Wonderful wine! Perfectly drinking now. Remarkably dark color. Nose: Black fruit with some spices (cloves, liquorice) and garrigue. Some hints of black pepper. Palate: well integrated; still can taste used to have loads of tannines when drank younger. Black fruit, pretty dry with long aftertaste of bay leaf and coffee
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I found this bottle to be more complex and longer on the palate than the 5/16/15 bottle. This delicious and sumptuous wine is just now reaching its peak drinking period and is an excellent value.
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Deep red color. Aromas of red fruits, licorice and wood spices. Ripe but highly structured wine in the mouth with excellent depth and length and well-integrated tannins. I found this wine to be a touch more backward than the 2007 and expect it will earn a higher score with another 6 to 12 months of bottle age.
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6/19/2020 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to the 1/21/20 bottle.
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1/21/2020 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to the 2/13/16 bottle.
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9/23/2018 - mterheijden Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful wine! Perfectly drinking now. Remarkably dark color.
Nose: Black fruit with some spices (cloves, liquorice) and garrigue. Some hints of black pepper.
Palate: well integrated; still can taste used to have loads of tannines when drank younger. Black fruit, pretty dry with long aftertaste of bay leaf and coffee
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12/15/2017 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to the 2/13/16 bottle.
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5/26/2017 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to the 2/13/16 bottle.
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9/21/2016 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to the 2/13/16 bottle.
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2/13/2016 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points
I found this bottle to be more complex and longer on the palate than the 5/16/15 bottle. This delicious and sumptuous wine is just now reaching its peak drinking period and is an excellent value.
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11/20/2015 - hsacks Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar to the 5/16/15 bottle.
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8/31/2015 - hsacks Likes this wine: 92 Points
Same as the 5/16/15 bottle.
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7/13/2015 - hsacks wrote: 88 Points
This bottle was, unlike the prior 3 bottles consumed over the past 8 months, was slightly on the decline and showed some signs of oxidation.
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6/24/2015 - hsacks Likes this wine: 92 Points
Same as the 5/16/15 bottle.
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5/16/2015 - hsacks Likes this wine: 92 Points
Better integrated and a touch richer than the 12/26/14 bottle.
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12/26/2014 - hsacks Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep red color. Aromas of red fruits, licorice and wood spices. Ripe but highly structured wine in the mouth with excellent depth and length and well-integrated tannins. I found this wine to be a touch more backward than the 2007 and expect it will earn a higher score with another 6 to 12 months of bottle age.
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8/29/2012 - ELH wrote: 90 Points
Alas, the last bottle. Glass decanted. Smooth and luxurious food wine. Good QPR.
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4/27/2012 - ELH wrote: 89 Points
This bottle slightly on the tart side.
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3/14/2012 - ELH wrote: 90 Points
Dependable food wine. Needs a brief glass decant.
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1/2/2012 - ELH wrote: 90 Points
Decanted in the glass. Youngish, but enjoyable. In balance with luxurious fruit; dense, yet medium bodied. Great food wine. Good QPR.
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