This is a beautiful example of Walla Walla wines at their finest. Sadly, my only bottle... Pulled from cellar, a d simply stunned. Beautifully integrated, chocolate and fruit and tobacco, very much alive and showing perfectly.
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Cherry kirsch nose. Finely integrated tannin with still just the right amount of bite. Round & balanced dark fruits, just as I was hoping. This was showing a little heat as we finished the bottle some 2-3 hours after open. Peaking now.
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Last bottle. Amazingly delicious after all these years (stored at 55 degrees). Rich, focused black fruits and well integrated wood. Great nose of ripe fruit.
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Was in the mood for a Bdx blend, grabbed this one on impulse and drank without decant. Stored well since release, initial nose of pencil shavings, red fruits, light menthol. Palate was very well balanced with raspberry, cedar, hint of mint, vanilla oak. Very drinkable, seemed a bit weaker on night #2 at first, but some air time livened everything back up. This was my only bottle, I'd say drink now or hold up to 2 more years. 50+5+11+14+8=88
On night three this was still going really strong, even given no efforts to preserve the wine via fridge or vacuum seal. The acidity was a bit higher tonight, but the red fruits, pencil, menthol were very clear tonight as well. I'm a bit stingy on scores, this might warrant another point or two, and for drinking horizon might be more in line with a 2-5 year window, depending how you like your Bdx blends aged. Enjoyed to the last glass.
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Decanted 1 hour. Nose: Incredible dark berry fruit. Blackberry, blueberry, with some cola. Tastes of blueberry, with heavy tannins, and sharp acidty. This feels like something built to last in the cellar. Going to sit on my last bottle for several years at least. Outstanding - 93 points.
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Wines of the Pacific NW! (Farpointe Cellar): This one was not bad, but it was a little more than I would pay for it. The nose had lots of nice raspberry, and plum fruit. It also had a bit of pepper and vanilla. It was really smooth in the mouth, with a good mix of raspberry, pepper, and oak. The tannins were really firm and it had a long finish.
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3/25/2013 - Gary Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a beautiful example of Walla Walla wines at their finest. Sadly, my only bottle... Pulled from cellar, a d simply stunned.
Beautifully integrated, chocolate and fruit and tobacco, very much alive and showing perfectly.
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8/9/2011 - fitchbuck wrote: 91 Points
Cherry kirsch nose. Finely integrated tannin with still just the right amount of bite. Round & balanced dark fruits, just as I was hoping. This was showing a little heat as we finished the bottle some 2-3 hours after open. Peaking now.
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6/13/2011 - MoreWinePlease wrote: 92 Points
Last bottle. Amazingly delicious after all these years (stored at 55 degrees). Rich, focused black fruits and well integrated wood. Great nose of ripe fruit.
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12/6/2010 - Bakek wrote: 92 Points
What a nice surprise. Subtle for Walla Walla. Good structure.
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12/1/2010 - Traxx wrote:
This bottle seemed well past prime, though the color was still dark with no bricking.
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5/13/2010 - grapemaven wrote: 93 Points
Simply fantastic! Everything has come together - drinks like an expensive bordeaux.
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7/25/2009 - sinebubble wrote:
Opened while waiting for a table at Cantinetta. Leather, pepper, dark fruit, the usual identifiers. This continues to be good to the last drop.
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6/6/2009 - Hollowine wrote: 88 Points
Was in the mood for a Bdx blend, grabbed this one on impulse and drank without decant. Stored well since release, initial nose of pencil shavings, red fruits, light menthol. Palate was very well balanced with raspberry, cedar, hint of mint, vanilla oak. Very drinkable, seemed a bit weaker on night #2 at first, but some air time livened everything back up. This was my only bottle, I'd say drink now or hold up to 2 more years. 50+5+11+14+8=88
On night three this was still going really strong, even given no efforts to preserve the wine via fridge or vacuum seal. The acidity was a bit higher tonight, but the red fruits, pencil, menthol were very clear tonight as well. I'm a bit stingy on scores, this might warrant another point or two, and for drinking horizon might be more in line with a 2-5 year window, depending how you like your Bdx blends aged. Enjoyed to the last glass.
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1/5/2009 - RPerro wrote: flawed
Corked!
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5/27/2008 - RPerro wrote: 93 Points
Decanted 1 hour. Nose: Incredible dark berry fruit. Blackberry, blueberry, with some cola. Tastes of blueberry, with heavy tannins, and sharp acidty. This feels like something built to last in the cellar. Going to sit on my last bottle for several years at least. Outstanding - 93 points.
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6/17/2007 - sinebubble wrote:
Very easy drinking.
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5/18/2007 - sinebubble wrote:
Drank at Steelhead. Good, but put to shame by the GAM.
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5/17/2007 - sinebubble wrote:
fine, but even better the second day. This needs plenty of time to breathe.
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4/14/2007 - sinebubble wrote:
Don Morris brought for us to drink at Steelhead Diner. A little young, but a good table wine. We'll look for more.
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8/19/2006 - mmurry wrote: 89 Points
Wines of the Pacific NW! (Farpointe Cellar): This one was not bad, but it was a little more than I would pay for it. The nose had lots of nice raspberry, and plum fruit. It also had a bit of pepper and vanilla. It was really smooth in the mouth, with a good mix of raspberry, pepper, and oak. The tannins were really firm and it had a long finish.
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5/13/2006 - timng wrote:
TttNW 39 of 54: subtle fruits and oak, vanilla and sweet burnt sugar, tannin=4, finish=2.
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