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94 WA. "The glass-staining 2006 El 8 is 95% Carignan and 5% Grenache sourced from a single vineyard. It offers up a superb, lightly roasted bouquet of toasty oak, liquid minerals, underbrush, espresso, lavender, and blueberry muffin. Structured on the palate, it has plenty of savory, spicy fruit, ripe tannin, and a pure, lengthy finish. It will evolve . . ." Wine Advocate #183, Jun 2009 |