Opened a 2009 and 2010 Firebelle for a side by side comparision, alongside some grilled Delmonico steaks. The wines came off more different than just the extra year of bottle age would suggest, so I looked back to the original winery materials that came with the shipments. Sure enough, the 2010 was referenced as less fruit-driven than its 2009 predecessor, even in its early years. For 2010, the percentage of merlot had dropped and the Cab Sauvignon and Malbec increased in the blend. This corresponds well to my experience - almost everyone at the table preferred the 2009 which was very much open for business; the 2010 seemed a bit shut down. 2009 also had a redder fruit, whereas 2010 seemed darker, perhaps more savory too. I'd open the 09's now for the excellent fruit, and continue to sit on the '10.
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Started out with very dusty tannins but after about 1/2 hour really opened up to become a medium-full, concentrated, and complex wine. The merlot shines through up front, with a firm Cabernet backbone and even the floral notes of the cab franc shine through. Lingering finish. Still has years left. Well done. From back in the day when Larkmead was a relative bargain...those days are gone.
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Drink by 2020 in my cellar; 3/1/2020-7/8/2020: Popped and poured, drank from disposable (sorry; not my call) clear plastic cups by a waterfall with cheeses (just btw, I believe few wines pair well with cheese and few cheeses pair well with wine, but oh well...). Circumstances aside, this bottle shone. Too expensive, but very delicious and gone before you know it.
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Decanted for about 2 hours prior to serving. This was a much better showing than we did a pop and pour on this wine last year. I think it needed the decant to open up. Served with Texas Chile and cornbread. Red plummy fruit, round mouth feel with some nice earthy and tobacco notes. Really enjoyed by all and the best wine tonight.
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Blend is -53% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 5 % Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc. I am feeling pretty neutral on the Firebelles after this and a recent 2008. The blend just leaves it kind of flat and neither here nor there for me. Would not purchase again.
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Decanted for three hours. A pleasant and well-made Merlot-dominant Red Bordeaux Blend; very easy drinking. Last tastes in 11/16; the time sideways since then was quite beneficial to this bottle.
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Consumed this wine over 2 days. The first day, the wine was thin and short on fruit. Big difference on the 2nd day. Opened nicely, showing black fruits and embers, with gritty tannins and nice acidity. Medium finish, this wine will drink well now through 2022+. Definitely not worth the $82 USD that I paid for this wine, however.
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The firebelles are always a solid pick. Doesn't blow your socks off by any means but still nice fruit with some earthy elements. Clearly in drinking window but still holding up well.
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I have found that I follow the advice of others and drink this wine too young. This has a lot of structure and drinks more like a cab first blend than a Merlot first. Lots of freshness that it may lose with time but given the structure I want to wait and see.
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Excellent and, with an hour of air, showing very well at age 8. This leads with its plush Merlot fruit (just over half the blend), but the Cabernet and other supporting varieties add plenty of complexity and interest. This probably has 4-5 years of good drinking ahead of it, but there's no reason not to enjoy it now.
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Really liked it. Sorry, no detailed notes, but I gave a glass to the wine director at the restaurant and she loved it! It may have helped that I had the bottle open for 30 minutes before pouring out a glass.
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Slow O'd for three hours, no decant. Should have done, because initially the wine's oak masked the fruit. By the time the bottle was finished an hour later, the fruit was really beginning to shine. A very well made wine that could use another year or two sideways. Hold.
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Notes of black cherry, currant, pepper and tobacco. Soft, round and ready. So much so, that I don't know how long it will go. Excellent now, that's for sure.
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Very nice Merlot dominated blend. From WA "53% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc." The Merlot may be less than enough to call it a Merlot, but you can definitely taste it. For comparison, its a little lighter than the Cab Sauv Larkmead based wines from the same vintage. Always a favorite of mine from Larkmead.
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Quite a deep and brooding color. Complexity was nice on the palate and nose, showing faint vanilla, nice plum and black cherry fruit, bittersweet chocolate. Drink now through 2020+. Very nice.
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Took to Live Oak in Hilton Head SC to celebrate parents 50th. Wine made trip from CA. Not overly fruity with a more restrained plum and blackberry leaning. Coffee and licorice notes. Well made and well balanced in a Bordeaux sort of way.
