3 hours decanted. Light bricking at the edge. Otherwise blood red to the core. Hedonistic nose of red cherries, blackberry, blueberry and a mix of cinnamon and other baking spices. Well integrated on the palate, full body, medium acid, medium tannin. This baby has time but it’s outrageously good right now. Enjoy over the next 10+ years.
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A second bottle from a poorly stored case (10 years at room temp above a wine fridge instead of inside...). Obviously advanced age with garnet color and chestnut rim Rich cherry tobacco and port flavors Utterly delicious if advanced. Served blind I almost thought this could be an old zin of great pedigree, tannins melted away.
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A remarkable wine! This wine was unfortunately found stored at room temp for 10 years... But despite a disintegrated cork was in perfect shape. (Although perhaps a bit more advanced than expected)
Deep ruby purple with a garnet rim Ripe cherry tobacco scents Sweet truly port-like flavors. Really quite remarkable and delicious. Imagine perfect storage?
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A remarkable bottle of wine! Deep rich color, a room-enveloping bouquet, great flavor and a finish that goes on and on and on. And, this is still a youthful wine. As Robert Frost might have said, it has years to go before its peak. It exhibited great depth for such a youthful wine, the dark fruit was pure and expressive, it coats the mouth with flavors of spice, earth, chocolate, the right touch of oak and a remarkable smoothness. And the never-ending finish almost begs you to open another bottle. I cannot wait to see what this wine is like in a few years. If it continues its evolution (which I believe it will), it will certainly merit a higher score. It was a truly impressive wine that was the perfect complement to a beautifully prepared tenderloin. WOW!
So, how it did compare with a stunning 2001 Spottswoode? Interesting question ... for another day.
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Decanted 2 hours before drinking. Deep ruby color leads to a nose of currant, black cherry and chocolate. The velvety smooth medium full body engulfs the palate with dark fruit, cocoa, hints of Asian spice and glove leather. Sweet finish lasts 50 seconds.
This is a beautiful wine drinking great now with a decant. Enjoy!
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Full throttle Napa juice. Black current, a little bit of spice, some toasted oak. Big, big juice. Pnp it should have been decanted. Long finish. Delicious.
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Nose: blackberry, cassis, sweet herbs, pepper and slight charcoal. Very aromatic with a perfume of berries. Palate: silky and mouth coating, this is all about mouthful on the attack. Dense fruit follows as blueberry, blackberry and dark cherry are intermixed with valhrona cchocolate. Finish: 50 second finish with more nice fruit and the balanced acidity that helps the detailed nuances come out with spices, licorice and slight floral notes.
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Bold fruit flavors of blueberry and blackberry, nicely balanced with complexity of herb and eucalyptus. Tannins soft, rich finish. Tasted next to the '07 Poetry, and this was a bigger, more complex wine.
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Opened but not decanted 2hrs prior. Big opulent spicy nose with currants, cedar spice. Palate was huge, not closed at all, showing great black currant, blackberry and cherry character, big polished tannins, and plenty of acidity. Tons of layered complex fruit in this. Lengthy finish of roasted coffee, cedar, scorched earth and blackberry. Nicely put together wine, layered and complex, though the oak treatment certainly stood out from the fruit--this should integrate with time. The rare Napa cab that I really enjoyed. Impressive.
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3/26/2021 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine:
3 hours decanted. Light bricking at the edge. Otherwise blood red to the core.
Hedonistic nose of red cherries, blackberry, blueberry and a mix of cinnamon and other baking spices.
Well integrated on the palate, full body, medium acid, medium tannin. This baby has time but it’s outrageously good right now. Enjoy over the next 10+ years.
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6/10/2020 - cos65 Likes this wine:
A second bottle from a poorly stored case (10 years at room temp above a wine fridge instead of inside...).
Obviously advanced age with garnet color and chestnut rim
Rich cherry tobacco and port flavors
Utterly delicious if advanced.
Served blind I almost thought this could be an old zin of great pedigree, tannins melted away.
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4/3/2020 - cos65 Likes this wine:
A remarkable wine!
This wine was unfortunately found stored at room temp for 10 years...
But despite a disintegrated cork was in perfect shape. (Although perhaps a bit more advanced than expected)
Deep ruby purple with a garnet rim
Ripe cherry tobacco scents
Sweet truly port-like flavors.
Really quite remarkable and delicious.
Imagine perfect storage?
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2/14/2020 - Labrador Likes this wine: 94 Points
A remarkable bottle of wine!
Deep rich color, a room-enveloping bouquet, great flavor and a finish that goes on and on and on. And, this is still a youthful wine. As Robert Frost might have said, it has years to go before its peak.
It exhibited great depth for such a youthful wine, the dark fruit was pure and expressive, it coats the mouth with flavors of spice, earth, chocolate, the right touch of oak and a remarkable smoothness. And the never-ending finish almost begs you to open another bottle.
I cannot wait to see what this wine is like in a few years. If it continues its evolution (which I believe it will), it will certainly merit a higher score.
It was a truly impressive wine that was the perfect complement to a beautifully prepared tenderloin.
WOW!
So, how it did compare with a stunning 2001 Spottswoode? Interesting question ... for another day.
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10/2/2015 - flashvictor Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted 2 hours before drinking. Deep ruby color leads to a nose of currant, black cherry and chocolate. The velvety smooth medium full body engulfs the palate with dark fruit, cocoa, hints of Asian spice and glove leather. Sweet finish lasts 50 seconds.
This is a beautiful wine drinking great now with a decant. Enjoy!
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12/20/2014 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:
Full throttle Napa juice. Black current, a little bit of spice, some toasted oak. Big, big juice. Pnp it should have been decanted. Long finish. Delicious.
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10/21/2012 - RockinCabs wrote: 95 Points
Nose: blackberry, cassis, sweet herbs, pepper and slight charcoal. Very aromatic with a perfume of berries. Palate: silky and mouth coating, this is all about mouthful on the attack. Dense fruit follows as blueberry, blackberry and dark cherry are intermixed with valhrona cchocolate. Finish: 50 second finish with more nice fruit and the balanced acidity that helps the detailed nuances come out with spices, licorice and slight floral notes.
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5/7/2012 - KeithSurg wrote: 95 Points
Bold fruit flavors of blueberry and blackberry, nicely balanced with complexity of herb and eucalyptus. Tannins soft, rich finish. Tasted next to the '07 Poetry, and this was a bigger, more complex wine.
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8/4/2011 - Nutty08 wrote: 93 Points
Opened but not decanted 2hrs prior. Big opulent spicy nose with currants, cedar spice. Palate was huge, not closed at all, showing great black currant, blackberry and cherry character, big polished tannins, and plenty of acidity. Tons of layered complex fruit in this. Lengthy finish of roasted coffee, cedar, scorched earth and blackberry. Nicely put together wine, layered and complex, though the oak treatment certainly stood out from the fruit--this should integrate with time. The rare Napa cab that I really enjoyed. Impressive.
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