Dark berry nose. Opaque, dark color. Prune and blackberry flavors. Rounded tannins submerged under big fruit. Has interest and depth. Not on the decline.
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I took this bottle to a very unique restaurant with a distinctive flavor palate. I had not read the reviews before pulling it from my cellar, but was pleased I did not have the recent experience of others. I did not take notes, but found it to be very smooth with nice tannins mid-palate. It wasn't terribly complex, but pulled it's own weight with a meal whose taste profile was pronounced. I was pleased with my purchase paying a bit under $30. I think it may be reaching it's peak drinking window. Drink up now!
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I am hoping it was just this specific bottle...but this was not the same as prior 2012s. It was flat and seemed to have lost its Cabernet structure. Felt like I was drinking a very young and flat cheap wine. We tried letting the bottle decant for a couple hours. It started to set back up but lost it back to tasting like a light fruit wine. Again, I hope it was just this specific bottle as I have a case of this and all the prior bottles were awesome.
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10/12/2022 - Tyler Wine Guy wrote:
Drank wonderfully with full tertiary notes with plenty of fruit still there to balance them out
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2/21/2021 - DCSteve Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still needs a little time to open up. Once it did, smooth and fruit forward.
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3/13/2020 - aChave wrote: 90 Points
Dark berry nose. Opaque, dark color. Prune and blackberry flavors. Rounded tannins submerged under big fruit. Has interest and depth. Not on the decline.
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10/30/2018 - WineJunkieWest Likes this wine: 90 Points
I took this bottle to a very unique restaurant with a distinctive flavor palate. I had not read the reviews before pulling it from my cellar, but was pleased I did not have the recent experience of others. I did not take notes, but found it to be very smooth with nice tannins mid-palate. It wasn't terribly complex, but pulled it's own weight with a meal whose taste profile was pronounced. I was pleased with my purchase paying a bit under $30. I think it may be reaching it's peak drinking window. Drink up now!
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6/18/2018 - twavering wrote: 77 Points
I am hoping it was just this specific bottle...but this was not the same as prior 2012s. It was flat and seemed to have lost its Cabernet structure. Felt like I was drinking a very young and flat cheap wine. We tried letting the bottle decant for a couple hours. It started to set back up but lost it back to tasting like a light fruit wine. Again, I hope it was just this specific bottle as I have a case of this and all the prior bottles were awesome.
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