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A beautiful Merlot-based blend. Dark ruby, almost purple in color. Nose of chocolate and cherry. Layered, deep tastes of blueberry, plum, licorice, and cedar, with a lingering, smooth, and plush finish. 14.5% alcohol. Powerful, soft, and graceful, all in one. 53% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc. One of my favorite vintages of one of my favorite wines, period.
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Cherries (mix of red and black), plums, and some earthiness on the nose and palate. Drinking very well right now. Went well with raviloi in a butter/sage sauce (not so well with sweet and sour pork!)
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After waiting only nine months and decanting for two hours, am happy to report this wine has improved with some age. Dark fruits with active tannins dominate the mouth feel but are nicely integrated with plum, cola and licorice notes. Finish goes on for 30+ seconds. Really nice blend that will only get better with age.
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Pretty purple in color and almost opaque. Nose is strong on dark fruit like blackberry and some licorice. Acidity is average or slightly below and finish is nice but short. Tannins are not rough. An ok but not great bottle at this age. I would wait to drink it at least 2-3 years if possible in hindsight.
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While this Bordeaux blend has much potential, feel it was a bit closed and not quite ready for prime time despite a three hour decant. Having said that, it is still delicious with its dark blackberry fruit with nice complexity. Notes of spice, fig and licorice. Smooth but quick finish. Believe a year or two this will rate higher in my book.
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Friday Night @ Ripple (Ripple - Cleveland Park - Washington, DC): So awesome, young, but awesome. Dense and complex aromas of plum, fig, sweet blackberries, graphite. Pure silk on the palate, rides that line between opulence and freshness. Seems capable of all sorts of development over the next five to ten years. A blend of 53% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc.
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Decanted through a Vinturi 4 hours prior to tasting. Merlot standing out with dark fruit and significant herbaceous flavors. The wine strikes me as too young and thus undeveloped lacking cohesiveness and flavor maturity. I do look forward to its adulthood.
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Drinking great right now. Good black fruits, full mouthfeel, some earthiness underneath, smooth but good structure. Had with grilled ribeyes one night (excellent) and a slightly sweet chicken dish the second (not a great pairing).
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Tasted blind. Picked up some eucalyptus and just a hint of pyrazine on the nose, mixed with red fruit. At first sip and upon opening I would've pegged this as a much earlier vintage, as the tannin was barely noticeable. However, with air over the next few hours, the fruit stepped back and the tannin crept in. At this point, I was reminded that this bottle will benefit from some time; the flavors were still fairly primary, though quite tasty. If I were to open another this young, I would give a lengthy decant to see how it continues to evolve, since it changed so much over the 2 hours from the bottle.
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14.5% ABV. Pretty much opaque dark garnet in the glass. Complex nose that speaks to this being a Bordeaux blend with notes of mocha, violet, dark berry fruit, and a touch of toasted wood. Medium full bodied with some sweet tannin still to shed. Ripe but a bit cloaked. Finishes with more mocha nuances. Tasty. 92+
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Purple in the glass with red fruit on the nose. This is drinking very well with red fruit, cedar and smooth tanins. While I liked it very much today I believe that another couple of years will only improve this wine.
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Really delicious red fruit with great structure. But the tannins are really out front right now. I should have left it in the cellar for another year or so.
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The nose was refined yet racy, showing spiced berries with hints of herbs, a pinch of orange zest, graphite and coco powder. It wrapped the palate like velvet as dark ripe fruits, sweet spices and minerals filled every corner of the mouth. Balanced yet rich and vibrant with an underlying structure that should carry it for next decade.
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1 hr decant. Expressive nose of black cherry, currants, mocha and sandalwood. Medium body takes on weight as the night goes on. Blackberry, cherry, vanilla bean and some spice notes. Long smooth finish.
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The oak could use some time to integrate, but this is a pretty forward wine as i've come to expect from Larkmead Firebelle's. The palate shows some espresso, blue/black fruits, and vanilla. Finishes well, with civilized tannins.
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Too young to rate as this still disjointed and almost overwhelming. The purity of fruit and minerality are spectacular. This will achieve greatness in a few years - can't wait to try another one down the road.
