Winery - Minassian-Young
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This soft, gently attractive Rhône-style wine is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Viognier. It has delicious flavors of tree fruits, berries and spices, with a mocha finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Does a good job of making a Syrah in a distinctly Paso Robles style. The wine is very soft and velvety, but dry, with forward black raspberry pie filling, mocha and cinnamon spice flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Cab has 20% Mourvèdre in it, which adds an exotic chocolaty and mulberry note to the blackberries and cherries. It’s a full-bodied, fairly tannic wine, and nicely dry, but there’s a taste of shriveled berries or raisins that makes for some bitterness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
As hot and sweet as an inexpensive Port, with sugary flavors of blackberries, chocolate and coffee. Okay for a dessert wine, inappropriate for a table wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rather heavy and soft and overtly sweet, but delicious, with a swirl of pineapple, Meyer lemon, apricot, peach, vanilla, cinnamon, white chocolate and honey flavors. Nice as a cocktail sipper, and maybe with spicy Vietnamese or Thai food.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A bit thick and syrupy, lacking the vibrancy to balance the extremely ripe flavors of chocolate, blackberry jam and anise.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Soft and sweet, almost off-dry, with flavors of blackberries, cherries, chocolate, root beer and spices. A multiple-variety blend based on Syrah.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Heavy, sweet and soft, with syrupy flavors of milk chocolate, blackberries, anise and pepper. Will appeal to those who like this rustic, easy style.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
What a great Zinfandel this is. It’s lusty and hearty, just the way you want a Zin to wash down barbecue, but it also has balance and even elegance, despite the high alcohol. The ripe blackberry and cherry flavors are jammy, complexed with spicy tobacco and chocolate, and a pure finish of cassis.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Just delicious, a blend of Syrah, Mourvedre and Grenache that shows how well Paso Robles can make these Rhône reds. The wine is soft and voluptuous, with complex flavors of blackberries, cherries, raspberries, milk chocolate, licorice and cinnamon spice. Finishes long and rewardingly dry.
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