BevX Reviews – Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX May 25, 2022. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.)
We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share.
We have shifted our reviews format in order to offer more reviews for our review hungry readers. The review pages (links below) will now offer a full tasting note with links to a full detail review for our Featured Beverages.
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Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Paso Robles 2020
The great Patelin de Tablas Rouge is made with a unique blend of 36% Syrah, 34% Grenache, 19% Mourvèdre, 8% Tannat, and 3% Counoise. We have watched the makeup of this wine change through the years (this is our seventh vintage reviewed) from wines with over 50% Syrah to a blend with Grenache having near parody with Syrah…
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Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Adelaida District 2020
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Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of forest floor, bramble, and black tea with supporting notes of baking spices, laurel leaf, dried fruits, slate, graphite, and black plum. The palate is in substantial agreement with the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of boysenberry, black currant, mocha, wet stones, and raspberry. The finish is long and lingering with chalky tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a meaty texture. Made with a unique blend of 43% Grenache, 33% Syrah, 19% Counoise, and 5% Mourvedre. This is a complex and luscious beast of wine with a massive potential to age and develop. $40 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Paso Robles 2020
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Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of dense blackberry, dark soy, and five spice with supporting notes of black tea, forest floor, and tapenade. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of boysenberry, mulberry, cocoa, black plum, and graphite. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a meaty texture. Made with a blend of 36% Syrah, 34% Grenache, 19% Mourvedre, 8% Tannat, and 3% Counoise. Our favorite Patelin de Tablas yet. $28 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Flambeaux Sangiacomo Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2019
Brilliant, medium golden color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of lychee and apple with supporting notes of honeysuckle, lemon curd, and oak. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of white peach, meringue, candied ginger, and blanched almonds. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $50 – 4 Stars/92 points
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IZO Bacanora Silver
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is filled with the seductive scents of sweet mesquite smoke with waves of fresh tarragon, baked apples, mineral, and citrus zest and hints of green pepper. The palate confirms the nose delivering rich baked agave flavors with supporting notes of jalapeño, citrus, anise, and sea salt with white peppercorn accents rising on the finish. Medium to full-bodied with a silky texture and ideal balance thanks to bright citrus and ample spice notes. $80 – 4.5 Stars