2018 TH Estate Wines 5 Blocks Cuvée, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

From Terry Hoage, this is a blend of 66% Syrah, 23% Mourvèdre and 11% Grenache. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is deep with black raspberries, roasted meats, black pepper, black cherries and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, this has big fruit; black raspberries, black cherries, black pepper and char. Good energy. Long finish. This is drinking well on its own and will work with bigger food flavors. It went well with spicy Indian style food. Drink over the next ten years.

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2018

2009 Epoch Estate Wines Sensibility Paderewski Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2009

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$45.00USD

This is a blend from Paso Robles. It is 75% Grenache, 21% Mourvedre and 4% Syrah. At age ten, it is still youthful but drinking great. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has black cherries, black raspberries, graphite, black pepper and spice. On the palate, this is big and full bodied. Slight tannins. Lots of black raspberry and black cherry fruit. Great mouth feel. Long finish. This drinks great on its own and will work with roasts or grilled foods. It will drink well for the next ten to twelve years.

2013 Epoch Estate Wines Ingenuity, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2013

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$68.00USD

This is a blend of 54% Syrah, 21% Mourvèdre, 16% Grenache and 9% Petite Sirah. It is a big wine that really needed some time to settle down. Even 6 years from vintage isn't really enough. That said, with a couple hours of air, this was drinking beautifully. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has black raspberries, plums, black cherries, and spice. Perhaps a bit of black pepper. On the palate, this is thick and big. A bit chunky on opening but it smoothed out with air. Lots of black raspberry fruit with some black cherries. An underlying charred earthiness. Good finish. T

2014 Saxum Broken Stones, USA, California, Paso Robles, Willow Creek, Wine Review

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2014

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$155.00USD

This is a blend of 41% Syrah, 13% Mourvèdre, 19% Grenache, 16% Petite Sirah, 8% Tempranillo and 3% Roussanne. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is big with black raspberries, black cherries, char, white pepper, floral notes and roasted meats. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Great energy. On the palate, this has shed it baby fat but is still youthful. it took a couple of hours to really open up. Loads of black raspberry fruit with black pepper, black cherries, some blueberries and a bit of char. Long finish. This is delicious on its own but may overpower most foods. I

2010 Saxum Broken Stones, USA, California, Paso Robles,

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2010

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A+

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$150.00USD

This is a blend of 63% Syrah, 19% Mourvedre, 15% Grenache, and 3% Petite Sirah from Paso Robles. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is powerful with black raspberries, black pepper, grilled meats, black cherries, gravel and char. Full bodied. Lush texture. great energy and balance. On the palate, this is flat out delicious. Flavors of black raspberries, black cherries, black pepper and char. Long finish. Still a big wine but it has calmed down since its youth. It should drink well for another twenty years. Great on its own, this will work well with bigger food off

2012 Saxum James Berry Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2012

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A+

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$125.00USD

A blend of 43% Grenache, 29% Mourvedre, 18% Syrah and 10% Counoise. This wine is still on the young side but is open and with a bit of air, was drinking great. Inky purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, slight charred wood, black pepper, roasted herbs and roasted meats. On the palate, what a wonderful texture. Almost seamless. Juicy black raspberry fruit. Underlying char and roasted meats. Great energy and balance. This will continue to mature for the next five to ten years and be good for ten to fifteen after that. The alcohol is high, but there is hint of it although

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