DAOU, Bodyguard, Paso Robles

DAOU · California › Paso Robles › United States of America

Red · Red Blend

Critics

90 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

90.1

Avg Score

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Hold until 2027

2017 vintage

- Brick color and aromas of strawberry jam and has flavours of strawberry jam with a medium/full body. Flabby texture with a medium finish.

2017 vintage

Thank God I only have one left as it was not good!

2017 vintage

A deep, inky purple. Very intense aroma of black and blue fruit, baking spice as well as a floral element. Total fruit bomb on the palate with some black pepper, not enough acidity to round it out, but not completely flabby.

2017 vintage

Rich, heady, and full-bodied notes of black currants, oak, and toasty spices abound in this wine. It is bold, hefty, and unapologetic, but its thick, sappy intensity is cut by succulent acidity, saving it from being a fruit bomb. Tasty.

2017 vintage

Mineral-driven nose with dry black fruit, charcoal, and oak. Deep, peppery black fruit and dry blueberry with a massive tang of minerals, dried herbs, and black raspberry following quickly behind. Finish delivers a big oak note, a quick hit of black cherry and acidity, and then fades into a medium finish of relatively restrained tannins. A fun drinker.

2017 vintage

Hard to match with food. A real tasty sipper.

2017 vintage

There is some power there.

2017 vintage

This Petite Verdot/Petite Syrah blend is wonderful. Explosive fruits (cherry/strawberry/cranberry) on the palate lend itself well to a beautifully structured and elegant wine. This 2017 wine is ready now to drink.

2017 vintage

tasty! great blackberry, inky color, nice acidity and structure, a crowd pleaser.

2017 vintage

First time buy, did a Pop n Pour at outside dinner. Was liked by all 6 people so will buy more. Smooth tasting with balanced fruit finish.

2017 vintage

Very good wine. Dark and red fruit on the nose, along with a bit of leather. Tobacco, currant, blackberry, leather, and cocoa on the palate. Heavy tannins, alcohol was mellow. We probably drank this too early, could do for a few more years in the cellar. Still very good.

2017 vintage

We did a virtual wine tasting on April 29, 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic and various state shelter in place orders. this wine is from Paso Robles, California, South of San Francisco. Bodyguard is 70% Petit Verdot and 30% Petite Sirah. It works. It’s a big, full-bodied. Smokey. Good value. Ideal for drinking over the coming 4-5 years, if not a lot longer.

2017 vintage

Great bright flavors. Worth 25-30

2017 vintage