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Cheapest wines win again...

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Posted on November 15, 2017 at 11:07:17
mkuller
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...7 of us tasted 6 red blends over $20. Low score wins.

6. 2010 Chateau Cantemerle Haut Medoc $50 - 42pts - 7 lasts - not often do we get unanimous consent on a wine when nothing is apparently wrong with it - it just didn't have as much fruit as the others.

5. Unanime Gran Vino Tinto Mascota Argentina $25 - 28pts - again the foreign wines can't keep up with the CA ones.

4. Cypher Monarchy Paso Robles $40 - 24pts

3. Burrell School Valedictorian Santa Cruz Mtns $45 - 21 pts - 1 first

2. 2015 Freakshow Michael David Lodi $20 - 16pts - 2 firsts - I had tried this by the glass at a restaurant recently and it had impressed me enough to write the name down. (my #2)

1. 2013 Niner Wine Estates Red Central Coast (GSM) $25 (Costco) - 16pts - 4 firsts (my first)

Actually #1 and #2 tied on points but the Niner had more firsts. The thing they both have in common is they are syrah-based. All but #6 were pretty good.



 

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Your group loves fruit bombs, posted on November 15, 2017 at 19:48:12
jimbill
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 And to each his own.

But, when you're tasting are you just going with first impressions? Do these wines have any layers that reveal themselves as the tasting progresses?

And I'm not defending the Bordeaux. Many of the current French wines are starting to imitate California, Australia, Chilean, etc. Fruit forward and lack of complexity.

I've had the Freak Show, the Cypher (maybe not the vintage), and I've had some Niner. IMO, initial sip is all that the wine is going to offer.

 

The wines do change..., posted on November 15, 2017 at 20:47:27
mkuller
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 ...over the 60 to 90 minutes we're tasting them, even the ones that have been decanted for an hour first.

As I've said before, in blind tastings like this, the winners tend to be fruity and very drinkable now, rather than complex with other layers to come out with bottle aging.

We also taste them with bread and cheese snacks, sometimes some salami, but not with meals.

The two winners were fruity but also the most balanced with no off tastes. I liked the Niner from the beginning and thought the Freakshow was fruity and one note initially, but it got a little better.

I brought the Burrell School which I thought was more complex, but it didn't hold up as well.

The French wine had good ratings and the guy who brought it was very surprised as he drinks mostly French and Italian wines - he also rated it last and was pretty in line with the other tasters.

Get a group together and try a blind tasting and you'll see how much you love fruit bombs, too.

You know, like Bedrock, Turley and Seghesio.

 

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