Birichino, Bechthold Vineyard Cinsault Old Vines, Mokelumne River

Birichino · California › Mokelumne River › United States of America

Red · Cinsault
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LWIN 1525766
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89 /100
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14
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Taster #6270 · Aug 16, 2023
91/100
Light bodied. Juicy red fruit with bright raspberry notes and lingering tartness. Red fruit and acid sounds simple, but it has to be in proper balance.
2018 vintage
Taster #4461 · Nov 23, 2021
Light red, slightly hazy. Delicate and sweet nose of light red fruit, grapefruit. Light, refreshing, definitely red-flavoured but feels like a white with lively acid and a little sucrosity. Another unusual and interesting wine from Birichino.
2018 vintage
Taster #4482 · Apr 12, 2021
88/100
Light and refreshing. I've become a fan of Cinsault as a varietal and Birichino's Bechthold Vineyard Cinsault is definitely worth buying. Purchased at Birichino's tasting room in Santa Cruz.
2018 vintage
Taster #8792 · Jan 5, 2020
Brief note. this is my first experience with this wine. already a fan of the grenache and i have to say this is even better.....great fruit, lithe on the palate. nose seems dense but this is not overdone....great.
2018 vintage
Taster #9003 · Nov 9, 2019
90/100
Decanted. Lovely, if young. Possible up score in a couple years. Great QPR. Mid- body, mid+ acid, 12.5%
2018 vintage
Taster #8124 · Apr 20, 2019
Unfortunately at this point like watered down cherry juice, highly acidic. Another lesson learned on not keeping bottles of wine that are attractive because they are fresh and juicy on release for another 4-5 years...
2012 vintage
Taster #0377 · Mar 28, 2017
High toned acidity, very unlikeable...avoid although I generally enjoy the wines from Birichino. 12% abv
2012 vintage
Taster #7464 · Jan 3, 2017
88/100
Juicy and fresh!
2012 vintage
Taster #7874 · Apr 3, 2016
90/100
Vivid ruby red. Clear with day bright to star bright reflections. Decanted between 30-60 min. Aromas of bright, fresh, raspberry; bramble, cherry, black tea, medicinal herbs, crushed concrete, earth and mineral show with moderate and moderate-plus intensity. The palate is on the lighter side of medium with good density across the mid-palate. The fruit is nicely inlaid with beautiful notes of mineral, bramble, and herbs. Strawberry, raspberry, and cherry flavors are juicy and carry with them notes of rocky mineral, …
2013 vintage
Taster #2008 · Jul 6, 2015
88/100
Agree with Venice CA's 6/2015 notes completely. Interesting wine focused on old vine Cinsault. The length and finish surprised me too. Fun but I don't need to drink this very frequently. Paid $19 for one btl and worth checking out.
2012 vintage
Taster #6028 · Jun 10, 2015
88/100
Decanted 1 hr. ahead. Medium ruby-garnet color, with purple flashes. Nice but shy nose of white pepper, red fruit, rhubarb, and spice notes. Light body on the palate, with a bright, lifted texture led by cherry flavors and spice. Acid balance is not tart, but nearly so; refreshing is a good way to say it. The finish is longer than you might expect for wine this light, as the drying notes prolong into very low tannins. Good, light-bodied, not too …
2012 vintage
Taster #9051 · Jun 5, 2015
86/100
Medium light red, young and fresh nose with tones of redcurrant, parsley and pepper. Slight reductive notes, on the palate lingonberries, cranberry, high acidity, medium tannins, short but still lingering. Special style, 100% cinsault. Lightbodied, young in character. Perhaps not an everyday wine but could probably give a better showing paired with the right type of food.
2012 vintage
Taster #1737 · May 4, 2015
A Cinsaut made from a centenarian vineyard, planted in 1886. As I had tasted this wine half a year ago, I was looking toward tasting it again. Translucent cherry red color. Surprisingly understated, reticent and lean nose with vague aromas of phenolic spice, ripe damson, some bretty Band-Aid and a touch of leafy greenness. The wine is dry, youthful and similarly closed on the palate with crunchy, understated flavors of tart cranberries and lingonberries, some sweeter dark berries, a little …
2012 vintage
Taster #2826 · Mar 8, 2015
Translucent and very primary pale ruby color. Slightly reduced funky but very primary fruit nose, with a very juicy, transparent palate. Think a California Cinsault made by someone who's really into Jura Ploussards.
2012 vintage
Taster #0586 · Feb 14, 2015
86/100
From 128 year old wine stocks, 100 % Cinsault. Never had a pure Cinsault wine before. Juicy, light at first with dominant lingon berry nose. In the background there is some hay, sweet liquorice, granny smith apples. After some time hints of flowers, pine tree and marshsmallows showed up. The wine has a very light body on the palate. One of the most lightbodied wines I ever encountered before. Juicy with lingon berries, lemon juice, granny smith apples and blue …
2012 vintage
Taster #2271 · Dec 21, 2014
94/100
Looks like beet juice. A little reductive on opening, so gave it a little shake. Poured two glasses out & let breathe 30 min. Fresh, classy nose with strawberry & bramble notes. Medium bodied, very generous on the palate. Bright red fruit backed with a strong acidic backbone. Great finish w/ some mild tannins. Paired with Paella. Delicious!
2013 vintage
Taster #7464 · Dec 17, 2014
90/100
Complex and intriguing nose full of funk, raw meat, seared minced beef, mustard, minerals, spices, oak, yeast and a bunch of dark berries. High, tart acidity with a very dry palate. Light bodied with a dry, just slightly bitter finish. Good length and intensity. Quality stuff, and I really like it. Cali Cinsault wasn't my first guess though!
2012 vintage
Taster #8328 · Dec 16, 2014
88/100
Medium ruby color. The nose is youthful and has a medium+ aroma intensity. Aromas of dark berries, gravel, garrigue, black pepper, violets and wild raspberries. The wine was evolving in the glass during the whole night. At first a bit fruit-driven and after a couple of hours the wine started to take on a more spicy character with undergrowth and herbs. Very intriguing nose. The palate is dry and juicy with a medium acidity, body and tannin. The flavor intensity …
2012 vintage
Taster #3941 · Oct 1, 2014
Tasty quaffer. Would have guessed Trousseau. Citrusy with a little spice.
2012 vintage
Taster #1737 · Sep 22, 2014
92/100
A Cinsaut made from a centenarian vineyard. Translucent cherry red color. Very fragrant and attractive nose with floral tones, some very ripe and almost sweet red fruit aromas, a little bit of white pepper, a hint of chocolate shavings and a sappy streak of something slightly leafy vegetal. The wine is dry, pure and crunchy on the palate with rather high - almost racy - acidity, light-to-medium body and bright, well-delineated and really fruit-forward flavors of tart cranberries, sweet boysenberries …
2012 vintage
Taster #8391 · Jul 18, 2014
86/100
Quite light at first, grew with air. Fruity with a earthy tone, low alcohol but still decent backbone. This is young, and after 1-2hours it got more interresting. Drink now- 2 years.
2012 vintage