Very smooth but lacking any character. Good up front fruit with nose of leather/cedar but the taste faded quickly mid palate. Soft tannins but weak finish. I believe that this bottle is 2-3 years past its' prime - drink now.
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Brought this to A16 for my friend's birthday. Notes from memory. Double decanted earlier in the today and recorked, it still took a good hour or so to start strutting its stuff. I've only tasted a few 97s but this was the first i've really dug. A big style with good freshness, loads of sour cherry fruit and leathery spice aromatics. and just a little barnyard. Some chewy tannins but drinking very well now with the air. Agree that this is a nice middle of the road style between modern and traditional. I loved it and am actively hunting for more.
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8/26/2013 - boxedwine wrote: flawed
flawed
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7/9/2010 - LCHammer wrote: 85 Points
Very smooth but lacking any character. Good up front fruit with nose of leather/cedar but the taste faded quickly mid palate. Soft tannins but weak finish. I believe that this bottle is 2-3 years past its' prime - drink now.
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6/1/2010 - jmh st louis wrote: 94 Points
lite on the nose but the palate waas superb with lite tobacco, wet leather, red cherry. Seems aged to perfection now.
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9/19/2007 - 5laton wrote: 93 Points
Brought this to A16 for my friend's birthday. Notes from memory. Double decanted earlier in the today and recorked, it still took a good hour or so to start strutting its stuff. I've only tasted a few 97s but this was the first i've really dug. A big style with good freshness, loads of sour cherry fruit and leathery spice aromatics. and just a little barnyard. Some chewy tannins but drinking very well now with the air. Agree that this is a nice middle of the road style between modern and traditional. I loved it and am actively hunting for more.
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12/6/2006 - pvd420 wrote: 92 Points
Delicious and pseudo-modern, but without overt extraction. Nice!
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