Linne Calodo, Nemesis, Paso Robles

Not my typical drink these days but this is very good. Over the top in every way: incredibly fruity, very juicy, high alcohol.

2010 vintage

Very similar notes as last bottle tasted earlier this year. Deep fruit in the nose and flavor. Black cherries and raspberry in the nose with hints of licorice. Black cherries, plums and licorice in the flavor. Not real complex but very well balanced, medium to full bodied and a silky mouthfeel and long finish. Drinking very well now.

2010 vintage

Obviously I tasted a different wine than many others because the 2010 Nemesis is still wonderful. Deep fruit in the nose and flavor. Black cherries and raspberry in the nose with hints of licorice. Black cherries, plums and licorice in the flavor. Not real complex but very well balanced, medium to full bodied and a silky mouthfeel and long finish. Drinking very well now and over the next year or two.

2010 vintage

This was a very nice bottle. ready to drink for sure.

2010 vintage

Deep garnet in color that is still so thick that it stains the glass. Complex plum with stewed red, purple and black fruit. Caramel, vanilla from oak. Smooth on palate with long finish. With time after opening, the sweetness of the fruit becomes much more evident. Reminds me of a Barossa Shiraz at times.

2010 vintage

Needed 1.5-2 hours to open up in decanter. Still dark purple, but very rich nose. Great dark fruit present in the mid palate with a nice medium finish. Still a good and enjoyable wine.

2004 vintage

Remarkable, with plenty of olive joined by the brambly fruit, showing much younger than 14 years and not a hint of the 15.8% alcohol.

2004 vintage

Interesting blend. Could definitely tell it was a GSM, but could also tell it was syrah heavy. Paso syrah has a boldness that makes it unique, this one is no different. Thirty minutes of air opened it up nicely. At least five years left in it.

2010 vintage

Similar to last note, very good, drink now. www.winelx.com

2010 vintage

As usual this was a great bottle of wine.

2010 vintage

Big red fruit. Just the right amount of spice, pepper, earth. Drinking really well right now.

2010 vintage

Nemesis always seems to be the weakest offering in the Linne Calodo line-up, especially when compared to Problem Child and Cherry Red. Stringent tannins really stood out. Did not enjoy.

2010 vintage

From coravin, needed some time in the glass to but then smoothed out

2010 vintage

A nose of dark fruit and minerals, dark black purple in color. A full bodied and bold red blend, with black berries, black raspberries, spice and minerals and a smooth long finish. Decant for a few hours, still allot of life left. www.winelx.com

2010 vintage

Nice wine. It was very closed upon opening but with a little air time it began to drink nicely.

2004 vintage

awesome syrah! Balanced, good fruit, mellow tannins

2010 vintage

I've been a Linne fan for years but this effort was disappointing as not much going on with this bottle. Perhaps it was a bad bottle but just didn't appeal to me.

2010 vintage

Very focused wine with blackberry fruit, violet perfume and crisp minerality and focused finish. Great linearity and at peak.

2010 vintage

Nice inky color. Great balance. The flavor is bold, yet the finish is smooth and refined. I am not a huge syrah aficionado, but this wine is very good effort, this much I can tell you.

2010 vintage

14.9% ABV ; 77% Syrah, 18% Mouvedre, 5% Grenache Drinking perfectly right now, the best Nemesis I have ever tried, the 2010 vintage got it right.

2010 vintage

The past few months I've been drinking through various 10+ year old biggerCalifornia wines such as this one, made in a style my palate has moved away from (though now as then I still drink a broad range of styles). Most have been pleasantly not bad. This one was the first I opened in the past several months that struck me as grotesquely over-extracted, but in fairness the worst of that blew off after about 45 minutes. At that point …

2004 vintage

lovely structure with tons of fruit, complex, but too jammy

2004 vintage

Decanted for 1.5 hrs, rich, purple, big nose.

2010 vintage

Auction wine. Don't know if not stored properly, but too big and extracted. Will not rate.

2004 vintage

Gamey fruit and briars on the nose. Hard to identify what I get on the palate. Maybe a little caramelized sugar, but no real fruit. Too young?

2010 vintage

Drink now as has peaked.

2004 vintage

Nice....not terribly distinctive, but nice nonetheless.

