At Scalini Fideli in Chatham - awesome dinner organized by Jay. Late add for the tasting notes, had to hunt down full description. This was a really great wine
Prunes on the nose which was somewhat lacking. In the mouth, chocolate, and dark fruit but less than the nose. It had great balance and mouth feel. Great viscosity and and a very long very like finish. WOTN for about half the crowd - #3 for me with some strong competition
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Good, not great. Fruits lean to the dark side of the spectrum, purple and black. Earth and smoke, almost charcoal-like, in the background. Tannins are a little rough on the finish. Definitely not up to the level of the Chabot SVD.
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Deep dark fruit and spice box on the nose are echoed on the palate. Medium plus body. Mouth-coating, yet smooth, tannins and medium acid help keep everything in balance.
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An outstanding single vinyard wine. Deep dark red, currant and blackberry nose. The taste is rich and deep fruit, smooth the tannin all but gone. 94 Intense fruit.
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12/14/2023 - kzkpt wrote: 94 Points
Magnificent after 2 hour slow ox. Dark fruits, cedar, cigar box. Gorgeous balance, long finish. Not expected.
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9/25/2021 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 90 Points
Candied fruit, cedar, herbal notes, cedar, cassis. A-
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9/23/2017 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 91 Points
Black and red fruit, spice, herbal notes, hints of tobacco, jammy notes. A-
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3/13/2014 - walkerjfw wrote: 94 Points
At Scalini Fideli in Chatham - awesome dinner organized by Jay. Late add for the tasting notes, had to hunt down full description. This was a really great wine
Prunes on the nose which was somewhat lacking. In the mouth, chocolate, and dark fruit but less than the nose. It had great balance and mouth feel. Great viscosity and and a very long very like finish. WOTN for about half the crowd - #3 for me with some strong competition
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6/15/2013 - Presidio Wine Bunker wrote: 85 Points
nothing going on here. pretty surprised.
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7/24/2012 - EMTAME wrote: 88 Points
Good, not great. Fruits lean to the dark side of the spectrum, purple and black. Earth and smoke, almost charcoal-like, in the background. Tannins are a little rough on the finish. Definitely not up to the level of the Chabot SVD.
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4/1/2011 - oenophilip wrote: 93 Points
Deep dark fruit and spice box on the nose are echoed on the palate. Medium plus body. Mouth-coating, yet smooth, tannins and medium acid help keep everything in balance.
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7/9/2010 - OregonWineGeeks wrote: 94 Points
An outstanding single vinyard wine. Deep dark red, currant and blackberry nose. The taste is rich and deep fruit, smooth the tannin all but gone. 94 Intense fruit.
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