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MV2007 wrote:

Friday, May 13, 2016 - I don't know what to make of this wine. Comments from people more experienced with the Arnot-Roberts cabs are welcome (including any folks at the winery if they read this). I don't know whether this wine needs another 5 years or is already declining?

Decanted 1 hour then poured back in bottle and consumed over the following 3 hours. Hugely promising nose out of the gate-I’d probably mistake it blind for a good quality modern-styled Bordeaux--but it was a little thin on the palate (although with good complexity). As the night continued the nose remained intense but the wine shut down/declined rapidly on the palate, eventually becoming disjointed with very high acid, almost no mid-palate and a clipped finish that was tannic and relatively flavorless. I've had many wines shut down in the glass--a reliable indication that they have good aging potential and simply need more time--but rarely have I had a wine shut down on the palate while the nose remained intense. More often than not in my experience this pattern suggests a wine is coming apart and won't improve. But I know Arnot-Roberts does things differently so just don't know what to make of this wine. Anyone have a more informed perspective? I'm trying to decide whether to buy it again.

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