Popped and poured and consumed over a couple of hours. This bottle doesn’t seem especially advanced: deep color, less saturated than a young wine but still fresh-looking; some underbrush on the nose that is quickly overpowered by intense blackberry liqueur and bitter chocolate. Fine with food, but never really finds its footing, and the 14.6% abv becomes increasingly noticeable over the course of the evening, without the aromatic complexity to compensate for it. Good, but not my favorite Geyserville experience, and while I think comparably stored bottles might continue to develop, the heat might only become more prominent. We’ll see.
[edit: my previous bottle of this was consumed in 2017 and showed much better. Could be bottle variation but I’m guessing this is in real decline. I might just abandon the last bottle to see what it gets up to in its 30s]
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Drinking well. Mature, but not in decline. Drank next to the Lytton Springs; this was brighter and more balanced. Age has added complexity and interest.
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Medium ruby-red color with a medium transparency. Some fine sediment stuck to the bottle, but a clean pour without decanting. Lovely aromas or red fruit, blackberry, and a hint of vanilla. Palate is in a great place for me with blackberry, raspberry, cherry, cinnamon, and a hint of pepper spice. The finish is all red fruit with some currant notes at the end. Long, pleasant, fully integrated, and maybe my best moment with a Geyserville ever. Drink now if you have a pristine bottle from original purchase. No hurry but so nice.
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Extroverted nose of anise, coffee grounds, and mint. Full bodied, monolithic even still. The acidity is precise. Chewy, spicy. A little sassy on the finish. Now is a great time to drink this.
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The rim is ruby-brick, then becomes cranberry at its core. A rich nose molasses, brown sugar, balsamic, Draper perfume and cedar; a very claret-like nose. The nose segues easily to the palate where every molecule of scent becomes a flavoroide. The mouthfeel is even, balanced and deft. The finish of mocha goes on forever. No real rhubarb notes, oddly enough. As I said with the first bottle of this vintage of Geyserville, “While this may not be the best Geyseville I have ever opened, it was nevertheless simply stupidly good.” Some serious sediment clings to the shoulder. 14.6% alc. With pan-seared, bone-in pork chops. 10.22.20. Recommended.
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3/26/2024 - ppmm wrote:
Popped and poured and consumed over a couple of hours. This bottle doesn’t seem especially advanced: deep color, less saturated than a young wine but still fresh-looking; some underbrush on the nose that is quickly overpowered by intense blackberry liqueur and bitter chocolate. Fine with food, but never really finds its footing, and the 14.6% abv becomes increasingly noticeable over the course of the evening, without the aromatic complexity to compensate for it. Good, but not my favorite Geyserville experience, and while I think comparably stored bottles might continue to develop, the heat might only become more prominent. We’ll see.
[edit: my previous bottle of this was consumed in 2017 and showed much better. Could be bottle variation but I’m guessing this is in real decline. I might just abandon the last bottle to see what it gets up to in its 30s]
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8/13/2023 - jjct wrote:
Drinking well. Mature, but not in decline. Drank next to the Lytton Springs; this was brighter and more balanced. Age has added complexity and interest.
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1/20/2021 - fredb Likes this wine:
Medium ruby-red color with a medium transparency. Some fine sediment stuck to the bottle, but a clean pour without decanting. Lovely aromas or red fruit, blackberry, and a hint of vanilla. Palate is in a great place for me with blackberry, raspberry, cherry, cinnamon, and a hint of pepper spice. The finish is all red fruit with some currant notes at the end. Long, pleasant, fully integrated, and maybe my best moment with a Geyserville ever. Drink now if you have a pristine bottle from original purchase. No hurry but so nice.
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12/27/2020 - Doc90 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Extroverted nose of anise, coffee grounds, and mint. Full bodied, monolithic even still. The acidity is precise. Chewy, spicy. A little sassy on the finish. Now is a great time to drink this.
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10/22/2020 - timewithwine wrote:
The rim is ruby-brick, then becomes cranberry at its core. A rich nose molasses, brown sugar, balsamic, Draper perfume and cedar; a very claret-like nose. The nose segues easily to the palate where every molecule of scent becomes a flavoroide. The mouthfeel is even, balanced and deft. The finish of mocha goes on forever. No real rhubarb notes, oddly enough. As I said with the first bottle of this vintage of Geyserville, “While this may not be the best Geyseville I have ever opened, it was nevertheless simply stupidly good.” Some serious sediment clings to the shoulder. 14.6% alc. With pan-seared, bone-in pork chops. 10.22.20. Recommended.
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