Monday, January 26th, 2009
88 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 17 Mar 2008
Dark black and ruby in the core with a thinner pink rim. Plum, black cherries, sweet tobacco, mushroom and heavy black licorice on the nose. Smooth, with a lush entry and mouth feel. Sweet dark plum and blueberry are supported by a nice touch of wet earth. There is a nice build of tannins and acid on the finish that would make this wine stand up very well to hearty, meaty dishes. 14% Alcohol By Volume
Alejandro Fernandez typically only works with Tempranillo. There is some good spice to this wine, but he has more impressive offerings.
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Tags: 2002, acid, Alejandro, black, blueberry, Bodegas, cherry, Crianza, dark, dry, earth, Fernandez, hearty, La, licorice, lush, Mancha, meat, mushroom, pink, plum, red, red wine, ruby, smooth, spain, sweet, table, tannins, Tempranillo, tobacco, Vinculo
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
86 / B-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 18 Mar 2008
Bright purple core with a ruby rim. Light plum and dark cherry aromas. Chewy tannins on the mid palate leading to a black cherry finish.
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Tags: 2000, barbara, black, bright, Calfornia, Central, cherry, chewy, Coast, dark, light, Longoria, plum, purple, red wine, ruby, santa, Syrah, tannins, USA
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
91 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 24 Mar 2008
Dark ruby and black in the core, and continuing almost the entire way out to the edge of the glass. Rich fruit on the nose: cassis, blackberry and blueberry. A hint of dusty slate are backed by spicy cedar, cinnamon and toasty vanilla. Lush entry on the front of the palate building quickly on the mid-palate. Ample ripe tannins give the wine a lot of structure and body through the finish. Dark black cherry and cassis are matched with black truffle, wet earth and lingering roast coffee on the finish.
Since this wine comes from the general “Bordeaux Superieur” region rather than a specific village the price tag is about $30 less than it would otherwise be. Very high quality stuff for this vintage. Should be approachable in the next 2-3 years, and can be aged another 10-12.
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Tags: 2005, balthus, black, blackberry, blueberry, body, bordeaux, cassis, cedar, cherry, cinnamon, coffee, dusty, earth, france, fruit, red, red wine, ripe, roast, ruby, slate, spicy, structure, Superieur, table, tannins, toast, truffle, vanilla
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