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4/11/2021 - wirelesswine wrote: 92 Points
Opened a 2009 and 2010 Firebelle for a side by side comparision, alongside some grilled Delmonico steaks. The wines came off more different than just the extra year of bottle age would suggest, so I looked back to the original winery materials that came with the shipments. Sure enough, the 2010 was referenced as less fruit-driven than its 2009 predecessor, even in its early years. For 2010, the percentage of merlot had dropped and the Cab Sauvignon and Malbec increased in the blend. This corresponds well to my experience - almost everyone at the table preferred the 2009 which was very much open for business; the 2010 seemed a bit shut down. 2009 also had a redder fruit, whereas 2010 seemed darker, perhaps more savory too. I'd open the 09's now for the excellent fruit, and continue to sit on the '10.
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1/17/2021 - tann0008 wrote: 94 Points
Blueberry and anise on the nose. Leather, dark fruit, and a hint of tobacco on the palette. Cocoa and raspberry on the finish. Drinking well now.
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1/9/2021 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Final of 3 bottles. Delicious red blend, nicely matured and rounded. Great with dinner and conversation. No formal TN.
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12/7/2020 - DucksLaw Likes this wine: 93 Points
Started out with very dusty tannins but after about 1/2 hour really opened up to become a medium-full, concentrated, and complex wine. The merlot shines through up front, with a firm Cabernet backbone and even the floral notes of the cab franc shine through. Lingering finish. Still has years left. Well done. From back in the day when Larkmead was a relative bargain...those days are gone.
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6/22/2020 - prism wrote:
Drink by 2020 in my cellar; 3/1/2020-7/8/2020: Popped and poured, drank from disposable (sorry; not my call) clear plastic cups by a waterfall with cheeses (just btw, I believe few wines pair well with cheese and few cheeses pair well with wine, but oh well...). Circumstances aside, this bottle shone. Too expensive, but very delicious and gone before you know it.
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1/19/2020 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Decanted for about 2 hours prior to serving. This was a much better showing than we did a pop and pour on this wine last year. I think it needed the decant to open up. Served with Texas Chile and cornbread. Red plummy fruit, round mouth feel with some nice earthy and tobacco notes. Really enjoyed by all and the best wine tonight.
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5/26/2019 - retired_and_roving wrote:
Blend is -53% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 5 % Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc. I am feeling pretty neutral on the Firebelles after this and a recent 2008. The blend just leaves it kind of flat and neither here nor there for me. Would not purchase again.
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5/11/2019 - dmwilsondvm Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pair it with Parmesan cheese, you won’t regret it....
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9/14/2018 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped 'n poured at a NYC restaurant. Nice wine, medium length finish. Pretty bouquet.
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4/28/2018 - prism wrote: 92 Points
Decanted for three hours. A pleasant and well-made Merlot-dominant Red Bordeaux Blend; very easy drinking. Last tastes in 11/16; the time sideways since then was quite beneficial to this bottle.
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4/9/2018 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points
Consumed this wine over 2 days. The first day, the wine was thin and short on fruit. Big difference on the 2nd day. Opened nicely, showing black fruits and embers, with gritty tannins and nice acidity. Medium finish, this wine will drink well now through 2022+.
Definitely not worth the $82 USD that I paid for this wine, however.
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1/28/2018 - yeti575rider wrote: 91 Points
The firebelles are always a solid pick. Doesn't blow your socks off by any means but still nice fruit with some earthy elements. Clearly in drinking window but still holding up well.
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12/27/2017 - kgdunn Likes this wine: 85 Points
Very solid cab! Deep flavors and great texture from start to finish!
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11/19/2017 - Skip4wine wrote: 92 Points
I have found that I follow the advice of others and drink this wine too young. This has a lot of structure and drinks more like a cab first blend than a Merlot first. Lots of freshness that it may lose with time but given the structure I want to wait and see.
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7/23/2017 - EMTAME wrote: 92 Points
Excellent and, with an hour of air, showing very well at age 8. This leads with its plush Merlot fruit (just over half the blend), but the Cabernet and other supporting varieties add plenty of complexity and interest. This probably has 4-5 years of good drinking ahead of it, but there's no reason not to enjoy it now.