2010 vintage

This wine inspired a new term for me tonight. Ghost wine. Split the bottle over Italian dinner with my wife. But there had to be a third person there drinking it, b/c it just disappeared.

2010 vintage

Great blend. Lots of layers and flavors in this wine. Well balanced with a smooth finish. Big in the mouth but in a really good way. Everyone loved it.

2010 vintage

Great Syrah led blend. PNP on the deck eith chili. Was in an excellent place. Not sure I understand previous reviewer or they had a flawed bottle. Glad I have 3 more bottles😸

2010 vintage

Decanted 11 hours prior to tasting. Either the bottle was flawed or in the throes of an undignified passing because the fruit was dried out and the acids were sour. It attempted to put up a good face upon entry, but its deception unraveled by mid-palate. Will try again tomorrow, but not much hope. A switch to LC's '10 Booker Vyd. saved the evening.

2010 vintage

Sweet raspberry and red cherry; lighter feel to this, cooler vineyards showing through with a cool, freshness to it, with dry floral notes. Decent, but not a big fan of these 2 Linne's (the other being Sticks and Stones).

2010 vintage

Wonderful, mature wine.

2004 vintage

Still drinking very well! Good full bodied with a vey pleasant finish

2004 vintage

Ben's birthday. Good structure frames fruit that is bright if somewhat candied. As big wines go, this one is pretty drinkable.

2004 vintage

The last of a half case, and I am sad to see it go. Nicely savory nose, with many non-fruit aromas -- bacon/roasted meat, garrigue, lavendar, flowers, and wax candy intermingle with notes of wild berry and blackberry. Lots of action on the palate -- more notes of roasted meat and bacon, with a pure beam of raspberry underlaid by a mineral note and decent acidity and tannic structure. Got better and better with several hours in the decanter. Nice! …

2004 vintage

I was a bit concerned based on the most recent CT note. Like that person, I have found that Central Coast wines of this age are often disjointed, unbalanced, devoid of fruit, hot, etc. This wine, however, was not any of those things. Truly a superb expression of New World Syrah, this had fruit in spades, but was backed up with solid tannins, good acidity, and was still full of youthful voluptuousness. I'd guess this wine has a year or …

2004 vintage

these big fruity paso robles wines don’t age well. This has gone from racy to restrained. The friuit fades fast here. not gone completely, but not what I’d expect from linne calodo.

2004 vintage

A beautiful wine. Youthful but smooth, rich yet graceful. An earthy undertone countered the dense black fruit notes, and the tannins have melted away to produce a stunning wine. A fine reason to hold wines and wait until they mature. This one is lovely to drink but has years of life ahead

2004 vintage

Brimming with violet perfume, blackberry, licorice and herbs de provence. Classic glycerin mouthfeel with cooling acidity and long finish. At peak and drinking great.

2004 vintage

Full of fruit, great mouth feel, ramps up to a great finish.

2004 vintage

Enjoyed over 2 nights - and was rocking through the last sip. Full nose of black and red fruit, smoked meat with an incense note. Palate is richly fruited, round and polished. There is plenty of freshness and undercut that keeps the wine lively across the palate. Fruit is big but no longer youthful - there is a measured restraint and evolution - without giving up the "big" Paso character. Long fruit and flower filled finish. Really like this wine …

2004 vintage

Not sure what was wrong here, but the wine was definitely off.

2004 vintage

Corked - WHAT A BUMMER!!!!

2004 vintage

Consumed alongside a selection of northern Rhone wines this did not fare well. Sweet and jammy. Some more interesting notes underneath but just not my cup of tea.

2004 vintage

Sweet fruit dominates the nose, this one has a little bit of stuffing left, but will not get any better. Drink up, it's lost it's shine and heft, but still fun to drink.

2004 vintage

P&P'ed. Holy cow is this wine SWEET. To the point of being cloying and very one dimensional. I guess this is what I dont like about a lot wines from this area. Going to leave on counter and hope for some restraint.

2004 vintage

Decanted for an hour. Tasted great, had two bottles...and forgot to write our tasting notes down, lost forever!

2004 vintage

Very nice.

2004 vintage

Fragrant blue/blackberry with hints of minerality. Delicious rounded, mature fruit, spice, keen acidity, moderate tannins leading to a solid, moderately long finish. Lacks complexity and secondary charateristics for a higher score.

2004 vintage

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