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8.8

reminded me of some CS i had in Fruili & Veneto: lighter style, supple smooth, mid tannins, great mouthfeel and bursting with freshness - this had plenty of red fruit, herbaceous aromas & flavors. Modest finish, fairly good QPR — a day ago

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9.1

Hell Yeah! everything i've had from this producer has been fantastic, this was a beautiful expression of Mencia, plenty of fruit but that wasn't the focus: so much terroir, impressive depth of flavor, stylish cut - pleasure to drink & great QPR — 11 days ago

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9.0

For $14 are you kidding me?! NC Yadkin Valley fruit, actually BDX blend heavy on CF and it was delicious. New World nose but if you peek under the hood there is some Loire. absolutely delicious with or without food as tannins are relatively tamed. Easy drinking & well made — 21 days ago

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9.2

had a similar experience as @Peter Sultan as far as finding this was a quixotic blend of Old World and New World - nose & palate was not at all reticent for us: there was such a purity of flavors & aromas from deep rich black fruit, cassis, minerals, meat, pepper... so legit - not a hair out of place, — 4 days ago

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8.6

last had this JUL 24 and it's not improving - sure there's a whiff of petrol on opening but there is nothing endearing in this wine — 13 days ago

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8.7

last had this in NOV 24 and it is a carbon copy - suspended in time, maybe a bit darker in color — 17 days ago

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9.3

last bottle of this gem: last tasted July 2021 - may be at its zenith. Still retaining its flavor profile but a real high toned fruit expression came out this time. it also surprised us retaining its impressive, regal structure — 21 days ago

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8.9

pretty nice, some Spanish Garnacha can be too fruit driven & flabby, but this was decently structured - had an impressive core of fruit w/some terroir driven aromas & flavors. lacked polish leading to modest finish. good value @ $16 — 7 days ago

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9.1

last had this JUL 23 and it's still fantastic - just staying tasty w/more years ahead — 13 days ago

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8.7

Guess I had this last DEC 22 and it showed a bit more rustic this time around... def not improving — 13 days ago