Color: dark pitch with purple. Almost no translucency. Nose: candied prunes. Flavor: tart dark currents, along with oak and the slight kalamata olive. Decent, chewy tannins in the middle but also very hot. The finish is tart and not very notable. Linger is over 30 seconds. Medium bodied.
Vintage seems to be past it's prime. Rather strange concoction of flavors that seems like overripe purnes. Doesn't sit all that well, and after an hour of decanting, no real improvement. Drink.
Update: ended up tossing over half the bottle. Let sit 12 plus hours to see if any improvement over the harshness of the wine, but to no avail. Was having issues with heart burn so no doubt a contributing factor. Still, a disappointing outcome.
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Sucre, sucre et encore du sucre...probablement ajouté direct dans la bouteille. Ensuite, vanille, vanille et encore de la vanille...probablement des gousses dans les tonneaux! Pu jamais Hope Family... Leur Liberty School est de loin meilleur pour le tier du prix. Gang de crosseurs !!!
Deep purple with no aging. Nose of spice and oak with some black fruits. Smooth to taste with lots of spice and black fruits. Tannins are well integrated with the fruit coming through. I recommend a decant. Good wine
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Enjoyed at a steak house in NYC - we went through 2 bottles with no decant and this was enjoyed by all. Black cherry, mint, baking space & earthy on nose. Fruit dominant (blackberry, black cherry, black licorice) with medium+ body, nice acidiity and medium+ to long finish. Would purchase this and a decant would have really helped. 91-92+
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7/30/2016 - IPT wrote: 83 Points
Color: dark pitch with purple. Almost no translucency.
Nose: candied prunes.
Flavor: tart dark currents, along with oak and the slight kalamata olive. Decent, chewy tannins in the middle but also very hot. The finish is tart and not very notable. Linger is over 30 seconds. Medium bodied.
Vintage seems to be past it's prime. Rather strange concoction of flavors that seems like overripe purnes. Doesn't sit all that well, and after an hour of decanting, no real improvement. Drink.
Update: ended up tossing over half the bottle. Let sit 12 plus hours to see if any improvement over the harshness of the wine, but to no avail. Was having issues with heart burn so no doubt a contributing factor. Still, a disappointing outcome.
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2/8/2016 - dines Likes this wine: 89 Points
very smooth. Lots of dark berries. Held up nicely but I wouldn't go much further.
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12/31/2014 - Martin Ferland wrote: 69 Points
Sucre, sucre et encore du sucre...probablement ajouté direct dans la bouteille. Ensuite, vanille, vanille et encore de la vanille...probablement des gousses dans les tonneaux! Pu jamais Hope Family... Leur Liberty School est de loin meilleur pour le tier du prix. Gang de crosseurs !!!
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11/27/2014 - mntebolt wrote:
Drank with the Greek Dinner
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11/1/2014 - Twinkles wrote: 89 Points
Good, if not a bit too typical, California wine. Rich, not too strong on the oak. In that price range expected something a bit more unique.
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7/9/2014 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep purple with no aging. Nose of spice and oak with some black fruits. Smooth to taste with lots of spice and black fruits. Tannins are well integrated with the fruit coming through. I recommend a decant. Good wine
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10/30/2013 - CWilliam wrote: 91 Points
Enjoyed at a steak house in NYC - we went through 2 bottles with no decant and this was enjoyed by all. Black cherry, mint, baking space & earthy on nose. Fruit dominant (blackberry, black cherry, black licorice) with medium+ body, nice acidiity and medium+ to long finish. Would purchase this and a decant would have really helped. 91-92+
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