Nose of celler floor and old fruit, pleasant. Deep purple. Good tannins, a bit dry, smooth, nice progression. Background fruit. Depth with spice, more. Very nice.
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In a PInot Noir glass (root day) Delicate nose of dried rose petals, dried cherries, fennel, crushed dry leaves. Colour is showing some signs of maturity (reddish brick in colour). Dry with some over mature plum, dried cherry, and a touch of fig on the palate. Med + acidity and med tannins (still not fully resolved). The tannins add a nice bite and keeps this wine alive. Finish is dried fruit. Went very well with mild Italian sausages, Parmesan polenta and baked fennel
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Well this sucked. Hollow. Tobacco and hollow. there's nothing here and it's not cheap. i bought this from Garagiste. Jon's palate resonates with mine about 5% of the time. this was not one of those times.
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Deep, dark purple. Nose of crushed dark fruits - boysenberry and cassis. Dark fruits, wrapped in tar and tobacco, with a nice underpinning of acidity. A complex mouthful.
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Chocolate, black fruit, pencil box (first wine I've used that descriptor on, but I couldn't shake the term). Ei got leather. Good structure, nice finish.
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Blueberry, briar wood, and chocolate; salami on the finish. Fragrant nose. Fairly good balance, though on the acidic side. Drink quickly, as seven hours later it was not drinking nearly as well.
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4/8/2024 - chifred wrote:
Still quite nice
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3/26/2023 - chifred wrote: 89 Points
Nose of celler floor and old fruit, pleasant. Deep purple. Good tannins, a bit dry, smooth, nice progression. Background fruit. Depth with spice, more. Very nice.
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6/11/2018 - biggie Likes this wine: 90 Points
In a PInot Noir glass (root day) Delicate nose of dried rose petals, dried cherries, fennel, crushed dry leaves. Colour is showing some signs of maturity (reddish brick in colour). Dry with some over mature plum, dried cherry, and a touch of fig on the palate. Med + acidity and med tannins (still not fully resolved). The tannins add a nice bite and keeps this wine alive. Finish is dried fruit. Went very well with mild Italian sausages, Parmesan polenta and baked fennel
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6/3/2016 - spidersva wrote: 86 Points
Eh.
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11/21/2015 - jkwatson Does not like this wine: 78 Points
Terrible. Maybe flawed, maybe just easy over the hill.
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7/1/2013 - BHP1994 wrote: 86 Points
Dark and dusty. Pencil lead. Some faint blackberry in there somewhere. Acids seem a bit out of balance. Just OK.
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4/6/2013 - hitechnomad Likes this wine: 88 Points
good but no bargain
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9/21/2012 - hitechnomad wrote: 88 Points
simpler than I'd hope. good juice but not much going on in the finish or bouquet
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8/30/2012 - Atwellian wrote: 86 Points
Dark purple red. Got the graphite and cedar pencil box again. Wine is focused, intense. Nicely bitter, short/moderate finish. Good
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5/22/2012 - drdecanto wrote: 84 Points
Well this sucked. Hollow. Tobacco and hollow. there's nothing here and it's not cheap. i bought this from Garagiste. Jon's palate resonates with mine about 5% of the time. this was not one of those times.
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4/24/2012 - MuffyMan wrote: 87 Points
Deep, dark purple. Nose of crushed dark fruits - boysenberry and cassis. Dark fruits, wrapped in tar and tobacco, with a nice underpinning of acidity. A complex mouthful.
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2/9/2012 - Atwellian wrote: 88 Points
Chocolate, black fruit, pencil box (first wine I've used that descriptor on, but I couldn't shake the term). Ei got leather. Good structure, nice finish.
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1/27/2012 - jayw wrote: 87 Points
Blueberry, briar wood, and chocolate; salami on the finish. Fragrant nose. Fairly good balance, though on the acidic side. Drink quickly, as seven hours later it was not drinking nearly as well.
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