This was 3-5 years past it's prime, unfortunately. [Buying on auction doesn't help.] We could discern this was 'at one time' quite good, but those days are behind us. The nose was off-putting with chemical / acetone scents. Some of the individual palate elements were OK in their own right -- but the evident, downward slide of the overall profile didn't allow one to enjoy this outright.
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perfect on a stormy late winter night---is spring ever coming?
Well the wine is really good; the 98 merlots (Andrew Will on my mind) were just dynamite! This is a great offering from WA state too. Unctous, deep, rich and fullfilling on the palate. It should be special with our meatloaf dinner. Drink now or over the next couple years.
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1/5/2019 - GSW wrote: 92 Points
Still great!
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10/28/2017 - fitchbuck wrote: 88 Points
This was 3-5 years past it's prime, unfortunately. [Buying on auction doesn't help.] We could discern this was 'at one time' quite good, but those days are behind us. The nose was off-putting with chemical / acetone scents. Some of the individual palate elements were OK in their own right -- but the evident, downward slide of the overall profile didn't allow one to enjoy this outright.
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10/25/2013 - Knicksfan wrote: 92 Points
Really surprised myself by liking this. Full of fruit and well integrated.
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6/12/2011 - GSW wrote: 91 Points
Still lovely.
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3/13/2011 - BradA wrote: 91 Points
Pulled from Dad's cellar:
perfect on a stormy late winter night---is spring ever coming?
Well the wine is really good; the 98 merlots (Andrew Will on my mind) were just dynamite! This is a great offering from WA state too. Unctous, deep, rich and fullfilling on the palate. It should be special with our meatloaf dinner. Drink now or over the next couple years.
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