Lot 132
SAXUM VINEYARDS JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2008 (1) WA 98
SAXUM VINEYARDS JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2009 (2) WA 98
SAXUM VINEYARDS JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2010 (2) WA 98
Lot 132 Details
SAXUM VINEYARDS JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2008 (1)
Paso Robles.
scraped label
With strong minerality from the limestone soil, this exuberant, fleshy, full-bodied wine is already drinking well. (I believe it was actually bottled just a day or two before my visit, which makes its performance that much more remarkable.) Dense purple, with sweet notes of barbecue smoke and meats as well as roasted herbs, extravagant black cherry, black currant, and blackberry fruit are all present in this wine, but there is plenty of underlying structure that comes from both the minerality and the Mourvedre component. Pure, full-bodied, but again, impressively elegant and nuanced, this is a tour de force and another prodigious example of this extraordinary vineyard site. August 2010 WA 98
SAXUM VINEYARDS JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2009 (2)
Paso Robles.
Simply put, the 2009 James Berry Vineyard is one of the greatest young wines I have ever tasted from California, or anywhere for that matter. Bright, floral aromatics lead to expressive red fruit in this impossibly elegant, dazzling wine. A melange of rose petals, mint and licorice follows as the James Berry shows off its breathtaking clarity and finesse. Fine-grained, chalky tannins frame the exceptional finish. In 2009 the James Berry Vineyard is 57% Grenache, 31% Mourvedre and 12% Syrah. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2021. August 2011 WA 98
SAXUM VINEYARDS JAMES BERRY VINEYARD 2010 (2)
Paso Robles.
u. 1 x 1 cm.
As it approaches its eighth birthday, the 2010 James Berry Vineyard Proprietary Red is drinking beautifully, wafting from the glass with complex aromas of smoky cassis, incense, burnt sage and dark chocolate. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich and velvety, with an ample core of ripe fruit, fine-grained and resolved tannins and a long, intense finish. May 2018 WA 98