JEB DUNNUCK 97 POINTS - "The 2016 Terry Hoage Vineyard comes from Jennifer and Terry Hoage's Vineyard (of TH Estate) and is 43% each of Grenache and Syrah, with the balance Mourvèdre. This purple-hued beauty boasts a rocking bouquet of crème de cassis, smoked plums, charcoal, and damp earth, with more violets and floral notes developing with time in the glass. While a big wine, it just glides across the palate and is straight up seamless, silky, and elegant, with a weightless texture, full body, sweet tannins, and a great finish. Like the 2016s from Smith, it has ample underlying structure and density, yet the wine is so perfectly balanced it's hard to even notice. Drink this brilliant wine any time over the coming 10-15 years."
ANTONIO GALLONI'S VINOUS MEDIA 96 POINTS - "Deep lurid ruby. Powerful, mineral-accented blackberry and cherry aromas are complemented by suggestions of incense, licorice and pungent flowers. Supple, sweet and impressively concentrated, offering intense dark berry, cherry liqueur and lavender pastille flavors braced by a spine of juicy acidity and sharpened by a jolt of spicy white pepper. Plush yet surprisingly lively. Finishes on a suave floral note, showing outstanding clarity and velvety tannins that come on slowly."
ANTONIO GALLONI'S VINOUS MEDIA 96 POINTS - "Deep lurid ruby. Powerful, mineral-accented blackberry and cherry aromas are complemented by suggestions of incense, licorice and pungent flowers. Supple, sweet and impressively concentrated, offering intense dark berry, cherry liqueur and lavender pastille flavors braced by a spine of juicy acidity and sharpened by a jolt of spicy white pepper. Plush yet surprisingly lively. Finishes on a suave floral note, showing outstanding clarity and velvety tannins that come on slowly."
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