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10/1/2016 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really liked it. Sorry, no detailed notes, but I gave a glass to the wine director at the restaurant and she loved it! It may have helped that I had the bottle open for 30 minutes before pouring out a glass.
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9/17/2016 - prism wrote: 92 Points
Slow O'd for three hours, no decant. Should have done, because initially the wine's oak masked the fruit. By the time the bottle was finished an hour later, the fruit was really beginning to shine. A very well made wine that could use another year or two sideways. Hold.
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8/25/2016 - Coachron13 wrote: 89 Points
Still too much oak in this, creates a bite that is a little tough to get past. Would wait a couple years if I had more of these.
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7/15/2016 - gmbdds wrote: 92 Points
Notes of black cherry, currant, pepper and tobacco. Soft, round and ready. So much so, that I don't know how long it will go. Excellent now, that's for sure.
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2/6/2016 - BobMilton Likes this wine: 95 Points
Great fruit (black cherries and black currants), rich, full-bodied. This is drinking wonderfully right now.
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11/3/2015 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice Merlot dominated blend. From WA "53% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc." The Merlot may be less than enough to call it a Merlot, but you can definitely taste it. For comparison, its a little lighter than the Cab Sauv Larkmead based wines from the same vintage. Always a favorite of mine from Larkmead.
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10/4/2015 - domco wrote:
Dark fruits, big and juicy, smooth sweet tannins.
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9/8/2015 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
Quite a deep and brooding color.
Complexity was nice on the palate and nose, showing faint vanilla, nice plum and black cherry fruit, bittersweet chocolate.
Drink now through 2020+. Very nice.
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7/21/2015 - uncle al Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very well balance with red and dark fruit. Medium body with very nice finish. Merlot in the palate but smooth and not overwhelming.
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7/9/2015 - yeti575rider wrote: 92 Points
Took to Live Oak in Hilton Head SC to celebrate parents 50th. Wine made trip from CA. Not overly fruity with a more restrained plum and blackberry leaning. Coffee and licorice notes. Well made and well balanced in a Bordeaux sort of way.
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3/14/2015 - msuwine Likes this wine: 96 Points
A beautiful Merlot-based blend. Dark ruby, almost purple in color. Nose of chocolate and cherry. Layered, deep tastes of blueberry, plum, licorice, and cedar, with a lingering, smooth, and plush finish. 14.5% alcohol. Powerful, soft, and graceful, all in one. 53% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc. One of my favorite vintages of one of my favorite wines, period.
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12/26/2014 - uncle al Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark in color and very well structured. Some notes of plum with a very nice finish
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8/1/2014 - BobMilton wrote: 94 Points
Cherries (mix of red and black), plums, and some earthiness on the nose and palate. Drinking very well right now. Went well with raviloi in a butter/sage sauce (not so well with sweet and sour pork!)
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7/25/2014 - Schiffy Likes this wine: 92 Points
After waiting only nine months and decanting for two hours, am happy to report this wine has improved with some age. Dark fruits with active tannins dominate the mouth feel but are nicely integrated with plum, cola and licorice notes. Finish goes on for 30+ seconds. Really nice blend that will only get better with age.
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12/27/2013 - Jbird73 wrote: 90 Points
Pretty purple in color and almost opaque. Nose is strong on dark fruit like blackberry and some licorice. Acidity is average or slightly below and finish is nice but short. Tannins are not rough. An ok but not great bottle at this age. I would wait to drink it at least 2-3 years if possible in hindsight.
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10/30/2013 - Schiffy Likes this wine: 90 Points
While this Bordeaux blend has much potential, feel it was a bit closed and not quite ready for prime time despite a three hour decant. Having said that, it is still delicious with its dark blackberry fruit with nice complexity. Notes of spice, fig and licorice. Smooth but quick finish. Believe a year or two this will rate higher in my book.
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10/12/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 93 Points
Friday Night @ Ripple (Ripple - Cleveland Park - Washington, DC): So awesome, young, but awesome. Dense and complex aromas of plum, fig, sweet blackberries, graphite. Pure silk on the palate, rides that line between opulence and freshness. Seems capable of all sorts of development over the next five to ten years. A blend of 53% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc.
