Deep red with fast legs, some cassis and cedar(?)/spice on the noise. Stone fruit (plum) and tannins, big body, and alcohol. Medium/long finish.
Still a big wine with a lot of tannin for its age. No fading apparent. Unsure if it had much more in it, seems unchanged from the last bottle I drank ~18 months ago.
Needs some big flavors in a food to go along with it, not really for sipping.
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Current note consistent with my October 2011 note. Not sure this has much legs left in it and it feels like it may be on the decline. It did pair very well with BBQ over a 2 day period. Is not a sipping wine. It must be paired with something (like BBQ).
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On opening, nose has some fruit, possibly plum or dark cherry. Taste only had a bit of fruit but lots of pencil lead or asphalt (in a good way). Over a day or so, it fades very very quickly though. Drink now but not much more.
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7/10/2013 - CandB wrote: 80 Points
Deep red with fast legs, some cassis and cedar(?)/spice on the noise. Stone fruit (plum) and tannins, big body, and alcohol. Medium/long finish.
Still a big wine with a lot of tannin for its age. No fading apparent. Unsure if it had much more in it, seems unchanged from the last bottle I drank ~18 months ago.
Needs some big flavors in a food to go along with it, not really for sipping.
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1/16/2012 - BlackIce wrote: 88 Points
Current note consistent with my October 2011 note. Not sure this has much legs left in it and it feels like it may be on the decline. It did pair very well with BBQ over a 2 day period. Is not a sipping wine. It must be paired with something (like BBQ).
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12/16/2011 - TEXAS TOAD wrote: flawed
Cork dry
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10/11/2011 - BlackIce wrote: 87 Points
On opening, nose has some fruit, possibly plum or dark cherry. Taste only had a bit of fruit but lots of pencil lead or asphalt (in a good way). Over a day or so, it fades very very quickly though. Drink now but not much more.
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4/22/2011 - nlassow wrote:
Drinking well right now. Caught a tidbit of menthol with the balanced fruit
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