Cork came apart on cork screw. Top 70% just fine, never got to examine bottom 30% as I had to punch into bottle, decanted. Color surprisingly nice tone of ruby.
Vegetal. Heavy bell pepper on the nose along with a little cracked black pepper. Little thin with notes of sour cherry on top of the chunks of bell pepper.
25 minutes later, still heavy bell pepper on the nose but the sour cherry has mellowed, in fact almost muted.
2 hours in, veggies still there but much more subtle and a little fruit is starting to make an appearance.
Overall, it's past it's prime but very enjoyable.
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Still vibrant and strong, good fruit. Great nose w/ licorice, smoke and leaves. Good cherry fruit with good finish, though short. Well-balanced, but lacking complexity.
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3/30/2008 - cabdrinker wrote: 87 Points
Cork came apart on cork screw. Top 70% just fine, never got to examine bottom 30% as I had to punch into bottle, decanted. Color surprisingly nice tone of ruby.
Vegetal. Heavy bell pepper on the nose along with a little cracked black pepper. Little thin with notes of sour cherry on top of the chunks of bell pepper.
25 minutes later, still heavy bell pepper on the nose but the sour cherry has mellowed, in fact almost muted.
2 hours in, veggies still there but much more subtle and a little fruit is starting to make an appearance.
Overall, it's past it's prime but very enjoyable.
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1/6/2006 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Cork extremely crumbly and ill-fitting. Shot.
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8/13/2004 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Still vibrant and strong, good fruit. Great nose w/ licorice, smoke and leaves. Good cherry fruit with good finish, though short. Well-balanced, but lacking complexity.
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