2003 Juveniles
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This unwooded blend, created in 1999 for the Paris wine bar Juveniles, is about 60% Grenache, plus Shiraz and Mourvedre. The vines responsible are 48 to 153 years old, apparently, and “it needs a tiny bit of maintenance to keep it fresh” . Full, dense and spicy. Rich, sweet and so gamey that, on the palate, it almost seems dominated by the Mourvèdre. (JR)
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(a blend of 60% grenache and 20% each ofmataroandshiraz Medium red. Bright strawberry, raspberry and rose petal aromas; quite dominated by the grenache today. A supple midweight with gentle, succulent red berry flavors and a light peppery note. Finishes sweet, round and juicy, with a strong flavor of strawberry.
The 2003 Juveniles is a virgin, unoaked blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, and 20% Shiraz. There are 6,000 cases of this peppery cuvee that offers up notes of roasted meats, saddle leather, and kirsch liqueur in a medium-bodied, well-defined, exuberant, flavorful format. It tastes like a high class Cotes du Rhone from the ocean of vineyards known as the Plan de Dieu in the Vaucluse. Drink this knock-out red over the next 2-3 years. Importer: Deborah Gray, The Australian Wine Connection, Carlsbad, CA; tel. (760) 438-5714
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Syrah / Shiraz, Mourvedre/Monastrell/Mataro, Grenache/ Garnacha
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