Sean Thackrey

Pleiades XXII Old Vines California Red Blend

9.062 ratings
9.28 pro ratings
California, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Josh Claxton

Not really sure what was going on with this bottle, and from what I understand that is the point! Soft, tasty juice defying whatever expectations you may have had; open on a sunny day!

Not really sure what was going on with this bottle, and from what I understand that is the point! Soft, tasty juice defying whatever expectations you may have had; open on a sunny day!

1 person found it helpfulApr 3rd, 2017
Darren Guillaume

Earth, heather, lavender, red fruit, among others. Nicely balanced, fruits tannins. Can't get over the feeling of walking through Bath and Bodyworks.

Earth, heather, lavender, red fruit, among others. Nicely balanced, fruits tannins. Can't get over the feeling of walking through Bath and Bodyworks.

1 person found it helpfulJul 10th, 2015
Angela Cahill

So glad to have hung on to a bottle of the IX for so long, especially when I found out from Sean that it was mostly Nebbiolo!

So glad to have hung on to a bottle of the IX for so long, especially when I found out from Sean that it was mostly Nebbiolo!

May 29th, 2015
Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

8.5

For weekend wine friends.

For weekend wine friends.

May 25th, 2015
Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

8.6

Peppery and blackberries.

Peppery and blackberries.

Aug 3rd, 2014
Eric McGann

Light weight- interesting blend with White grapes

Light weight- interesting blend with White grapes

Jul 15th, 2018
Sara G

#kerryrec

Sep 25th, 2017
AEL
8.8

Nice blend. Mint, herbs, berries, hard candy on the nose. Medium weight on palate, with bright zingy flavors. Really nice warm weather red. The viognier comes through.

Nice blend. Mint, herbs, berries, hard candy on the nose. Medium weight on palate, with bright zingy flavors. Really nice warm weather red. The viognier comes through.

Aug 28th, 2017
Narun P

Unknown blend.
Light, almost Burgundian. Semi transparent.

Fruit-forward bouquet: raspberry, strawberry, red cherry, blackcurrant, with some baking spices of nutmeg, anise, and cinnamon.

On the palate, things get a bit more complex. Dusty but soft tannin. Medium high acidity. Dry. Flat cherry Coca Cola with a trace of stemmy greenness. Red and black fruits.

With an hour of decanting, it should be ready but I can see the tannin smooth out with 3-5 years of bottle aging as well. 89+

Unknown blend.
Light, almost Burgundian. Semi transparent.

Fruit-forward bouquet: raspberry, strawberry, red cherry, blackcurrant, with some baking spices of nutmeg, anise, and cinnamon.

On the palate, things get a bit more complex. Dusty but soft tannin. Medium high acidity. Dry. Flat cherry Coca Cola with a trace of stemmy greenness. Red and black fruits.

With an hour of decanting, it should be ready but I can see the tannin smooth out with 3-5 years of bottle aging as well. 89+

Jun 5th, 2017
Brian Irvine

Wow.....complex, spicy, balanced.

Wow.....complex, spicy, balanced.

May 28th, 2017