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8/4/2013 - jeagle wrote: 91 Points
Decanted through a Vinturi 4 hours prior to tasting. Merlot standing out with dark fruit and significant herbaceous flavors. The wine strikes me as too young and thus undeveloped lacking cohesiveness and flavor maturity. I do look forward to its adulthood.
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7/31/2013 - BobMilton Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drinking great right now. Good black fruits, full mouthfeel, some earthiness underneath, smooth but good structure. Had with grilled ribeyes one night (excellent) and a slightly sweet chicken dish the second (not a great pairing).
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4/5/2013 - wirelesswine wrote: 91 Points
Tasted blind. Picked up some eucalyptus and just a hint of pyrazine on the nose, mixed with red fruit. At first sip and upon opening I would've pegged this as a much earlier vintage, as the tannin was barely noticeable. However, with air over the next few hours, the fruit stepped back and the tannin crept in. At this point, I was reminded that this bottle will benefit from some time; the flavors were still fairly primary, though quite tasty. If I were to open another this young, I would give a lengthy decant to see how it continues to evolve, since it changed so much over the 2 hours from the bottle.
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3/2/2013 - OneLastSyrah Likes this wine: 92 Points
14.5% ABV. Pretty much opaque dark garnet in the glass. Complex nose that speaks to this being a Bordeaux blend with notes of mocha, violet, dark berry fruit, and a touch of toasted wood. Medium full bodied with some sweet tannin still to shed. Ripe but a bit cloaked. Finishes with more mocha nuances. Tasty. 92+
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2/8/2013 - elamasters wrote: 93 Points
Very nice. Drinking really well right now.
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12/27/2012 - tgkswine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Purple in the glass with red fruit on the nose. This is drinking very well with red fruit, cedar and smooth tanins. While I liked it very much today I believe that another couple of years will only improve this wine.
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9/28/2012 - lewisrise wrote: 92 Points
Nose of red fruit, cedar and smoke. Soft tannins but still a little young. Raspberry with a hint of red licorice. Medium finish
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8/24/2012 - uncle al wrote: 91 Points
Medium body with lots of dark fruit. It will need some time but still very good right now.
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8/23/2012 - JoelZ wrote:
Really delicious red fruit with great structure. But the tannins are really out front right now. I should have left it in the cellar for another year or so.
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5/15/2012 - dontime wrote:
A favorite. Big and juicy. Black fruit, oak, and spice layered in a silky smooth package with a lingering finish. If scoring 92-94.
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5/13/2012 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 91 Points
The nose was refined yet racy, showing spiced berries with hints of herbs, a pinch of orange zest, graphite and coco powder. It wrapped the palate like velvet as dark ripe fruits, sweet spices and minerals filled every corner of the mouth. Balanced yet rich and vibrant with an underlying structure that should carry it for next decade.
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4/22/2012 - Chrispx wrote: 90 Points
Always very good. Decanted for one hour. Medium body with blackberry and oak.
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4/22/2012 - bobpsi wrote: 92 Points
1 hr decant. Expressive nose of black cherry, currants, mocha and sandalwood. Medium body takes on weight as the night goes on. Blackberry, cherry, vanilla bean and some spice notes. Long smooth finish.
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3/25/2012 - Chrispx wrote: 92 Points
This is more like it. Rich and although young still taste great.
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3/25/2012 - Chrispx wrote: flawed
Corked bottle will be replaced
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3/10/2012 - Dasher wrote: 91 Points
Still very young!
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3/8/2012 - Robert Pavlovich wrote: 91 Points
The oak could use some time to integrate, but this is a pretty forward wine as i've come to expect from Larkmead Firebelle's. The palate shows some espresso, blue/black fruits, and vanilla. Finishes well, with civilized tannins.
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2/29/2012 - cbkamp Likes this wine:
Too young to rate as this still disjointed and almost overwhelming. The purity of fruit and minerality are spectacular. This will achieve greatness in a few years - can't wait to try another one down the road.
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2/29/2012 - Dasher wrote: 94 Points
Young but smooth. This wine is getting better and better as the years go by!
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