Decanted 2 hours. This wine has evolved nicely over the past 10 years since my last tasting. Notes of cassis, black raspberry, blueberry, leather and hint of spice. Tannins are soft and well integrated with long finish.
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Soft aromatics. Dark fruit flavors. Nice acidity. Fresh and lively. Flavors of dark blackberry, cassis, and kirsch. Finished by jammy fruit. Medium+ finish.
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Lovely wine, my last and best experience with 2006. Aromas of blueberry & blackberry leapt out of the decanter as it was being poured. Drank w/grilled prime strip steak after a 90 min decant. A ton of sediment in the bottle. Dark brick red color, with a much lighter brick red meniscus. Soft on the palate, medium bodied, flavorful, with some leather & eucalyptus notes and a very pleasing, lingering finish. Doesn't seem like this will get any better with further ageing, so drink up.
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Purple color. Flamboyant cassis and spice aromas. Warm entry. A huge core of ripe blackberry/cobbler, slate and an oak-spiced, dry finish. Outstanding. 94
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4/22/2024 - spendergast Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted 2 hours. This wine has evolved nicely over the past 10 years since my last tasting. Notes of cassis, black raspberry, blueberry, leather and hint of spice. Tannins are soft and well integrated with long finish.
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4/23/2022 - Tym4wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Soft aromatics. Dark fruit flavors. Nice acidity. Fresh and lively. Flavors of dark blackberry, cassis, and kirsch. Finished by jammy fruit. Medium+ finish.
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5/24/2020 - Eantnay Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely wine, my last and best experience with 2006. Aromas of blueberry & blackberry leapt out of the decanter as it was being poured. Drank w/grilled prime strip steak after a 90 min decant. A ton of sediment in the bottle. Dark brick red color, with a much lighter brick red meniscus. Soft on the palate, medium bodied, flavorful, with some leather & eucalyptus notes and a very pleasing, lingering finish. Doesn't seem like this will get any better with further ageing, so drink up.
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9/8/2019 - swade wrote: 94 Points
Purple color. Flamboyant cassis and spice aromas. Warm entry. A huge core of ripe blackberry/cobbler, slate and an oak-spiced, dry finish. Outstanding. 94
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5/20/2019 - cgrohman wrote: 88 Points
kinda schmedium
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