweet side on the nose. 41% Petite Sirah yet the Carignan at 4% takes the stage. Ripe black muddled fruits, kirsch and cardamom on the sip. Inky and rich finish with loads of creamed mocha and all spice.
Texas made with Cali fruit. Deep dark purple in the glass. Meaty and dense with a sweet side on the nose. 41% Petite Sirah yet the Carignan at 4% takes the stage. Ripe black muddled fruits, kirsch and cardamom on the sip. Inky and rich finish with loads of creamed mocha and all spice.
Oct 24th, 2016There are pros and cons to holding this a couple of years. The big pro seem to be a wine with much more expressive fruit on the front. However, the younger vintages seem to be more balanced but with much more astringent and almost metallic fruit character to them. This is doing very well, although I take away some points because the finish isn't really that memorable. Nose of roasted black fruits and truffle. Sweet and youthful but sort of funky. Nice dark black fruits on the front. Dense and consolidated. Very little acidity. Touch of graphite and herb in the middle. The finish is rather short. Some toasted Oak tannin. I think I have one more bottle to hold another year or two in order to see if that finish develops into something a little bit better than it was today.
There are pros and cons to holding this a couple of years. The big pro seem to be a wine with much more expressive fruit on the front. However, the younger vintages seem to be more balanced but with much more astringent and almost metallic fruit character to them. This is doing very well, although I take away some points because the finish isn't really that memorable. Nose of roasted black fruits and truffle. Sweet and youthful but sort of funky. Nice dark black fruits on the front. Dense and consolidated. Very little acidity. Touch of graphite and herb in the middle. The finish is rather short. Some toasted Oak tannin. I think I have one more bottle to hold another year or two in order to see if that finish develops into something a little bit better than it was today.
Dec 12th, 2018
Introduced to this on our last trip to Fredericksburg. My fav from this winery
Introduced to this on our last trip to Fredericksburg. My fav from this winery
Dec 7th, 2018
This 2014 is a blend of Cali and TX fruit. 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Tempranillo, 25% Malbec and 15% Sangiovese. A bit tannic out of the bottle and could prob use a good decant. Dusty starter with spice and cloves mid palate. Graphite and slate, but not a long finish. This was one of the best we tasted on our 2017 TX Tour.
This 2014 is a blend of Cali and TX fruit. 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Tempranillo, 25% Malbec and 15% Sangiovese. A bit tannic out of the bottle and could prob use a good decant. Dusty starter with spice and cloves mid palate. Graphite and slate, but not a long finish. This was one of the best we tasted on our 2017 TX Tour.
Apr 20th, 2018Rather nice bottle of wine. North Coast juice. Pours a dark violet color into the glass. The nose of this wine is black fruit, pepper, plum, and violets. The entry is more fig and plum and dark black full bodied fruit on the front without going to a bitter note. Just deliciously rounded, in check, well balanced. This wine really packs it in. Lots going on in the middle, with more of a cinnamon spice that gives way to a black pepper and 'sweeter' full bodied berry on the finish. Black fruit core. Not too tannic on the finish. Really nice Barranca. Definitely better than 2014 Texas Barranca IMO. This wine is about 85 percent Merlot / 15 percent PS.
Rather nice bottle of wine. North Coast juice. Pours a dark violet color into the glass. The nose of this wine is black fruit, pepper, plum, and violets. The entry is more fig and plum and dark black full bodied fruit on the front without going to a bitter note. Just deliciously rounded, in check, well balanced. This wine really packs it in. Lots going on in the middle, with more of a cinnamon spice that gives way to a black pepper and 'sweeter' full bodied berry on the finish. Black fruit core. Not too tannic on the finish. Really nice Barranca. Definitely better than 2014 Texas Barranca IMO. This wine is about 85 percent Merlot / 15 percent PS.
Feb 21st, 2018It's great red, for local in Texas !
It's great red, for local in Texas !
Aug 30th, 2017Favorite from the Kuhlman tasting. Texas fruit
Favorite from the Kuhlman tasting. Texas fruit
Jan 24th, 2017
Very good. Has a subtle tannin finish. Medium acid. Lots of forward fruit. Jammy. High alcohol. Personally i like a little less alcohol. Thank you @Adam Zell I have never had a texas wine. Yum.
Very good. Has a subtle tannin finish. Medium acid. Lots of forward fruit. Jammy. High alcohol. Personally i like a little less alcohol. Thank you @Adam Zell I have never had a texas wine. Yum.
Oct 31st, 2016Smooth, full bodied. Dark berry notes but not "grapey". 👍👍
Smooth, full bodied. Dark berry notes but not "grapey". 👍👍
Oct 9th, 2016