Whole clusters show right away on the nose, as the aroma of stems joins blackberries and brown sugar. The stems are strong on the palate, too, coming through as woody and vegetal, the latter showing as tobacco leaf. Blackberries are dominant, wth seared beef fat in the background. This is
The nose offers up aromas of butter, herbs, and blackberry. Blackberry pie comes through on the palate, with slightly unripe green flavors coming through. Some seared beef fat shows on the mid-palate through the finish. Drink with barbecue beef ribs. Recommended. 87 points. DBH WHO: Apsara WHAT: Syrah DESIGNATION: Las Madres
The wine is opaque in the center, garnet around the edges. Aromas of dark fruits, deep earth, herbs, and unsweetened chocolate all roil up from the glass, offering a full, rich mouthful. Petite Sirah gives an anchor to Zinfandel and Carignane lifts it, altogether giving an incredibly broad spectrum of
Huge but surprisingly sophisticated and light on its feet, this Sonoma County Malbec opens with a fist but finishes with a caress. The color is intensely dark, almost black. The nose is huge, with plum, black currant, toast, vanilla, and spices. Every day of the 18 months in French oak,
his earth-bound Zin packs a nice punch without slathering on the jam. Cranberry with a blackberry background show on the nose. Zingy red fruit come out on the palate, cranberry and tart cherries. Tomato leaf and a touch of brown sugar add counter-points to the fruit, earthy and sweet. Fruit
Rocca's Grigsby Cabernet is big, beautiful, and delightfully complex. The color is very dark, opaque but for the very edges. Huge aromas roil up in waves - blackberries, black currant, and eucalyptus. The palate opens in layers, starting with black cherry, then shifting to black fruit on the mid-palate, adding eucalyptus
This is a powerful brute of a wine dressed in lace and finery. The nose smells like freshly-baked blackberry pie, with black fruit, pastry and vanilla aromas exploding out of the glass. The vanilla runs through the palate, as well, which is loaded with blackberry, mulberry, and blueberry. There is a
This is an absolutely lovely wine, rich but balanced, with complex fruit and a solid backbone. The nose shows blackberry and elderberry, bright on top with earthiness in counterpoint. It really explodes on the palate, with the black fruit getting elbowed aside on the mid-palate by black cherry and ripe
