Dinner get together at Old Holland. Drank in Riedel Bordeaux. Appearance is clear, very deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of chocolate oak, cassis, ripe red bell pepper. Youthful. On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), smooth velvety high tannins, very full body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with aromas of chocolate, blackcurrant, blackberry, dark plums, cedarwood, milky oak, spicy red bell pepper. Big long finish. Very good quality. Just slightly shy of the jammy blockbuster type of Napa wine. Needs a few years for the oak to integrate or drink young if you like em big and oaky. Day 3 update: Sweet spice plus bitter coffeebean. Not a good combi.
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Deep Ruby color with slow legs. Very youthful wine still struggling to open up after a two hour decant. Lots of green pepper on the nose with some boysenberry and oak in the background. Black cherry, plum and licorice on the palate. Medium leathery finish. Rating may improve with age and would recommend holding for a few more years if in the cellar.
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Aiolos En Primeur Tasting (Aiolos HQ): + 4% Cabernet Franc The wine shows ripeness of fruit, red and black fruit, cherry, berry, spicy, cinnamon freshness but also elegant, bold but not tiresome Palate showing density, coffee notes, chocolate, oak tannins, med acidity, full on fruit, full body, long finish. Quite youthful for now
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Nose is raspberries, fudge, tobacco, blueberry, forest floor
Medium tannins, nicely firm mouthfeel. Had to wait for it to give up some fruit. After a 2 hours decant some tart red fruit emerged, sour cherry maybe - quite fleeting. Good length and intensity.
Too young still, has lots of potential based on it's older siblings.
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3/9/2024 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 Points
Dinner get together at Old Holland. Drank in Riedel Bordeaux.
Appearance is clear, very deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of chocolate oak, cassis, ripe red bell pepper. Youthful.
On the palate, dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), smooth velvety high tannins, very full body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with aromas of chocolate, blackcurrant, blackberry, dark plums, cedarwood, milky oak, spicy red bell pepper. Big long finish.
Very good quality. Just slightly shy of the jammy blockbuster type of Napa wine. Needs a few years for the oak to integrate or drink young if you like em big and oaky.
Day 3 update: Sweet spice plus bitter coffeebean. Not a good combi.
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12/31/2023 - Twopawsup Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep Ruby color with slow legs. Very youthful wine still struggling to open up after a two hour decant. Lots of green pepper on the nose with some boysenberry and oak in the background. Black cherry, plum and licorice on the palate. Medium leathery finish. Rating may improve with age and would recommend holding for a few more years if in the cellar.
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2/11/2023 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 94 Points
Black fruit, red fruit, spice, tobacco, cedar, cocoa, leather, finishes balanced. A-/A(93-94).
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9/12/2022 - kostaslonis wrote:
Aiolos En Primeur Tasting (Aiolos HQ): + 4% Cabernet Franc
The wine shows ripeness of fruit, red and black fruit, cherry, berry, spicy, cinnamon freshness but also elegant, bold but not tiresome
Palate showing density, coffee notes, chocolate, oak tannins, med acidity, full on fruit, full body, long finish.
Quite youthful for now
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6/11/2022 - Norm510 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Dense ruby color.
Nose is raspberries, fudge, tobacco, blueberry, forest floor
Medium tannins, nicely firm mouthfeel. Had to wait for it to give up some fruit. After a 2 hours decant some tart red fruit emerged, sour cherry maybe - quite fleeting. Good length and intensity.
Too young still, has lots of potential based on it's older siblings.
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