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• Chris@77 Likes this wine: 90 points

  April 12, 2015 - After drinking a few bottles I checked the vintage charts because of RR ratings ... In my view this is the lesser vs the 2011. Full bodied with glycerine and legs, straw color, traditional CA nose, well balanced ... but for me lacks the 2011 complexity/minerality. (Based on chart ratings the Swan 2011 lineup is great, a credit to vineyard selection and wine making.) Nothing wrong with this wine and I'm not damning it with faint praise. It is excellent, good tropical flavors and vanilla. But compared to 2011 it is simpler (or needs age ... wines change with time). The 2011 offered complexity in a larger frame, albeit may not appeal to most (don't take this as bias). Nice finish. 90+, can't get to 91 now and memory says 92+ for 2011. This is more my style but lacks the complexity. For those who compare (I also recently drank 2012 Dehlinger ... 89-90).

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