Drank in vertical with QB 05 06. Started out with a bit of funk on thte nose, but this blew off. Wine still doing well will plenty of fruit and structure. Not favorite of the flight, but very good.
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big nose, fragrant bouquet, lots of berry w/ a hint of spice to top it off. aerated, decanted, served at room temp w/ WI Widmers brick cheese. life is not only good it's better than good... but only for an evening. Wish I had more, was awesome even after average life expectancy. Tasted just the same as I remembered at the winery!
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Popped & poured. Opened up pretty quickly with rich cherry, plum, & blueberry fruit, and a smidgen of earth on the nose. Smooth and balanced right off the bat. Soft, but not so much as too make it a bad food wine. Took on notes of chocolate, cassis, clove, and cinnamon -- chiefly on the palate, though the cassis came in the nose, too -- as we went through the bottle. Might hold for a while, but is probably near its its peak now. Drinking really well, and a good bang for the buck.
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11/19/2012 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 88 Points
Drank in vertical with QB 05 06. Started out with a bit of funk on thte nose, but this blew off. Wine still doing well will plenty of fruit and structure. Not favorite of the flight, but very good.
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4/26/2011 - blacklock wrote: 91 Points
big nose, fragrant bouquet, lots of berry w/ a hint of spice to top it off. aerated, decanted, served at room temp w/ WI Widmers brick cheese. life is not only good it's better than good... but only for an evening. Wish I had more, was awesome even after average life expectancy. Tasted just the same as I remembered at the winery!
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7/1/2010 - rockrat wrote: 91 Points
Popped & poured. Opened up pretty quickly with rich cherry, plum, & blueberry fruit, and a smidgen of earth on the nose. Smooth and balanced right off the bat. Soft, but not so much as too make it a bad food wine. Took on notes of chocolate, cassis, clove, and cinnamon -- chiefly on the palate, though the cassis came in the nose, too -- as we went through the bottle. Might hold for a while, but is probably near its its peak now. Drinking really well, and a good bang for the buck.
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2/26/2010 - phantphant wrote: 90 Points
Drinking beautifully. Deep color matches intense flavor with silky finish.
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2/15/2010 - WeeklyWinePick.com wrote: 90 Points
Even better after a day in the fridge.
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