Youthfully delicious! Pop ‘n poured. 55% Carignane, 26% Zin, 19% Mataro. 100% really old vines. Zingy nose features all manner of crisp, ripe berries, as well as a whiff of American oak and iodiney minerals. Deep fruit but focused and balanced (really nice acidity) in the mouth. Drinking great now, this will certainly last and possibly improve for the next five years. (Bandol the dog is glad I’m enjoying it but remains skeptical of new world wines.)
UPDATE: Even better on night 2. Deeper and showing amplified saline stoniness.
Youthfully delicious! Pop ‘n poured. 55% Carignane, 26% Zin, 19% Mataro. 100% really old vines. Zingy nose features all manner of crisp, ripe berries, as well as a whiff of American oak and iodiney minerals. Deep fruit but focused and balanced (really nice acidity) in the mouth. Drinking great now, this will certainly last and possibly improve for the next five years. (Bandol the dog is glad I’m enjoying it but remains skeptical of new world wines.)
UPDATE: Even better on night 2. Deeper and showing amplified saline stoniness.
Jul 1st, 2025
Contra Costa County, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
