TN: 2004 Core - "Candy Core" Late Harvest Grenache - (CA, Santa Barbara County)

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  • 2004 Core Candy Core - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County (8/29/2010)
    – popped and poured –
    – tasted non-blind over 1 hour –
    – late harvest Grenache –

NOSE: sweet Nose; strawberry and raspberry jam; alcohol-lifted aromatics; a bit tawny; hint of peppermint.

BODY: a bit hazy; slightly tawny garnet color of medium to medium-deep depth; medium-full bodied.

TASTE: sweet, but not as sweet as the Nose would have you believe; hint of typical tawny nuttiness, but good red fruits hang around; grilled teriyaki sweetness; a bit raisiny on the finish (35-40 sec.); moderate to great intensity on the finish; 17.4% alc. is well-hidden – doesn’t taste alcoholic; paired well with a epoisses-coated sourdough baguette, topped with sliced figs and truffle honey.

B: 50, 5, 11, 15, 7 = (88 pts.)

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  • 2004 Core Candy Core - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County (2/11/2011)
    – popped and poured –
    – tasted non-blind over 2 days –
    – 100% Late Harvest Grenache –
    – Bottle # 2653 –

NOSE: very tight; some oak; doesn’t smell oxidized; still light / tight on Day 2; just not much there.

BODY: some sediment present, but not as much as the other two bottles tonight, and this sediment is much finer, too; plain cork; mahogany color of medium depth; medium-full bodied.

TASTE: good – not oxidized; a bit oaky and faintly alcoholic (somewhat impressive, considering abv is 17.4%); non-descript red fruits; sweet (1% r.s.); strawberry / raspberry; hint of leather; more raisiny/pruney on Day 2; medium-short finish of medium-light intensity; not complex. Drink now.

B: 50, 4, 8, 13, 5 = (80 pts.)

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