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Southern Belle Precious Syrah 2013
Southern Belle Precious Syrah 2013
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Spending 18-24 glorious months aging in used bourbon barrels from legendary Pappy Van Winkle, old vine fruit shines through with aromas and flavors of blueberry liqueur, blackberry, black cherry and peppery spice. Then there is a graceful segue into wood smoke, brown sugar, vanilla, and sweet spice that frame all of that ripe and savory fruit very nicely. Super full bodied and full flavored, but smooth and silky on the palate, this is probably about as close as most of us will get to Pappy van Winkle. -PJ Wine
W09244
Spain
Other Spain
Red
2013
Syrah
.750L
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Chateau la Vieille Cure La Sacristie de la Vieille Cure Fronsac 2013
Chateau la Vieille Cure La Sacristie de la Vieille Cure Fronsac 2013
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The second wine of this outstanding Fronsac estate, the La Sacristie de la Vieille Cure is drinking beautifully now. It possesses wonderfully sweet black cherry fruit, medium body, a lovely perfume, a supple, silky texture and plenty of charm as well as ripeness. It is a strong effort from one of Fronsac’s qualitative leaders.
74% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard located on a plateau of limestone, bordering slopes with chalk and clay soils
100% hand-harvested grapes
30 year old vines
Aged for 18 months in French oak (30% new)
PJ00546
France
Red
2013
.750L
yes
Chandon de Briailles Corton Grand Cru Blanc 2013
Chandon de Briailles Corton Grand Cru Blanc 2013
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The 2013 Corton Blanc actually comes from mainly Corton Bressandes, with 10% from Corton les Chaumes. The nose is clean and fresh with beeswax and yellow flower scents that just need to develop more complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with hints of custard crème and nougat on the entry, nicely judged acidity with a harmonious, slightly nutty finish that fans out gently, but does not wish to exert great length. Enjoy this over the next 4-6 years.
W09272
France
Burgundy
White
2013
Chardonnay
.750L
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Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2013
Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2013
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I had already tasted the 2013 Unico from magnum in a vertical tasting of all the magnums ever produced and was quite impressed by it (and the still unreleased 2014 that should be available in 2024). 2013 saw a rainy harvest, and the wine is subtle, elegant and fresh, complex, silky and with precision. The wine matured in 225-liter barrels in an initial phase and then in 22,000-liter oak vats until it was bottled in June 2019. This year, the final blend was 97% Tinto Fino and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon with a little less alcohol, 14%, and a pH of 3.78 and 5.2 grams of acidity, fresh and balanced, more elegant and subtler. Unico often transcends the character of the vintage and doesn't follow the norm in the region, and the 2013 is a good example of that. It was a very rainy and complicated vintage; they harvested quite quickly to avoid botrytis, and while other people waited for concentration, they did not, and their approach clearly paid back. It's aromatic and floral, less dense than the 2012, subtler, more expressive and more elegant. It's clean and fresh, tasty, with very fine tannins. It's a big surprise for the vintage and one of the finest Unicos in the last few years. 76,476 bottles, 3,658 magnums and some larger formats produced, the shortest crop since 2009.
PJ00862
Spain
Ribera del Duero
Red
2013
.750L