Cracked these two reds last night:
1. Carlisle Zin CarlisleVnyd/RRV (16.3%; Plntd: 1927; + PetiteSirah/AlicanteBouschet/GrandNoir; 410 cs) 2001: Med.color w/ some browning; rather cedary/pencilly/oldZin slight peppery/blackberry/Zin some tired/oxidized some toasty/oak nose; soft slight peppery/blackberry/Zin rather tired/pencilly/oldZin/cedary flavor w/ light drying tannins; pretty tired & dried out & not much left of this Zin.
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2. Famille Coulon Biotifulfox VdF (14.5%; 70% Grenache/25% Syrah/5% Carignan; Biodynamic Wine; Wilson-Daniels/Napa) Famile Coulon/Dom.de Beaurenard/CdP 2019: Meed.dark w/ slight bricking; strong Grenache/strawberry/slightly spicy light earthy/dusty/bit mushroomy light pencilly/oak pleasant nose much like a junior CdP; soft rather earthy/dusty some Grenache/strawberry/spicy light pencilly flavor w/ light gentle tannins; med. earthy/dusty finish that mirrors flavor; a perfectly pleasant junior CdP but not very exciting & one small step above a CdR; fairly priced but unthrilling. $21.00/16.79 (PrimaIlC)
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More dittlesport from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. The Beautiful Fox is a joint effort with several others growers at growing grapes in CdP organically & biodynamically.
Tom