I didn't take my own advice to sit on remaining bottles. Similar experience to last bottle. Nice wine but very fruit forward, would prefer some more earthy characteristics.
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Soft, mostly black fruit. Very fruit-forward - even more so than I expected given it now has several years under its belt. Very good, but for my palate I would like to sit on at least a couple of the remaining bottles a few more years to see where they go.
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Green vegetables, earthy herbs and young leather. This wine is a cab like merlot with tannins that fade after a few hours, but still lasts long with hints of spice, peppers a bit of plum.
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Well made Napa merlot with dark red and black berry fruits, hints of dark chocolate and toasted oak. Medium acid and tannin, full bodied with a dusty tannin finish.
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Decanted 1.5 hrs. Disappointing compared to previous bottle we tried. Tastes were of unexciting, flat dark fruits. Hopefully, this was just an "off" bottle as we have a couple more bottles.
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Rich bouquet, complex with secondary notes of menthol and earth that are very appealing, needs 45+ minutes of decanting to open up; smooth but challenging on the palate with dry red fruit, dusty tannins, and a punchy tartness that subsides rapidly (and should go away as this wine ages in the cellar). A nice Merlot.
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12/19/2021 - JCGuthrie wrote: flawed
Something wasn't right with this bottle. Monolithic with a bit of a metallic note.
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6/1/2021 - JCGuthrie wrote: flawed
Corked
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1/18/2021 - JCGuthrie wrote: 89 Points
I didn't take my own advice to sit on remaining bottles. Similar experience to last bottle. Nice wine but very fruit forward, would prefer some more earthy characteristics.
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11/27/2020 - JCGuthrie wrote:
Soft, mostly black fruit. Very fruit-forward - even more so than I expected given it now has several years under its belt. Very good, but for my palate I would like to sit on at least a couple of the remaining bottles a few more years to see where they go.
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11/29/2019 - bbcc66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted 1/2 hr. Similar to previous bottles. Bright darker fruits. Smooth on the tongue.
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8/24/2019 - bbcc66 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted 1/2 hr. Medium body. Consistent, softer, smooth tastes of red & darker fruits. More softer tastes compared to fruit-forward.
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11/20/2018 - Mneumeier wrote: 90 Points
Drinks great.
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12/3/2017 - HueBreCellars Likes this wine: 90 Points
Green vegetables, earthy herbs and young leather. This wine is a cab like merlot with tannins that fade after a few hours, but still lasts long with hints of spice, peppers a bit of plum.
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10/8/2017 - bbcc66 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted 1.5 hrs. Nice dark fruit nose. Smooth, consistent tastes of red & dark fruits. Delicious bottle.
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9/9/2017 - Rich S Likes this wine: 90 Points
Well made Napa merlot with dark red and black berry fruits, hints of dark chocolate and toasted oak. Medium acid and tannin, full bodied with a dusty tannin finish.
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3/31/2017 - bbcc66 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Decanted 1.5 hrs. Disappointing compared to previous bottle we tried. Tastes were of unexciting, flat dark fruits. Hopefully, this was just an "off" bottle as we have a couple more bottles.
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2/19/2017 - HueBreCellars Likes this wine: 90 Points
Amazing bottle once again.
Decanted for 1 hour and paired with a bolognese pasta.
Incredible green, red berries, mushroom, vegetation and earth. Medium plus tannins, with peppery notes of spice and dark wood.
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11/11/2016 - bbcc66 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted 1.5 hrs. Nice nose. Well balanced, smooth tastes of red & dark fruits which improved as we drank through the bottle.
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10/22/2016 - Tonythefish wrote: 89 Points
Nice easy drinking merlot
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4/25/2016 - The Wine Sherpa Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great fruit and balance. A quality merlot.
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3/29/2016 - PDX219 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Luscious!
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2/13/2016 - huevosconvino wrote: 91 Points
Rich bouquet, complex with secondary notes of menthol and earth that are very appealing, needs 45+ minutes of decanting to open up; smooth but challenging on the palate with dry red fruit, dusty tannins, and a punchy tartness that subsides rapidly (and should go away as this wine ages in the cellar). A nice Merlot.
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