Dark garnet, non-staining and showing hints of bricking. Clean, pure funk, lovely while a tad flabby. Nice stemmy bouquet pumps out the acid and AL, and it needs every bit to combat the ripeness. In the mouth, full and rich, never taking a watery step off-point. Pure granite, graphite, wet saddle and lily meld seamlessly into rusty tannins. Beautiful over-ripe-pineapple fruit clings to the last.
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2011 McConnell Estates Tempranillo Lodi Wackman Ranch 13-8