Cork was completely saturated upon opening which was rather worrisome, but the bouquet was very aromatic, featuring black cherries, camphor, toasted herbs, and smoked meat. The palate, however, was not quite on par with the nose. It was tangy, full of sous bois, some bitters, and could have use some more depth, length, and complexity. There's still lots to enjoy but given the saturated cork, I wonder if air compromised the juice.
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10/26/2021 - Baron Slick wrote: 89 Points
Cork was completely saturated upon opening which was rather worrisome, but the bouquet was very aromatic, featuring black cherries, camphor, toasted herbs, and smoked meat. The palate, however, was not quite on par with the nose. It was tangy, full of sous bois, some bitters, and could have use some more depth, length, and complexity. There's still lots to enjoy but given the saturated cork, I wonder if air compromised the juice.
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5/23/2017 - europat55 wrote: 88 Points
This had an outstanding nose, but the palate was a little bit sour.
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8/9/2013 - BigBoy_Sonoma wrote: 91 Points
Dark fruit, cedar, earth l, leather, mushrooms, smokey oak.
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9/8/2012 - BigBoy_Sonoma wrote: 94 Points
Dark fruit, spice fine tobacco, excellent age and decanting.
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