Impressive Bordeaux styled red blend comprised of 60% merlot, 21% petit verdot and 19% Cabernet Sauvignon. Enjoyed from magnum at a large family dinner party featuring grilled NY strips. Very approachable at six years. Developing: moderately intense black and blue fruits and perfumed aromas, evolving complexity; solid integration, and a wonderful, long finish. Very high quality. Drink through 2030+.
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Beautiful deep dark purple color. Wow great aromas of dark berries, violet and chocolate. Full-bodied palate has dark fruit, nice oak and spice. Long lingering finish is totally satisfying. Super nice!
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I was nervous about opening this up, as I thought it might still be a tad early . However, even without a decant this is drinking splendidly. Medium bodied, long finish, lifting acidity, and fine grained tannins open up to black cherry, blackberry bramble, vanilla, sweet leather, and milk chocolate. This is quite good and likely going to get slightly better.
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2/17/2024 - Wine12345 Likes this wine: 94 Points
A wonderful Merlot-dominant Washington red with great nose and excellent balance. This wine is ready to drink now (2024). Enjoy!
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12/16/2023 - wmccone54 wrote: 92 Points
Impressive Bordeaux styled red blend comprised of 60% merlot, 21% petit verdot and 19% Cabernet Sauvignon. Enjoyed from magnum at a large family dinner party featuring grilled NY strips. Very approachable at six years. Developing: moderately intense black and blue fruits and perfumed aromas, evolving complexity; solid integration, and a wonderful, long finish. Very high quality. Drink through 2030+.
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8/12/2022 - Perfectly Paired Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful deep dark purple color. Wow great aromas of dark berries, violet and chocolate. Full-bodied palate has dark fruit, nice oak and spice. Long lingering finish is totally satisfying. Super nice!
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7/31/2022 - Winning_Wines Likes this wine: 93 Points
I was nervous about opening this up, as I thought it might still be a tad early . However, even without a decant this is drinking splendidly. Medium bodied, long finish, lifting acidity, and fine grained tannins open up to black cherry, blackberry bramble, vanilla, sweet leather, and milk chocolate. This is quite good and likely going to get slightly better.
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2/18/2022 - thirdeye99 wrote: 88 Points
Does need a decant of at least 45mins at this point in its development.
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11/17/2021 - KTelaak_Buffalo Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is drinking very well. Full fruit and some mild tannins keeping it interesting
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