Winery - Tertulia Cellars
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This barrel-fermented effort was not put through malolactic. It retains a very fresh, citrusy profile, a mix of rind and pulp flavors, with streaks of quinine and tonic. Good persistence, with the snap of fresh lime in the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a bit sweaty in the nose, with a mousy undertaste that takes some time to blow off. Sour and unresolved; nothing really connects here. Very tart, with unripe citrus, pale red fruits, and a little toast and chocolate.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Quite tart, this pure Malbec mixes green apples, wild blackberry and hints of licorice, annotated with dusty tannins. The alcohol is listed at 13.9% but feels higher.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A real success, this intensely spicy Syrah loads in mouth-softening flavors of buttermilk, cocoa and cinnamon. Lots of toast and coffee, with a creamy, textural mouthfeel. The rich, ripe, almost sweet cherry fruit is like a mouthful of fresh pie.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Clean and fresh, this pure varietal Grenache captures the fruit nicely. Aged in neutral French oak for 15 months, it has smoothed out but shows no barrel spice at all. It’s fruit, acid and crisp tannins, all in good proportion.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A warm vintage, with early ripening, yields a wine with a pungent aroma that hints at something slightly burnt. Its fruit offers sweet, caramelized flavors, mixed with tart cranberry and some minty spice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Some mousy aromas, but along with that there is good black cherry fruit. This has plenty of concentration, though flavors are one-dimensional, with toast and mocha in the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is lighter in mouthfeel than the other Tertulia reds, but with tasty toast, vanilla and caramel balancing fresh red fruits. Despite its lightness, it shows a lot of flavor and persistence, and it should benefit from a bit more bottle time.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fragrant with interesting, somewhat earthy, dusty aromas. This shows excellent varietal character, with distinctly drawn flavors mixing black cherry, sweet black plum, hints of coffee, black olive and spice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Viognier/Roussanne blend is showing some heat, spice, and mix of melon and celery flavors, with a quinine/tonic finish. It seems to have a bit more concentration than previous vintages of Tertulia’s Viognier, but does not show the complexity or finesse of the earlier versions.
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