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Garre Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007
This was kind of a French style winemaking effort. Very herbaceous taste, vegetable flavors, and a strong vein of what I will call ‘sugarcane’ or maybe wet bamboo. No real grape flavors to write home...
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Garre Syrah Reserve, 2007
This was a harsh wine right off the first taste, and didn’t change much. There are some flavors and levels to this, including raspberry, maple/syrup, cocoa, but overhung by an unmitigated tartness....
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Garre Profound Secret, 2006
This meritage blend is indeed a wondrous blend of dubious grapes. It had big tastes, with a first not-unpleasant sensation of sea salt, garlic, roemary, beef bouillion, raisin fruit, and still rich...
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Garre Petite Verdot, 2008
Just as you are about to pass judgement on some locally grown grape stock, they pour you one more glass (of some club only wine) and surprise you. This wine is making me be on the lookout for petite...
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Garre Chardonnay, 2013
A very light and neutral chardonnay, with mouthful of grapefruit, no florals, and maybe a trace of oak. Link to winemaker. Effective 6/10.Filed under: 2013, Chardonnay, Good, Good, Livermore/Contra...
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Garre Sauvignon Blanc, 2009
A very fruit full wine, with some tartness up front but otherwise flavors of plum, white grape, light sugar or sugarcane, and sugar glaze. Link to winemaker. Effective 7/10.Filed under: 2009, Good,...
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Garre Sangre de Iberia, 2009
Very soft wood, apparently made so with wood treatment. A great deal of blending results in baked yeast flavors, tart boysenberry, ollaliberry, and some unusual single grape flavors. Link to winemaker....
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Garre Merlot, 2008
Very green nose, with California vanilla and eucalyptus, cranberry, Spanish fruit, and decent finish for all of the ‘less favorable’ merlot fruit expressions in my opinion. Link to winemaker. Effective...
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Garre Primitivo, 2009
Smooth wine with very Spanish hot fruit. Some chocolate, pomegranate, and very high density. Like a Crianza, with some aftertaste. Link to winemaker. Effective 5/10.Filed under: 2009, Fair, Good,...
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Garre Profound Secret, 2008
Mission accomplished on the Profound Secret part — this is a singular blend whose components I couldn’t guess and results in a wine different from any other. (I’m guessing the primitive is in there,...
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