Cracked this last night w/ my lasagna:
1. CedarvilleVnyd {Grenache} ElDorado (EB; http://www.CedarvilleVineyard.com; 15.1%) 2003: Med.dark color w/ slight bricking; rather earthy/dusty slight strawberry/Grenache/fragrant slight Rhonish/CdP/licorice nose; soft earthy/dusty light strawberry/Grenache/Rhonish light toasty/oak some Rhonish/CdP flavor; med.long slight tannic earthy/licorice light strawberry/Grenache finish; at its peak or slightly beyond.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This wine when we got it was loaded w/ exhuberent strawberry/Grenache fruit & that slightly earthy/mushroomy ElDorado character. It's lost most of that primary fruit and is showing much more Rhonish character, like a Fonsalette or Pignan; like a very good CdR or a lightweight CdP. Cedarville...top-notch wines at a very fair price.
Tom