Very youthful but with a few hours of air it starts to shine with rich Rutherford dusty dark fruits and a pure cassis flavor. The texture is really fine and silky with great succulence. Voluminous in the mouth but so well balanced by fresh acidity and crisp tannins. The finish is taut and so good with complex notes of violet and dark cherry spice along with stony minerals and great floral lift. Off it's perfect balance and structure, it has the potential to be one of the all-time great Kronos vintages. 95+
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Dark ruby. Intensely floral aroma with striated layers of dark berries, warm oak, graphite and green capsicum. Delicious fresh and vibrant fruit on the palate, deep and light at the same time, almost light bodied with fragrant red berries, but also deep and dark and aromatic on the long finish. Strong tannins so smoothly integrated you have to seek them out. Low to medium alcohol. Such a beautifully complex and balanced wine.
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8/25/2023 - Slaz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice for sure, especially with some air, but is it worth the price... Less clear.
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8/21/2023 - dream Likes this wine: 95 Points
Very youthful but with a few hours of air it starts to shine with rich Rutherford dusty dark fruits and a pure cassis flavor. The texture is really fine and silky with great succulence. Voluminous in the mouth but so well balanced by fresh acidity and crisp tannins. The finish is taut and so good with complex notes of violet and dark cherry spice along with stony minerals and great floral lift. Off it's perfect balance and structure, it has the potential to be one of the all-time great Kronos vintages. 95+
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7/10/2022 - wgmccallum Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dark ruby. Intensely floral aroma with striated layers of dark berries, warm oak, graphite and green capsicum. Delicious fresh and vibrant fruit on the palate, deep and light at the same time, almost light bodied with fragrant red berries, but also deep and dark and aromatic on the long finish. Strong tannins so smoothly integrated you have to seek them out. Low to medium alcohol. Such a beautifully complex and balanced wine.
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4/29/2022 - FeliceGordon Likes this wine: 97 Points
Sumptuous, structured, layered, cherry, plum, with a great finish. I recanted for two hours and wow, it was delicious
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6/26/2021 - OrthoPrez Likes this wine:
Decanted 4 hours - barely opened up. This will be amazing in 5 more years. Very similar style to Ridge Monte Bello. Needs a decade in the bottle.
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