Noticeably improved in the 8 years since my last notes. Nice forest floor/garrique and leather/dark fruit on the nose. Velvet on the palate with a long finish. Glad to have 2 more.
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Camphor on the nose; on the palate, a pipe tobacco note laid over currant and blackberry, with a noticeable herbal element. The Cabernet Franc influence is easy to identify. Noticeably Bordeaux-like.
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7/2/2023 - gcarl wrote: 93 Points
Very nice, improved since my last bottle in 2019, and aging well. My impressions mirror those I wrote on 7/21/19.
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7/21/2019 - gcarl wrote: 92 Points
Noticeably improved in the 8 years since my last notes. Nice forest floor/garrique and leather/dark fruit on the nose. Velvet on the palate with a long finish. Glad to have 2 more.
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8/26/2013 - BklynNeophyte wrote: 91 Points
Surprising barnyard element. Mike Havens made terrific cal reds.
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6/16/2013 - RichardP wrote: 91 Points
Camphor on the nose; on the palate, a pipe tobacco note laid over currant and blackberry, with a noticeable herbal element. The Cabernet Franc influence is easy to identify. Noticeably Bordeaux-like.
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3/15/2013 - BklynNeophyte wrote: 92 Points
Just great. a bit of tomato! On the nose and mouth. And beautiful fruit. Searching for bottles in NYC. Shhh!
4 on the AF scale.
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