At 16 years of age, this wine pours a deep amber golden color with thick long legs. The nose still has some fruit, though the majority of the bouquet has shifted to tertiary notes. Quite floral, mostly jasmine, supported by a cast of caramelized peaches, roasted pineapples, honey, nuts, butterscotch and faint vanilla. On the palate, the mouthfeel is appropriately voluptuous, with a robust structure coming from the oak. The alcohol does hit a bit and wrestles with strength, however. As far as taste goes, the wine is almost devoid of freshness. Instead, the taste profile is centered around a musty taste with tertiary notes of leather, smoke, vanilla, honeysuckle, vanilla and oak. Although somewhat complex and expansive, the wine is still rather fat. The finish is not particularly long, acceptable in fact. The wine ends in a smoky, vanilla, honey sweetness. This is a bit too broad for me and there is not enough acidity in this. Nonetheless, this is a bottle with great QPR, especially when purchased at a restaurant.
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7/14/2016 - emzee.mc wrote: 88 Points
At 16 years of age, this wine pours a deep amber golden color with thick long legs. The nose still has some fruit, though the majority of the bouquet has shifted to tertiary notes. Quite floral, mostly jasmine, supported by a cast of caramelized peaches, roasted pineapples, honey, nuts, butterscotch and faint vanilla. On the palate, the mouthfeel is appropriately voluptuous, with a robust structure coming from the oak. The alcohol does hit a bit and wrestles with strength, however. As far as taste goes, the wine is almost devoid of freshness. Instead, the taste profile is centered around a musty taste with tertiary notes of leather, smoke, vanilla, honeysuckle, vanilla and oak. Although somewhat complex and expansive, the wine is still rather fat. The finish is not particularly long, acceptable in fact. The wine ends in a smoky, vanilla, honey sweetness. This is a bit too broad for me and there is not enough acidity in this. Nonetheless, this is a bottle with great QPR, especially when purchased at a restaurant.
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