Color: Ruby purple with fading edges…. getting ready to expire.
Nose: Not a lot there. What is left is a bit of mocha, chocolates, earth, leather with subtle fruits of blueberry, blackberry, dark cassis. We also get hints of unripe bell pepper, balsamic vinegar, and a greenhouse as it begins to propagate. There are definitely some muddy puddles lingering….Yes, lingering.
Fruit: What fruit?? Extremely soft, minimal tannins, subtle cherry, blackberry, cocoa. Not a lot going on here. Lost its prime a good 8 years ago! Flat! Comes, goes & that’s it, folks. Good for the alcohol at 14.5%, don’t expect anything else from this particular year at this point.
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Deep, rich and bold. Creosote, ripe berry and a little lavender on the nose. Sour cherry cassis, tea and a bit of a medicinal note on the finish. Full bodied and robust.
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opened tonight, and its still evolving - was fruit forward at first but that dissipated over the first 20-30 minutes and its drinking lovely right now... would love for some of the more subtle leather/earthy flavors to come through a bit more but maybe a little later tonight, we shall see!
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Dark red, aromas of black berries and earth. Well balance D and ready to drink. We had it with Biriami a la Nauab, an spicy, to say the least, Indian food, in which rice is cooked with beef, lamb, shirimp, raisins, Caju, coriander, cloves, almonds, chicken peas, onions, potatoes and a dozen more. Delicious and this wine paired extremely well with this quite hot wine.
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A Benziger classic. Great fruity nose, deep intense flavors throughout, and an incredible lingering finish that will make you think you have angels tickling the most discerning taste buds on your tongue. The only critique I have of this bottle is that it is only 750 ml.
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6/29/2021 - Wine Gombie Likes this wine: 85 Points
Color: Ruby purple with fading edges…. getting ready to expire.
Nose: Not a lot there. What is left is a bit of mocha, chocolates, earth, leather with subtle fruits of blueberry, blackberry, dark cassis. We also get hints of unripe bell pepper, balsamic vinegar, and a greenhouse as it begins to propagate. There are definitely some muddy puddles lingering….Yes, lingering.
Fruit: What fruit?? Extremely soft, minimal tannins, subtle cherry, blackberry, cocoa. Not a lot going on here. Lost its prime a good 8 years ago! Flat! Comes, goes & that’s it, folks.
Good for the alcohol at 14.5%, don’t expect anything else from this particular year at this point.
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6/29/2020 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 88 Points
Deep, rich and bold. Creosote, ripe berry and a little lavender on the nose. Sour cherry cassis, tea and a bit of a medicinal note on the finish. Full bodied and robust.
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6/3/2016 - Jack11211 Likes this wine: 93 Points
opened tonight, and its still evolving - was fruit forward at first but that dissipated over the first 20-30 minutes and its drinking lovely right now... would love for some of the more subtle leather/earthy flavors to come through a bit more but maybe a little later tonight, we shall see!
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2/15/2016 - winecadence Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very nice at opening.
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8/19/2015 - libero wrote: 92 Points
Dark red, aromas of black berries and earth. Well balance
D and ready to drink. We had it with Biriami a la Nauab, an spicy, to say the least, Indian food, in which rice is cooked with beef, lamb, shirimp, raisins, Caju, coriander, cloves, almonds, chicken peas, onions, potatoes and a dozen more. Delicious and this wine paired extremely well with this quite hot wine.
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12/22/2014 - emtaylor69 Likes this wine: 94 Points
A Benziger classic. Great fruity nose, deep intense flavors throughout, and an incredible lingering finish that will make you think you have angels tickling the most discerning taste buds on your tongue. The only critique I have of this bottle is that it is only 750 ml.
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