After my first positive experience with this wine, I bought more and the second bottle had overwhelming oak flavors...coconut and vanilla. Tried a third bottle and it was much more subtle and tasty like the first. Very odd but just wanted to come back to this one and note the bottle variation.
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I'm guessing this was flawed. Lots of green bean, asparagus and sulfur (geranium taint?) Medium-full bodied with some deeply hidden black currant behind all that green funk.
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This is surprisingly good, a little bit hot but some subtle blackberry, raspberry and menthol up in the mix, tannins in the mid-palate balance it all out, moderate oak but not overbearing, and absolutely delicious with medium rare red meat.
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This is a small producer that owns 45 acres but only keeps a small amount to make several hundred cases per year and sells the rest off. The first vintage they bottled was 2003. Opened this with a filet. Not decanted. No formal notes. 87-88 points.
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Garnet red ( though it was dark). Wild red berry nose. The initial impression is that this is a backward wine. Barely ripe raspberry, cinnamon stick and a bit of red fruit funkiness. A tiny bit of dark chocolate as well.
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4/16/2015 - rebs1 wrote: 91 Points
great value. tannins are smooth and integrated, dark fruit, long finish. not overly complex but good wine nonetheless. 30 min decant
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3/12/2013 - BillBell73 wrote:
After my first positive experience with this wine, I bought more and the second bottle had overwhelming oak flavors...coconut and vanilla. Tried a third bottle and it was much more subtle and tasty like the first. Very odd but just wanted to come back to this one and note the bottle variation.
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3/10/2013 - shaftlet wrote: 78 Points
I'm guessing this was flawed. Lots of green bean, asparagus and sulfur (geranium taint?) Medium-full bodied with some deeply hidden black currant behind all that green funk.
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2/23/2013 - Shunka_Bottles wrote: 81 Points
Like a good Italian, aromatics, great nose!
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2/12/2013 - jbcannizzo Likes this wine: 90 Points
What a nice surprise, after about 2 hrs in the decanter, opened up nicely...really enjoyed this bottle
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1/24/2013 - BillBell73 wrote: 91 Points
This is surprisingly good, a little bit hot but some subtle blackberry, raspberry and menthol up in the mix, tannins in the mid-palate balance it all out, moderate oak but not overbearing, and absolutely delicious with medium rare red meat.
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1/17/2013 - bcmatthias wrote: 90 Points
Strong Napa flavors.
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12/1/2012 - Vino Me wrote: 88 Points
This is a small producer that owns 45 acres but only keeps a small amount to make several hundred cases per year and sells the rest off. The first vintage they bottled was 2003. Opened this with a filet. Not decanted. No formal notes. 87-88 points.
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11/29/2012 - denisontb wrote: 85 Points
Reminded me of many Bordeaux Superior wines. Slight funk at beginning, dusty/chewy. Got better over 1st hour. Decent wine, but not my favorite style.
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9/14/2012 - TexasBob wrote: 88 Points
Garnet red ( though it was dark). Wild red berry nose. The initial impression is that this is a backward wine. Barely ripe raspberry, cinnamon stick and a bit of red fruit funkiness. A tiny bit of dark chocolate as well.
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