l'Arge d'Oor - 'Steakhouse Smoothy #1' - Mourvèdre, Syrah, Grenache - Santa Barbara, CA - 2020

steakhouse smoothy... i love the way the phrase steakhouse smoothy rolls off the tongue and into the mind. it transports me to a feeling of comfort, easy luxuriant comfort. kind of like tequilla sunrise -- it just takes you to a feel good place when you say it. when you drink a steakhouse smoothy, now you are being transported by your palate to this pleasurable realm of the senses, a realm of plush nagahyde and old wood, brass fittings and waiters in livery, not to mention that dumb but delicious sliced tomato salad with sliced onions and a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of parsley. lobster tail slathered in drawn butter, charred meats and smoke... but there is no smoke in this wine, no new wood in this portal to the Golden Age. here we focus on the pure unadulterated expression of the fruit, deep, complex and bold, balanced in a beautiful latticework of fresh acidity. mourvèdre, syrah and grenache -- natural MSG. nuff said. nose: black cherry cola, leather, river rocks, white pepper palate: black olive, black cherry, roasted stawberry, mint

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