Clear light/medium ruby coloured, slightly garnet around the edges. Red berry fruits on the nose with vanilla oak and sweet spice. Not overly complex and not very pronounced. Red berry fruits, sour cherry with vanilla oak and subtle hints of cassis, leather and clove and cinnamon spice on the palate. Soft, well integrated tannins, good acid and packing some decent alcohol heat. What makes this wine stand out is a nice, long finish which seemingly comes out of nowhere. Would probably recommend laying this one down for 1-2 more years maximum and hopefully those tertiary flavours will become more pronounced as they are very subtle at present. After that it is not likely to improve.
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medium garnet hue. black raspberries and dusty cherries with hints of smoke and sweet oak on the nose. beautiful fruit with well integrated tannin and alcohol. a very well balanced wine and drinking great. nice finish of sweet dark red fruits and barrique.
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Upfront fruit consisting of strawberry and raspberry. Palate was mouth coating, full, but not heavy. Soft finish with just the slightest bit of sweetness.
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7/23/2015 - corpse_03 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Clear light/medium ruby coloured, slightly garnet around the edges. Red berry fruits on the nose with vanilla oak and sweet spice. Not overly complex and not very pronounced. Red berry fruits, sour cherry with vanilla oak and subtle hints of cassis, leather and clove and cinnamon spice on the palate. Soft, well integrated tannins, good acid and packing some decent alcohol heat. What makes this wine stand out is a nice, long finish which seemingly comes out of nowhere. Would probably recommend laying this one down for 1-2 more years maximum and hopefully those tertiary flavours will become more pronounced as they are very subtle at present. After that it is not likely to improve.
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1/29/2014 - Tequilahal wrote: 92 Points
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. Nice nose with taste of berrry, vanilla and cherry. Strong finish.
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4/6/2013 - cr8it wrote: 91 Points
Fruit forward raspberries, cherries, mellow
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10/3/2012 - JoeTom wrote: 90 Points
medium garnet hue. black raspberries and dusty cherries with hints of smoke and sweet oak on the nose. beautiful fruit with well integrated tannin and alcohol. a very well balanced wine and drinking great. nice finish of sweet dark red fruits and barrique.
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5/15/2011 - J-Sho Likes this wine: 91 Points
Upfront fruit consisting of strawberry and raspberry. Palate was mouth coating, full, but not heavy. Soft finish with just the slightest bit of sweetness.
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