Tasted 20 April 2017
Sonoma County · Russian River Valley
It's good. It's better than the 2012. As my other half said, "I really liked it, and then it fell off a bit." Agreed. It held up for a couple of hours, but then it became a little bit blasé. It had some herb/brush notes…
A mix of red and black cherry, baking spices, pomegranate juice, cinnamon stick, and black raspberry, the 2022 Cirq is fresh and bright, but also hints at a haunting, darker shade that adds a layer…
Initial pull was a linear delivery of subdued red raspberry and pumice. With some air, additional notes of red and black cherry, graphite, strawberry cream, and faint bark emerged. Mid-palate…
All I can really say is that a side-by-side with a 1998 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses made this Cirq taste like licking Courtney Love's oxycodone-ridden…
