Winery - Livingston Moffett
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Co-fermented with 3% Viognier, this single-vineyard Syrah aims at the Northern Rhône. It’s very dry and tannic, with a crunch of acidity, and there are powerfully ripe, deep flavors of blackberries, cherries, carob, leather and plums. Reminds me of a young Qupe Bien Nacido. Tight and closed now, with lots of astringency, but should develop over the next five to seven years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Syrah receives a split vote from the panel, its fans lauding the rich, jammy aromas and flavors of blackberry and spice, and its soft tealike tannins on the finish. Its detractors found a stalky note on the palate, but could still applaud the wine’s mouthfeel.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine’s performance wasn’t quite up to the winery’s other offering. Its flavor profile—caramel, black cherry, vanilla, mixed berries—left a sweet, confected taste in some reviewers’ mouths. Others still admired the wine’s lush but soft feel.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s plenty of sour herb on the even, dark fruit; soy, bouillon and leathery notes add real complexity. Medium-weight, with handsome fruit-acid balance, it’s slightly tart, a bit herbaceous, but also possesses fine structure and real potential to develop. Closes with tangy tannins, charcoal and pepper accents. Best held for three years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very ripe tropical fruits and appealing pear, apple and spice notes show well in this nicely balanced wine. Good acidity plays a solid supporting role here. The toasty oak holds the almost overripe fruit in check—it’s strong from the mid palate through the handsome butter-and-apple finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
They pulled out their best for their birthday, and the result is a spectacular wine. Dense and concentrated in enormously complex cassis, black currant, cherry pie and cedar, it shows the dryness and firm tannins of a fine young Cabernet. Easy to predict a good lifetime ahead. Give it a year to resolve, and then should develop slowly for another six to eight years, at least.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lots of inky, jammy aromas of black fruit set up the red-fruit palate that is covered with a blanket of powerful oak. Not a light-hearted cuvée; rather it’s drying, concentrated and strong. With a few years of aging it could show additional subtleties.
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