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Saxum James Berry Vineyard 2020 / 750 ml.

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SP9696 pts. - Wine Spectator - Oct 15, 2023
A knockout wine as always, polished yet potently built, with dynamic blackberry and raspberry flavors laced with garrigue, loamy mineral, fruitcake spices and smoked meat. Builds richness toward big but polished tannins. Grenache, Mataro, Syrah, Graciano, Grenache Blanc and Counoise. Drink now through 2035. 1,440 cases made. (Tim Fish)

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Primary Grape: Grenache | All Grapes: 49% Grenache, 21% Mataro, 12% Syrah, 9% Graciano, 6% Grenache Blanc, 3% Counoise

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United States | California | Central Coast | Paso Robles Willow Creek District

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Wine Spectator Top 100 selection - 2023 | #49

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SP96 96 pts. / Wine Spectator (Oct 15, 2023)

A knockout wine as always, polished yet potently built, with dynamic blackberry and raspberry flavors laced with garrigue, loamy mineral, fruitcake spices and smoked meat. Builds richness toward big but polished tannins. Grenache, Mataro, Syrah, Graciano, Grenache Blanc and Counoise. Drink now through 2035. 1,440 cases made. (Tim Fish)

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SKU 61023
Product Type Wine
Alternate Name Saxum James Berry Vineyard
Country United States
Region California
District Central Coast
Product Location - Location-Appellation Paso Robles Willow Creek District
Package Size 750 ml.
Proof/Alcohol by Volume 15.8%
Brand Saxum
Bottles per Case 12
Vintage 2020
Bin Location 0
Can it be Shipped Yes
Premier Pick No
Awards and Accolades Wine Spectator Top 100
Awards Description Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator Top 100 Ranking 49
Wine Spectator Top 100 Year 2023
Wine Type Table Wine
Wine - Color Red
Grape(s) 49% Grenache, 21% Mataro, 12% Syrah, 9% Graciano, 6% Grenache Blanc, 3% Counoise
Primary Grape Grenache
Dollar Sale (Y/N) No
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Tasted out of bottle, the 2020 Grenache Distenta II is total blockbuster stuff that’s darker and richer than the 2021. Red and black fruits, white pepper, classy leather, and spicy baking chocolate-like nuances all define the aromatics, and it’s deep, full-bodied, and beautifully balanced, with gorgeous tannins and a great finish. The blend is 78% Grenache, 9% Mourvèdre, 8% Syrah, and the rest Petite Sirah (with a splash of Viognier), and it’s going to knock your socks off any time over the coming 15+ years. (Jeb Dunnuck)
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2020 / 750 ml.

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The 2020 Grenache is absolutely brilliant, and unquestionably up with the finest examples of this variety out there. Based on 78% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah raised in 50% new oak, it has a kaleidoscope-like bouquet of kirsch liqueur, ripe strawberries, spring flowers, incense, and ground pepper, to name just a few aromatics. This carries to a full-bodied, multi-dimensional, layered, hedonistic beauty with velvety tannins, a powerful yet somehow still fresh and elegant mouthfeel, and a blockbuster of a finish. It will evolve for two decades. (Jeb Dunnuck)
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2020 / 750 ml.

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2020 / 1.5 L.

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Tasted out of bottle, the 2020 Grenache Distenta II is total blockbuster stuff that’s darker and richer than the 2021. Red and black fruits, white pepper, classy leather, and spicy baking chocolate-like nuances all define the aromatics, and it’s deep, full-bodied, and beautifully balanced, with gorgeous tannins and a great finish. The blend is 78% Grenache, 9% Mourvèdre, 8% Syrah, and the rest Petite Sirah (with a splash of Viognier), and it’s going to knock your socks off any time over the coming 15+ years. (Jeb Dunnuck)
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The 2020 Grenache Distenta II is a blend of mostly 78% Grenache and the rest Mourvèdre, Syrah, Petite Sirah, and a tiny splash of Viognier. It’s a ripe, sexy, insanely good barrel sample that has remarkable purity, tons of black raspberry and cassis fruits, perfect balance, full-bodied richness, and an already complex bouquet of violets, spice, and flowers. I continue to be blown away by what this estate seems to achieve with Grenache in just about every vintage. (Jeb Dunnuck)
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Saxum Paderewski Vineyard 2020 / 750 ml.
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VN9393 pts. - Vinous - May 2023
Spiced black cherries, rum cake, molten chocolate and sweet sage form a bouquet that’s impossible to ignore as the 2020 Paderewski Vineyard opens in the glass. This is elegant to the core, with a creamy wave of ripe red fruits that flow under an air of violet inner florals. Chalky mineral tones cake the palate. It finishes with tremendous length and structure, as residual acids work to maintain freshness, and black raspberry hints slowly fade. The Paderewski is a co-fermented blend of 48% Syrah, 21% Mataro, 18% Zinfandel, 7% Graciano and 6% Tempranillo. (Eric Guido)
SP9292 pts. - Wine Spectator - Oct 15, 2023
Compact but deeply structured, this blend offers brooding blackberry, garrigue, river stone and savory pepper flavors that build weight and concentration on the finish. Syrah, Mataro, Zinfandel, Graciano and Tempranillo. Best from 2024 through 2030. 715 cases made. (Tim Fish)
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Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard 2020 / 750 ml.
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VN9494 pts. - Vinous - May 2023
The 2020 Heart Stone Vineyard is seductive in the glass, with a blend of crushed raspberries, dried citrus peels, sweet spice and lavender. This is elegant and graceful on the palate, with a wonderful lift to its depths of tart wild berry fruit. Sour citrus and balsamic tones add further tension toward the close. The 2020 finishes structured and long with a resonance of violette candies that linger. This blend of 33% Graciano, 31% Grenache, 19% Syrah, 9% Mataro, 5% Touriga Nacional and 3% Petite Sirah is built for the cellar. (Eric Guido)
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Densely structured and brooding, with deep blackberry and currant flavors laced with bitter chocolate, crushed stone and savory herbs as this builds tension toward full-bodied tannins. Hands off for now. Graciano, Grenache, Syrah, Mataro, Touriga Nacional and Petite Sirah. Best from 2025 through 2034. 686 cases made. (Tim Fish)
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The 2020 Heart Stone Vineyard is outstanding and has terrific aromatics of smoky black fruits, ground pepper, grilled meats, and assorted spicy nuances. Based on 33% Graciano, 31% Grenache, 19% Syrah, 9% Mataro, 5% Touriga Nacional, and the rest Petite Sirah, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered mid-palate, and the more focused, foursquare, firm style of the vintage on the palate. While it’s clearly not smoked, it is not at the same level as past vintages. (Jeb Dunnuck)
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