Again didn't have a chance to decant for more than an hour, but I feel like there is a 90 lurking in here. Wonderfully "alive" aroma. Fruit, veggies, and a little leather is all in there. Great wine.
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This is really bordering on a 90. I feel I short-changed it because I only decanted for 45 mins. Nose is muted with dark fruit and leather barely showing. Palate is rustic, but expressive. Great interplay of fruit (grapes funny enough), tannins and acid. Rustic, yet structured. Paired A+++ with chicken and olives drizzled with OO and balsamic vinegar.
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4/3/2016 - JaynPam wrote:
Time to drink this up. It has past its prime. Tannins have smoothed, but fruit has lost. It is still drinking fine, but not the great wine I remember.
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7/29/2012 - Nogov wrote: 89 Points
Again didn't have a chance to decant for more than an hour, but I feel like there is a 90 lurking in here. Wonderfully "alive" aroma. Fruit, veggies, and a little leather is all in there. Great wine.
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7/14/2012 - Nogov wrote: 89 Points
This is really bordering on a 90. I feel I short-changed it because I only decanted for 45 mins. Nose is muted with dark fruit and leather barely showing. Palate is rustic, but expressive. Great interplay of fruit (grapes funny enough), tannins and acid. Rustic, yet structured. Paired A+++ with chicken and olives drizzled with OO and balsamic vinegar.
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