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9.3

First bottle was unimpressive but this was a stunner - everything @Lyle Fass wrote about… wish I had a 6 pack of this - although I don’t know this has a particularly long window but it’s fire now — 3 days ago

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9.0

What a treat! Some kind of Bordeaux blend I believe, big time bricking, mature color - CS really stood out aromatically w/eccentric nose of musty attic, forest floor, cassis, currants, black cherry, cranberry, mushroom, cocoa, vanilla, balsamic, just really all over the place, med bodied, decent tannic structure, dry through finish - needs food, definitely on downswing — 12 days ago

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9.3

What a treat! Purchased at winery, bottle aged fattened up this wine in a Degas way: graceful, effusive, silky & sexy. Darker greenish/yellow hued pungent aromatics of flowers & musk, spices & lychee, orchard fruit, tangerine rind, incense - just so exotic. Lush mouthfeel sturdy acidic backbone and long caressing finish. Love these varietals together — 20 days ago

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8.8

Another inflated score (94): this was OK, entry level New World style Rioja, all cherries & vanilla. Decent acidity, med weight and modest finish. Solid QPR - Costco find — 4 days ago

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8.6

Great PN nose of black cherry, cola, exotic spices, vanilla, etc - decadent aromatics, but palate just didn’t hold up. Drying out - off balanced - fell apart w/astringency on finish. — 7 days ago

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8.8

Prosit! — 12 days ago

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8.9

This was 100% CF - no sign of age, inky, w/impressive aromas of cherry cough drop, herbaceous, white pepper, medicinal - old school vibes on nose. Bit unruly on palate, definitely felt the heat and finish had some astringency. Not a huge fan of Paso Robles fruit… Still a decent quaff and scratches itch for varietal CF. — 23 days ago

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8.6

Dark ruby, semi-opaque, aromas of spiced red fruit, earthy - green overtones, med bodied on palate, juicy pliable, rustic w/modest fruit & spice leading to decent finish. TX mid week quaffer — 5 days ago

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8.8

Med gold/darker straw colored, muted nose - some musky notes, stones, minerality, not much fruit, bit reductive, but more expressive on palate, silky great mouthfeel with candied quality to the orchard fruit. Bit o’ citrus & melon, herbs - food friendly, firm acidity and decent balance & length on finish. — 9 days ago

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8.8

Charming: a wine of place, lighter garnet color and complex nose of soil & earth, tar & violets, so many florals, herbs and red fruit, oxidized, on palate this was med (-) body, juicy even tangy, yet still some sturdy tannins remained, chewy, rustic through finish. Unique expression Nebbiolo here. — 14 days ago