Hard to pin this down tonight. It seems closed and dense, even with the bottle being open 2.5 hours at this point. The nose retains a lot of interest but the palate is less expressive.
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Wow. With large Thanksgiving meal, so no notes taken, but I was surprised at how vibrant this still was, fully ripened fruit, little hint of aged character, nice acid. This is drinking well and appears to have years ahead of it.
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30 min. decant to start. Unlike many of the older wines, this shows the vintage considerably, darker, more fruit and initially less of the green leaf tobacco note so much a part of his older wines. Some tannins are still remaining as this, while lush is not tame yet. Lovely wine.
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1/23/2019 - klezman wrote:
Hard to pin this down tonight. It seems closed and dense, even with the bottle being open 2.5 hours at this point. The nose retains a lot of interest but the palate is less expressive.
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11/24/2016 - tward Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wow. With large Thanksgiving meal, so no notes taken, but I was surprised at how vibrant this still was, fully ripened fruit, little hint of aged character, nice acid. This is drinking well and appears to have years ahead of it.
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11/8/2016 - klezman wrote:
Tasty, smoothed out, nicely evolved. Lots of earth and dirt, plus cherries. In a nice spot for sure.
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5/10/2016 - rm97 wrote: 92 Points
This really is delicious
After 30 minutes it opens up and all is in balance
A real bargain
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5/3/2016 - Louvin Likes this wine: 90 Points
30 min. decant to start. Unlike many of the older wines, this shows the vintage considerably, darker, more fruit and initially less of the green leaf tobacco note so much a part of his older wines. Some tannins are still remaining as this, while lush is not tame yet. Lovely wine.
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