Decanted 2 hours but tasted throughout... a favorite player and always a great wine but... not in 2017. Has the bandaid nose which is always off putting. Palate comes in thin, with dark berries and good structure. Hold for 3 years before opening in hopes this comes around.
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I let this sit for the last 24 hours. Perfect amount of time. The wine is rich viscous and berry-laden. Starts with dark cherry aromas and similar flavors on the palette and grows with velvety mouthfeel to include bell pepper and cola. The finish has a hint of tobacco leaf. Awesome
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By my estimate this wine will need multiple hours of decanting. Upon opening the wine is super closed revealing only acidity and small amounts of cherry. Huge tannins will require quite a bit of time.
Big wine !! Can't rate now.. I suspect in the mid 90's
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1/28/2024 - pellejeros519 Likes this wine: 94 Points
great and a lot of room to run
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12/22/2020 - LiteItOnFire wrote: 89 Points
Decanted 2 hours but tasted throughout... a favorite player and always a great wine but... not in 2017. Has the bandaid nose which is always off putting. Palate comes in thin, with dark berries and good structure. Hold for 3 years before opening in hopes this comes around.
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9/8/2020 - tomoem Likes this wine: 94 Points
In tribute to the passing one of my hero's of baseball and one of my favorite wine brands. My condolences to Nancy and of course Karen Seaver.
I reiterate my August notes on this tonight.
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8/6/2020 - tomoem Likes this wine: 94 Points
I let this sit for the last 24 hours. Perfect amount of time. The wine is rich viscous and berry-laden. Starts with dark cherry aromas and similar flavors on the palette and grows with velvety mouthfeel to include bell pepper and cola. The finish has a hint of tobacco leaf. Awesome
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7/9/2020 - tomoem wrote:
By my estimate this wine will need multiple hours of decanting. Upon opening the wine is super closed revealing only acidity and small amounts of cherry. Huge tannins will require quite a bit of time.
Big wine !! Can't rate now.. I suspect in the mid 90's
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