Decanted 1/2 hour and it needed more time but we were thirsty. Upon opening, almost undrinkable. After an hour, earth, herbs, savory elements, muted berries. Medium bodied, decent finish. Seems to be coming out of a bad place and I think it will continue to improve over next year. It may hit the WS 95 yet but not until 2017.
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Picked this up at a 'flash sale' for $50, but I've seen it around for more than double that. It’s a solid Super Tuscan, berries with some earthy notes and spice. Deep, dark red, however, the scent was fairly muted. While it had a nice mouthfeel, I was left a bit unimpressed and even more so when I saw what I paid for it. A lot of glitz for a slightly above-average juice. Need to find something to do with the bottle though.. can’t just toss away Swarovski crystals..
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- Purple color and aromas of strawberry. It's balanced and has flavours of strawberry with a medium body. Round texture with a medium finish - Had no expectation mainly because the bottle is so cool, but we were all pleasantly surprised at how delicious this was. Well balanced, smooth and everyone thought very yummy And the bottle is a keeper! How do they get those crystals to stay on?
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A nose of dark fruits and spice, dark garnet in color. A full blooded Super Tuscan, with blackberries, black cherry, licorice, and long spicy finish, a elegant but powerful blend. The bottle is encrusted with Swarovski crystals.
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Opened for 4 hours. Started off a little tight but opened up nicely. Complex layers of red fruit, herbs, floral, oak and firm tannins. Last glass was when the beauty of this wine fully emerged and showed its wonderful flavors and textures.
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Decanted for 1/2 hour. Upon pour, very smooth with muted fruit and vegital undertone. This developed over the next hour as the fruit came out along with some truffle.Tannins became more pronounced to give it a nice structure. Score reflects the last glass and will probably gain a couple of points over the years. This is still very young and needs a couple more years in the bottle. The bottle itself is over the top and somewhat detracting. Definitely interesting.
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Very concentrated tart and sweet fruit, alcohol, leather and some vegetal notes. Impressive structure frim both acidity and tannins Decanting for an hour and vinturi was not enough. Try 2+ and with Italian acidic food.
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6/25/2019 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 88 Points
Still good but past it's peak, drink mow. www.winelx.com
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6/23/2019 - roybivens Likes this wine:
Floral nose is still alive with black currant. Ready to go on PnP. Time to drink this one, but still enjoyable.
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8/27/2017 - Berge65 wrote: 89 Points
Drinkable but disappointed.
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11/29/2015 - HOS Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted 1/2 hour and it needed more time but we were thirsty. Upon opening, almost undrinkable. After an hour, earth, herbs, savory elements, muted berries. Medium bodied, decent finish. Seems to be coming out of a bad place and I think it will continue to improve over next year. It may hit the WS 95 yet but not until 2017.
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4/28/2015 - RedWineLover66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Picked this up at a 'flash sale' for $50, but I've seen it around for more than double that. It’s a solid Super Tuscan, berries with some earthy notes and spice. Deep, dark red, however, the scent was fairly muted. While it had a nice mouthfeel, I was left a bit unimpressed and even more so when I saw what I paid for it. A lot of glitz for a slightly above-average juice. Need to find something to do with the bottle though.. can’t just toss away Swarovski crystals..
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4/19/2015 - irish95 wrote: flawed
Somewhat blown out. No structure to it.
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12/20/2014 - Latch Likes this wine: 92 Points
Licorice, hints of spice with blackberries, and a dark ruby color.
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11/22/2014 - hebatty wrote: 94 Points
- Purple color and aromas of strawberry. It's balanced and has flavours of strawberry with a medium body. Round texture with a medium finish - Had no expectation mainly because the bottle is so cool, but we were all pleasantly surprised at how delicious this was. Well balanced, smooth and everyone thought very yummy
And the bottle is a keeper! How do they get those crystals to stay on?
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6/7/2014 - Cgallivan Likes this wine: 94 Points
Glad I waited on this one! It has plenty years ahead of it.
Absolutely blood red, great fruit and a great finish.
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2/10/2013 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 92 Points
A nose of dark fruits and spice, dark garnet in color. A full blooded Super Tuscan, with blackberries, black cherry, licorice, and long spicy finish, a elegant but powerful blend. The bottle is encrusted with Swarovski crystals.
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2/4/2013 - Castle Peak wrote: 93 Points
Opened for 4 hours. Started off a little tight but opened up nicely. Complex layers of red fruit, herbs, floral, oak and firm tannins. Last glass was when the beauty of this wine fully emerged and showed its wonderful flavors and textures.
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9/24/2011 - HOS wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for 1/2 hour. Upon pour, very smooth with muted fruit and vegital undertone. This developed over the next hour as the fruit came out along with some truffle.Tannins became more pronounced to give it a nice structure. Score reflects the last glass and will probably gain a couple of points over the years. This is still very young and needs a couple more years in the bottle. The bottle itself is over the top and somewhat detracting. Definitely interesting.
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9/21/2011 - Iceman611 wrote: 92 Points
Very concentrated tart and sweet fruit, alcohol, leather and some vegetal notes. Impressive structure frim both acidity and tannins Decanting for an hour and vinturi was not enough. Try 2+ and with Italian acidic food.
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7/28/2011 - camarillomike Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very good, but not as silky as I hoped
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