TN: 2007 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard

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  • 2007 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles (10/10/2013)
    WOTY thus far. Absolutely exceptional. Preparation - I was drinking it at a dinner in NYC so it was in my office. No decanter so three hours before dinner I poured out about four ounces into a glass and then poured it back, let the bottle rest open, and then recorded to bring to the restaurant. Decanted into a wide bottom decanter at the restaurant and then sat for about another hour as we had a Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet with shrimp cocktail. The color was extremely dark. Red, but almost impenetrably black. When I poured this, the nose was spicy as well as fruity. There was some cedar on the nose as well. Dark fruit. On the palate, there were layers and layers of complexity, even though still mostly primary. Raspberry and dark red fruits, a bit of blueberry. Smooth dark smoked black pepper with the characteristic meatiness that people ascribe to the Mourvedre. Still some tannic bite to it but rough edges of youth are gone. BRAVO Justin. I have more and this could be the WOTY every year for the next five years . . . But then again I’ve got other Saxums to enjoy. (97 pts.)

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You drink Saxum? :slight_smile:

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When I do not have a surplus of 1990 DRC, I have been known to force myself to open a bottle of Saxum.

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Thanks for the note Jay, I was staring at one of these the other day. Time to pounce [cheers.gif]

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Saxum killed it in 07. I have had all the releases in the six months or so and they are all in a great, still young, place.

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Really enjoyed reading your note, Jay. We opened one of these last year Thanksgiving weekend and it was quite memorable.

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We drank a 2007 Heart Stone a couple of weeks ago.

Outstanding!!!

More where that came from.