Very disappointing. Actually, Gary V's description was pretty accurate. Lots of veggies, dirt, barnyard, cherry and raspberry. I really liked the interesting nose. The palate however was dry, tart, thin, and short. After a day in the fridge, it pulled together a bit more, but it was still pretty thin. Down the drain it went. 90 pt nose & 79 pt palate = 84 pt wine.
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12.5% alcohol. Pretty wine at this level, showing no greenness of 2004. Cherry red color. Lovely bouquet of red cherry, minerals, and earth. In the mouth, a bit rustic but with good, light fruit that dances across the tongue and interplays nicely with unapologetic earthiness. Strong acidity. Some tannins on the finish. Still on the young side. B+
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good old world character, earthy, vegetables and lead. kind of dull with slight fruit characteristics, but great mouthfeel. smooth with lush acidity. good food wine.
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12/15/2012 - Depuis63 wrote:
- Ruby color - Comments off base, good earthy, entry level bottle at its best now(12/12)
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10/14/2010 - rmh66 wrote: 84 Points
Very disappointing. Actually, Gary V's description was pretty accurate. Lots of veggies, dirt, barnyard, cherry and raspberry. I really liked the interesting nose. The palate however was dry, tart, thin, and short. After a day in the fridge, it pulled together a bit more, but it was still pretty thin. Down the drain it went. 90 pt nose & 79 pt palate = 84 pt wine.
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11/20/2009 - gutt22 wrote:
12.5% alcohol. Pretty wine at this level, showing no greenness of 2004. Cherry red color. Lovely bouquet of red cherry, minerals, and earth. In the mouth, a bit rustic but with good, light fruit that dances across the tongue and interplays nicely with unapologetic earthiness. Strong acidity. Some tannins on the finish. Still on the young side. B+
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6/29/2009 - SyrahQueen wrote: 84 Points
Had a lot of expectations from the wine, being from Burgandy. But was light on the finish not much complexity.
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2/1/2008 - waibeans wrote: 88 Points
good old world character, earthy, vegetables and lead. kind of dull with slight fruit characteristics, but great mouthfeel. smooth with lush acidity. good food wine.
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7/20/2007 - Wine Spam wrote: 88 Points
Earthy smooth character on the nose. Medium to light bodied with delicious acidity. Good fruit as well. A pleasure to drink. No need to wait.
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3/13/2006 - Eirik Sand Johnsen wrote:
Clean, youthful, medium intense nose. Cherry and berries.
Nice, light to medium body and intensity. Nice red fruit and berries. Relatively short.
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