This strangely beautiful wine! Saline, savory, slightly oxidized, surprising, all salient descriptors for a wine that tastes of olives & thyme, faded leather, and marjoram wafting up over scrambled eggs. I actually swooned...made in concrete, aged in that for 3 yrs, then barrel-aged 2 more years. Weird and definitely wonderful!
This strangely beautiful wine! Saline, savory, slightly oxidized, surprising, all salient descriptors for a wine that tastes of olives & thyme, faded leather, and marjoram wafting up over scrambled eggs. I actually swooned...made in concrete, aged in that for 3 yrs, then barrel-aged 2 more years. Weird and definitely wonderful!
2 people found it helpfulFeb 16th, 2016
Totally digging where this wine is right now. Full bodied and open/inviting. Lush dark red fruits with toasty oak and a long lingering finish. I will look for this again!
Totally digging where this wine is right now. Full bodied and open/inviting. Lush dark red fruits with toasty oak and a long lingering finish. I will look for this again!
Dec 14th, 2016
Great food wine. Begs for something rich.
Great food wine. Begs for something rich.
Jan 3rd, 2016
Fresh, sun-ripened blackcherries and freshly-picked thyme are upheld by aged leather, black peppercorn, and subtle pinecone and mesquite bark. Fresh plums and dates gush onto the palate, which give way to ripe Kalamata olives, brine and wet basalt, velvety tannins coming in on a short finish. Full yet lithe, fresh but aged, it is a great sipper wine.
Fresh, sun-ripened blackcherries and freshly-picked thyme are upheld by aged leather, black peppercorn, and subtle pinecone and mesquite bark. Fresh plums and dates gush onto the palate, which give way to ripe Kalamata olives, brine and wet basalt, velvety tannins coming in on a short finish. Full yet lithe, fresh but aged, it is a great sipper wine.
Feb 19th, 2017
This wine has aged well. Beautiful garnet colour. Almond and dried fruits on the nose. Slight oxidation melts its tannins and gives this wine its nutty and savoury flavour. Be careful when decanting: it does not need much more oxygen. Drink now before it gets too oxidised. Pairs well with aged cheese.
This wine has aged well. Beautiful garnet colour. Almond and dried fruits on the nose. Slight oxidation melts its tannins and gives this wine its nutty and savoury flavour. Be careful when decanting: it does not need much more oxygen. Drink now before it gets too oxidised. Pairs well with aged cheese.
Jan 30th, 2017
Aromas of cherry, plum and leather. Rich cherry and vanilla, smoked.
Aromas of cherry, plum and leather. Rich cherry and vanilla, smoked.
Aug 20th, 2016
Cherry, smoke, vanilla - earth. Very good. Decant and drink at cellar temp.
Cherry, smoke, vanilla - earth. Very good. Decant and drink at cellar temp.
Jul 10th, 2016
Interesting, aged. Drinking well now, but not for much longer.
Interesting, aged. Drinking well now, but not for much longer.
Jun 7th, 2016
Not bad for a cheap bottle
Not bad for a cheap bottle
Apr 23rd, 2016
Blenheim with Heather. Like leather and spice. Pepper and twizzlers.
Blenheim with Heather. Like leather and spice. Pepper and twizzlers.
Apr 2nd, 2016
Empordà, Catalunya, Spain
