Tasted 21 March 2015
Sonoma County · Russian River Valley
Tasted at the Cirq pickup event. Nose was somewhat muted, with unique mineral, wet slate and berry aromas. On the palate, a cool inward profile of purple and red fruit; plum, black cherry, dark red cherry, and…
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…
