Deep ruby red with garnet edges. Layered nose with sweet spices, cinnamon, brown sugar, dark fruits, herbs, and a touch of earthiness. More spices than just sweet spices on day two. Medium tannins (6.5/10) and medium bodied. Rich mouthfeel with spices, blue berries and smoked pepper. Day two added darker spices, more blue fruits, a touch red with some additional layers of herbs and pepper. Nicely balanced with solid acidity. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2022.
Got as one of the three bottles in the WineStyr All Red Wine Club shipment.
Deep ruby red with garnet edges. Layered nose with sweet spices, cinnamon, brown sugar, dark fruits, herbs, and a touch of earthiness. More spices than just sweet spices on day two. Medium tannins (6.5/10) and medium bodied. Rich mouthfeel with spices, blue berries and smoked pepper. Day two added darker spices, more blue fruits, a touch red with some additional layers of herbs and pepper. Nicely balanced with solid acidity. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2022.
Got as one of the three bottles in the WineStyr All Red Wine Club shipment.
Jul 21st, 2017
Rhubarb pie nose. Lots of pepper and spice with dark plum and tobacco finish. A bit light on mid-palate weight ... maybe ... going back and forth between this and Saxum JBV '12. Running low on research subject material. Wife far preferred this of the two last night. Now switched vote and went to sleep. Still studying. 55% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 12% Syrah, 3% Counoise.
Rhubarb pie nose. Lots of pepper and spice with dark plum and tobacco finish. A bit light on mid-palate weight ... maybe ... going back and forth between this and Saxum JBV '12. Running low on research subject material. Wife far preferred this of the two last night. Now switched vote and went to sleep. Still studying. 55% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 12% Syrah, 3% Counoise.
Mar 27th, 2017
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
