Admits some light, beautiful floral dark and red fruit, secondary notes with cedar and saddle leather, medium to full bodied, mollified but present tanins, long finish. Dinking very well right now. Very enjoyable wine.
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This bottle was blasting on all cylinders. If the rest of the bottles are like this the upside on age from here is mostly restraint. Chock full of stuffing. If you want to enjoy a rich earthy meal this would be a nice partner. Big and round with a punchy acidic finish to cleanse the palate. Cheers!
Some visual evolution. Still opaque in the middle but fading to garnet at the edge. Cedar, mint, blueberry, raspberry, and graphite are all present on the beautiful nose. On the palette, more blue and red fruit, more cedar, and more graphite. Plenty tannin. Epic length. Like the other high end 2008s I’ve had (Pavie Macquin and Duhart Milon) it’s great now, but with significant upside.
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5/7/2024 - sethboy23 wrote: 97 Points
so much life. impressive
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5/2/2024 - NBouras915 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Slow ox one hour; Decanted 1.5 hours. Still very tannic. if i had more i would decant for four hours. Still has upside
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4/30/2024 - Geoff Likes this wine: 93 Points
Admits some light, beautiful floral dark and red fruit, secondary notes with cedar and saddle leather, medium to full bodied, mollified but present tanins, long finish. Dinking very well right now. Very enjoyable wine.
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4/28/2024 - TJ1967 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This bottle was blasting on all cylinders. If the rest of the bottles are like this the upside on age from here is mostly restraint. Chock full of stuffing. If you want to enjoy a rich earthy meal this would be a nice partner. Big and round with a punchy acidic finish to cleanse the palate. Cheers!
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4/3/2024 - Amberissey Likes this wine: 93 Points
Some visual evolution. Still opaque in the middle but fading to garnet at the edge. Cedar, mint, blueberry, raspberry, and graphite are all present on the beautiful nose. On the palette, more blue and red fruit, more cedar, and more graphite. Plenty tannin. Epic length. Like the other high end 2008s I’ve had (Pavie Macquin and Duhart Milon) it’s great now, but with significant upside.
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