14,5% abv; 20,10€; but conflicting info on the grapes (not that it matters in such a spoof-fest): 45% Syrah, 25% Cab Sauv, 20% Tempranillo, 10% Merlot or 45% Tempranillo, 40% Cab Sauv, 15% Syrah. There is conflicting info also on the oak: 9 months or 11-15 months in 30% new French and American oak. But enough of numbers (well, almost enough of numbers...), what was the wine like?
"91 Points Robert Parker Selection" it says proudly in a sticker under the label:
Opaque and purple. This superb effort (bravo!) shows an alluring perfume of inky pain grillé, blueberry and black and red cherry, tart cherry, sweet cherry and cherry-cola all of which is covered in a sexy layer of chocolate and coconut. This leads to a full bodied, smooth textured, silkily tannic, elegant blob of a gob. It literally has gobs of flavour; it is so gobby that I'm gobsmacked! I thought only grapes grown in such a dry, harsh environment as the Gobi-desert would make wine so gobby! Built to last a hundred years with a structure smothered by a blanket of sweet fruit, expect this to unfurl over the next two years and drink well through 2110. This is so round that I won't give it a hundred points, I'll give it 360°.
