After a few years of holding on opening the bottle, it finally happened ! A good 10 years after the start. I should say it could have been a few years more, with all this intensity, but it was a nice and solid product ! Very intense, characteristic of cabernet plus syrah (no surprise there), lots of dark fruit and aromatics, showing a nice equilibrium between "corsé" and enjoyable serious dark red ! The name is there since a bit, reliable if you look at intensity plus quality.
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Deep maroon - tight slightly green nose, smells like a Loire - tight palate too, and again slightly herbal, this seems like it needed another 5-10 years in the cellar, perhaps I just committed infanticide! I think this might've been great in 10 yrs, who knew? Tant pis!
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Clear Deep ruby core with light purple rim. Nose is rich dark berry with a subtle pleasant gaminess. Palate is clean with med acidity, med + tannin, ripe dark berry. I think amazingly still developing since my last bottle but very drinkable now. I still think a couple of years will do it nicely. All in all a nice blend.
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Clear Deep ruby core with light purple rim. Nose is rich dark berry with a subtle pleasant gaminess. Palate is clean with med acidity, med + tannin, ripe dark berry. Still developing but very drinkable now. A couple of years with do it nicely. Alcohol will mellow and integrate with time but a bit prominent now. All in all a nice blend.
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Color reminiscent of smoked salmon. Apricot, rose petal, orange peel and strawberry on the nose with hints of funk (reduction?). Medium-bodied, with rich but not very bright fruit and balancing acidity. Medium aftertaste.
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9/20/2022 - maxima wrote: 87 Points
Simple et léger.
Une verdeur assez présente
et un brin aqueux.
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1/8/2021 - denibela Likes this wine: 89 Points
After a few years of holding on opening the bottle, it finally happened ! A good 10 years after the start.
I should say it could have been a few years more, with all this intensity, but it was a nice and solid product ! Very intense, characteristic of cabernet plus syrah (no surprise there), lots of dark fruit and aromatics, showing a nice equilibrium between "corsé" and enjoyable serious dark red !
The name is there since a bit, reliable if you look at intensity plus quality.
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12/5/2018 - winot Likes this wine: 88 Points
Deep maroon - tight slightly green nose, smells like a Loire - tight palate too, and again slightly herbal, this seems like it needed another 5-10 years in the cellar, perhaps I just committed infanticide! I think this might've been great in 10 yrs, who knew? Tant pis!
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6/15/2017 - Cellar Hand Likes this wine: 90 Points
Clear Deep ruby core with light purple rim. Nose is rich dark berry with a subtle pleasant gaminess. Palate is clean with med acidity, med + tannin, ripe dark berry. I think amazingly still developing since my last bottle but very drinkable now. I still think a couple of years will do it nicely. All in all a nice blend.
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12/1/2016 - Cellar Hand Likes this wine: 88 Points
Clear Deep ruby core with light purple rim. Nose is rich dark berry with a subtle pleasant gaminess. Palate is clean with med acidity, med + tannin, ripe dark berry. Still developing but very drinkable now. A couple of years with do it nicely. Alcohol will mellow and integrate with time but a bit prominent now. All in all a nice blend.
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5/13/2016 - jmcmchi wrote: 89 Points
I love trying the different cab/syrah (shiraz) variations. This one is still a bit young but give it a year or two
This one is blueberry and earthy stone, initial smoothness giving way to chewy tannins. The blackcurrant and spice finish comes almost as a surprise
89-91
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11/4/2011 - tbailey540 wrote: 88 Points
Strawberries and cream, well balanced with acid and fruit
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7/13/2011 - Vinomarcus wrote: 87 Points
Wednesday Night Blind - July 2011 (Somers 202): Light and refreshing notes of strawberries and cream, nice balance and acidity, crisp.
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7/10/2011 - Yiannis wrote: 86 Points
Color reminiscent of smoked salmon. Apricot, rose petal, orange peel and strawberry on the nose with hints of funk (reduction?). Medium-bodied, with rich but not very bright fruit and balancing acidity. Medium aftertaste.
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