Winery - Jade Mountain
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A rustic Rhône-style red that’s bigger and more untamed than many in its class. Huge brambly fruit and lots of sweet wood. Deep, spicy and earthy, like an exuberant Southern Rhône wine. Very tight, it may pull together with aging. Now it’s a little awkward and the finish is like a country-style kick in the pants.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
I love this 4-variety Rhône blend of Contra Costa, Monterey and Mount Veeder fruit. It combines warm region jammy fruit with cool climate acids. Just delicious in cherries, raspberries and milk chocolate, with a silky, crisp, balanced structure. Great price for a wine of this complexity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Spicy pepper and leather scents are carried along by bright berry aromas. Turns a bit earthy and tannic like so many wines from Mount Veeder; needs time to come around. Try in 2003 or so.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A rich and earthy Merlot from hillside vineyards at 1,200 feet elevation on Mount Veeder. Plenty of roasted coffee on the nose and palate, rounded out by dark chocolate and buttery oak. The finish is shortened by gripping tannins that will require a few years to soften.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A rich, concentrated wine, beautifully balanced with supple, elegant fruit centered on blackberry and ripe black plum. The finish is silky and smooth, with a seductive drink-me-now appeal.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas of blackberry and spice, smoke, oak, leather and tar. Plenty of espresso and French roast flavors—a coffee-drinker’s favorite. Rich, ripe and very dense, with soft, luscious tannins and a long finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Hews to an Aussie-style Shiraz, meaning it’s a big, young, brightly jammy wine with impertinent blackberry and cherry flavors. You can’t call it complex, but it’s fun, brash and easy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Quite dark. Smells young and jammy, with that fermentation tank/CO2 scent riding over freshly crushed wild berries. Tastes very young and fruity, fairly tannic and rough. Might improve with age; might not.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a beautiful drinking wine that’s rich and smooth. It hits all the right notes, with its well-ripened blackberry, coffee and chocolate flavors, velvety tannins and grand overlay of oak. It is very dry, but those ripe flavors are sweet in fruitiness and last through the long finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Jammy and a bit bulky, this attempt at a Monterey Syrah from a brand that made its reputation in Napa is a bit of a disappointment. The big currant, plum and vanilla flavors are tasty, but lack depth and richness.
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