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LXV Wine Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

LXV Wine Club Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

The 2016 Reserve Cabernet is brimming with earthy, soulful tones of underbrush, black cherry, blackberry, sandalwood, white pepper, and cinnamon bark. On the palate, it’s nimble for a Cabernet, and still tightly-wound at this stage in its development with fine, black tea-infused tannins that firmly anchor the core of this wine, a streak of limestone […]

LXV Wine Crimson Jewel 2017

LXV Wine Crimson Jewel 2017

Glinting, translucent garnet in the glass, the 2017 Crimson Jewel is brimming with earthy sensuality. Amarena wild cherries and Mirabelle plums rest beneath lighter, more ethereal notes of baker’s cocoa, underbrush, chalkboard dust, dried oregano, and basil. Stylistically it’s a touch lighter than the 2015 vintage—round and elegant on entry, pleasant tannic grip imparted by […]

LXV Wine Summer Satine 2018

LXV Wine Summer Satine 2018

In the past, LXV’s Summer Satine has always been a Condrieu-style Viognier, the newly released 2018 vintage holds court as a flaxen-hued Arneis, sourced from the only vineyard in Paso Robles that grows it. Ebullient notes of pear, underripe pineapple, and lemon zest are followed by lighter tones of citrus blossom, crushed herbs, and crisp […]

Burbank Ranch Picnic Meadow Rosé 2014

62% Grenache, 38% Mourvedre Copper-hued, Burbank Ranch’s 2014 Picnic Meadow Rosé is citrus driven, with tones of mandarin and orange creamsicle. In the mouth, it continues in that vein, with creaminess at the mid-palate that is tinged in orange pith and white grapefruit. The finish is softly focused, a gentle dwindling of flavor, it’s past its zenith at this point. 13.9% ABV | Sample

62% Grenache, 38% Mourvedre Copper-hued, Burbank Ranch’s 2014 Picnic Meadow Rosé is citrus driven, with tones of mandarin and orange creamsicle. In the mouth, it continues in that vein, with creaminess at the mid-palate that is tinged in orange pith and white grapefruit. The finish is softly focused, a gentle dwindling of flavor, it’s past […]

Écluse Rendition 2016

Écluse Rendition 2016

Inlaid with dark, throaty aromas of plums, macerated blackberry, crushed lavender, char, and sweet tobacco. The 2016 Écluse Rendition is a full-throttle Rhône-style blend that’s classic Paso Robles, one that’s nicely framed in well-structured, integrated tannins and a burst of bright acidity to balance out ample juicy black fruit at the mid-palate. 375 Cases Produced […]

Vargas Aha! Albariño 2018

Vargas Aha! Albariño 2018

Taught as a drawn bow, the 2018 Vino Vargas Albarino expresses Bosc pear, lemon pith, white flowers, and wet gravel. In the mouth, a sweeping textural landscape with a deep mineral vein that wells up amidst orchard fruit, quince, and dried thyme. The finish is long and protracted. Rare for me to lavish this sort […]

LXV Cira Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2015

LXV Cira Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2015

LXV’s 2015 Cira Vineyard Reserve Merlot opens with pie cherries, macerated strawberries, cola, mocha, graphite, and spice followed by a pastry note that’s steeped in vanilla bean. As with all of LXV’s Reserve wines long aging in 53% new French oak has resulted in a wine that’s softly focused with satiny, well-integrated tannins and lovely […]

Penman Springs Vineyard Paso Robles Artisan Cuvée Meritage 2016

Penman Springs Vineyard Paso Robles Artisan Cuvée Meritage 2016

A blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 14% Petit Verdot, the 2016 Penman Springs Artisan Cuvée Meritage is aged for 18 months in American oak. Boysenberries, black cherries, dried violets, and dutch process cocoa powder make up the nose. Mouthcoating, ripe tannins neatly couch a core of densely packed, sweet black fruit that […]

LXV Kiler Canyon Vineyard Reserve Syrah 2014

LXV Kiler Canyon Vineyard Reserve Syrah 2014

Garnet robed, LXV’s 2014 Reserve Syrah is made from fruit sourced from Kiler Canyon Vineyard in Paso’s Willow Creek District and is vinified in 50% new French oak. Heady waves of Damson plums, black cherries, and blackberry pie rest beneath secondary aromas of lilacs, black olives, freshly turned soil, crushed limestone, and iron shavings. Medium-bodied, […]

Denner Mother of Exiles 2016

Denner Mother of Exiles 2016

A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, Denner’s 2016 Mother of Exiles is totally opaque in the glass with legs as dark as indigo. It’s slightly tight on opening, but swirling in the glass reveals wild blueberries and crème de cassis submerged beneath more ephemeral tones of […]

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