2015 Bedrock Wine Co. Ode to Lucien, USA, California, Wine Review

This wine was made as an homage to Lucien Peyraud, the legendary winemaker for Domaine Tempier who helped establish the Bandol AOC. in France. It is a blend of old-vine Mourvedre and Grenache. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has plums, black raspberries, smoke and spice. Full bodied. Tight, it takes some time to open in the glass. On the palate, plums and black raspberries with firm tannins and underlying char. Good acidity. Long finish. This needs another five to eight years to get close to maturity and should drink well for fifteen to twenty after that. It drinks better with food. Braised meats is a nice choice. Lots of upside potential on this.

Grade:

A-

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Vintage:

2015

2008 Hospice du Rhone Events: Highs & Lows of American Rhone-style Wines Tasted

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. The 16th annual Hospice du Rhone events in Paso Robles, California from May 1 to 3, 2008 was an opportunity to consider Rhone-style wines from a fresh perspective. Unlike most tasting opportunities, these events included Rhone-style wines from the Rhone Valley itself (51 wineries), elsewhere in France (4 wineries) as well as from Spain (4 wineries), Australia (17 wineries), South Africa (6 wineries), Chile (2 wineries), Argentina (1 winery) and the United States. The American wines were mostly from California (144 wineries), but a few examples from Arizona (2 wineries) and Washington State (5 wineries) were also included. While this is a California-dominated event, and while many of the Rhone Valley’s best producers aren’t represented, there is still sufficient European and other entries to make for interesting comparisons and contrasts. The events included two general tastings and a series of focused seminars.

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America’s Best Rhone Style Red Wines: 11th Annual Rhone Rangers Tasting Reviewed

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. Last month we discussed the white Rhone style wines offered at the 2008 Rhone Rangers tasting event at Fort Mason in San Francisco on March 18. This month we turn to the reds, of which we tasted 50. Among those we tasted were some old favorites and some wineries or bottlings with which we were not yet familiar. We don’t pretend that we tasted a representative group of wines, because our sample was skewed to wines we have loved in the past and others about which we have heard positive comments.

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2017 Bedrock Wine Co. Ode to Lulu Old Vine Rosé, USA, California, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

Score:

Grade:

B+

Pink grapefruit in color. The nose is nice with some strawberries, watery cherry juice, slight rhubarb and herbal notes. On the palate, this is refreshing. While it is open, it did continue to improve for the few hours it was open. Perhaps that is a function of the serving temp or maybe the air. Still, I would tend to drink these up in the first couple of years. Flavors of strawberries and light cherries. Nice mouthfeel. Works well on its own or with food. At around $25 all in, this is fairly priced.

2015 Saxum James Berry Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

Vintage:

2015

Score:

Grade:

A+

Current Price:

$135.00USD

My friend Charlie came by. Now Charlie likes his wines big and young and we both love Saxum. That sure seemed like a great opportunity to pull and young'un from the cellar and see what it was showing. The surprising thing was how good and accessible this was already. It's not at peak and will improve with cellaring, but if you have more than one, it's not a tragedy to open one now. 33% Grenache, 32% Mourvedre, 24% Syrah and 11% Counoise. Purple in color, slight ruby line at the rim. The nose is great with black raspberries, roasted meats, white pepper and slight floral notes. This

2017 Keplinger Caldera, USA, California, El Dorado, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$75.00USD

This is a blend of 77% Mourvedre, 19% Grenache and 4% Counoise.

2015 Bedrock Wine Co. Ode to Lucien, USA, California, Wine Review

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