Pale-medium ruby color.
Aromas of ripe black cherry, cinnamon, floral.
Dry. Flavors of cherry, cinnamon, clove finish. Soft, supplements tannins.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 5/5 — 7 months ago
Very nice north coast cab. Would buy again. $25 at total wine. — 3 years ago
Pale lemon with aromas of citrus and tropical fruit with herb and floral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, guava, lime and pear fruit with floral and some floral tones, lively acidity adding wet stones. Medium+ finish ending, slight citrus, with fruit, herbal, floral and salty mineral notes. Nice! Not a typical NZ SB, very muted letting aromas and flavors mixing well together. Screw cap! — 5 months ago
One of the “Bourguignon” producers in the line-up, this examples from Jules Desjourneys was a clear outlier in the group. This was a 2010 and came across younger than anything else we enjoyed over the course of the evening. Popped and poured; no formal notes. The 2010 Fleurie “Chapelle des Bois” is locked up in oak but the fruit is there; dark brambles forever with some licorice as well. Unfortunately, it’s going to take a very long time for the oak to give up its grip on this one. Luckily, I think the quality of the fruit will last long enough to make it more enjoyable…eventually. Best after 2025 through 2040; which seems somewhat ridiculous to write. — 8 months ago
romo
#3 rank in a blind tasting. Generous herbal brambly strawberries. No carbonic notes. Called Gamay. — 18 days ago