Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Pretty nose of violets, dark plums, wild raspberries, mulberries, sweet tobacco, thyme and cloves. It’s full-bodied with polished tannins and a creamy, round and supple palate. Excellent palate of berry fruit and sweet spices. Some espresso after-notes. Garnatxa peluda and grenache. Drink or hold.
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Wine Spectator
A beam of raspberry and glossy cherry are backed with baking spice, anise and orange peel in this refined, focused red. Shows undertones of mountain herb, mineral and tea. Drink now through 2030.
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