complex tertiary nose, earthy, dusty, clay, hints of menthol, raisins, dried dark fruit, concentrated, acidic, structured tannin, still not fully resolved, excellent length, some years ahead but drinking well
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Deep red color. Spicy nose with dark berries, black currant and blueberries. Dominant sweetness on the palate, soft tannins, silky. Medium finish. Still not too old. Some years left.
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- Garnet color - Disappointing as it appears I let this go way too long. Even over 5 hours , this never came around and was just too sweet, flabby and definitely over the hill. Maybe a bad bottle?
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A well made wine. Quite a savoury wine and needs time to open up. The evolution over a 4 hour period was striking. Best to decant this wine 4 - 5 hours before consumption. Dark plum, smoky and very savoury nose, followed by a well balanced body dressed with cassis, blueberry and earthy / savoury notes. Fruit was still present and alive and tannin was quite fine. Drink now or 7+ years.
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7/30/2023 - JTAFcellar Likes this wine: 93 Points
complex tertiary nose, earthy, dusty, clay, hints of menthol, raisins, dried dark fruit, concentrated, acidic, structured tannin, still not fully resolved, excellent length, some years ahead but drinking well
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4/30/2023 - Waza Likes this wine: 92 Points
Soft on the noise, well rounded fruity body, great drinking. It will last years, maybe decades yet.
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8/10/2022 - shafer1994 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep red color. Spicy nose with dark berries, black currant and blueberries. Dominant sweetness on the palate, soft tannins, silky. Medium finish. Still not too old. Some years left.
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1/17/2021 - rwstorer wrote: 89 Points
- Garnet color - Disappointing as it appears I let this go way too long. Even over 5 hours , this never came around and was just too sweet, flabby and definitely over the hill. Maybe a bad bottle?
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9/4/2020 - tanduybui Likes this wine: 90 Points
A well made wine. Quite a savoury wine and needs time to open up. The evolution over a 4 hour period was striking. Best to decant this wine 4 - 5 hours before consumption. Dark plum, smoky and very savoury nose, followed by a well balanced body dressed with cassis, blueberry and earthy / savoury notes. Fruit was still present and alive and tannin was quite fine. Drink now or 7+ years.
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