Drinking as good as this will get right now. I think this was the best of my bottles. Great nose and fruit has become more structured in the mouth. Still wish it had a longer finish.
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Tasted March 25, 2006 at a retail tasting. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel restaurant series Cabernet Sauvignon glass. Purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of crushed black currants, black cherries and white pepper. Flavors of red currants, licorice and a touch of earth. Value is unacceptable. Drink over the short term.
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Deep ruby. This wine was my second favorite at the tasting I attended on 1/14, but because my favorite was more than I wanted to pay, I bought this one. It was such a close second, I had no problem buying it. Beautiful aromas of plum, sweet rasberry, earth, vanilla and oak. The palate contained the same sweet berry taste and spicy oak. The tannins were solid and the finsh fairly long.
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strong, overpowering, inky-dark. bold and acidic, to the point of overwhelming the fruit, and other attributes of the wine. slow to open in the glass. tried the next night in a Reidel bordeaux glass ,and it was a little better, more balance, with the acid burning off and the fruit starting to appear.young and robust, it needs some aging, perhaps a lot of aging.
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Last bottle. Opened not decanted. First a fresh smell of grape juice in the glass, which changes to tennis shoes. A mid palate attack . A trifle hot but a good shot of fruit. A good drinker, but not exceptional.
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Plastic cork enclosure. Opened but not decanted. Deep maroon / purple color. Lush sweet berry vanilla with warm stone nose and jam flavors. Tannins are tight but start to unwind almost immediately. Good right now out of the bottle, although I 'm not too sure how long it can last. I have the feeling that once the tannins soften with age it may taste too sweet.
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11/28/2009 - jcurl wrote: 90 Points
Drinking as good as this will get right now. I think this was the best of my bottles. Great nose and fruit has become more structured in the mouth. Still wish it had a longer finish.
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6/27/2009 - gschneider wrote: 89 Points
Very well balanced. Nice blend and went terrific with our steak.
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5/19/2008 - RWilkinson wrote:
Very nice aromas of plum, cherry, some earth and oak. On the palate mid-complexity. The tannins were firm and the finsh was okay.
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9/23/2007 - jcurl wrote: 89 Points
I think this is actually getting better. Very nice nose, pleny of black fruit, tannis have really calmed down and no hotness.
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3/31/2007 - jcurl wrote: 89 Points
Like the color and nose of current and black fruit. Needs to decant for an hour to get some of the hotness out. Liked better then most.
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3/25/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 87 Points
Farpointe Tasting March 25, 2006 (Farpointe Wine Bar, Southlake, Texas): WIML87,NOWA,WS87,CT87
Tasted March 25, 2006 at a retail tasting. Opened and served immediately in a Riedel restaurant series Cabernet Sauvignon glass. Purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of crushed black currants, black cherries and white pepper. Flavors of red currants, licorice and a touch of earth. Value is unacceptable. Drink over the short term.
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2/22/2006 - trucrime wrote: 87 Points
fruit bomb.
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1/21/2006 - tanglenet wrote:
Tasted at Beltramo's today. Medium red colored; high acidity, spicy with a chocolate finish.
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1/19/2006 - mmurry wrote:
Deep ruby. This wine was my second favorite at the tasting I attended on 1/14, but because my favorite was more than I wanted to pay, I bought this one. It was such a close second, I had no problem buying it. Beautiful aromas of plum, sweet rasberry, earth, vanilla and oak. The palate contained the same sweet berry taste and spicy oak. The tannins were solid and the finsh fairly long.
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1/13/2006 - win wrote: 88 Points
Light wine with hints of black cherry that exhibited soft tannins. Not that similar to other wines I've had from the Stag's Leap District.
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12/19/2005 - Alohawino wrote:
strong, overpowering, inky-dark. bold and acidic, to the point of overwhelming the fruit, and other attributes of the wine. slow to open in the glass. tried the next night in a Reidel bordeaux glass ,and it was a little better, more balance, with the acid burning off and the fruit starting to appear.young and robust, it needs some aging, perhaps a lot of aging.
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11/20/2005 - tanglenet wrote:
Last bottle. Opened not decanted. First a fresh smell of grape juice in the glass, which changes to tennis shoes. A mid palate attack . A trifle hot but a good shot of fruit. A good drinker, but not exceptional.
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11/12/2005 - tanglenet wrote:
Opened not decanted. Sort of a barnyard / tennis shoe nose that dissipates to a thick fig like scent. I like it.
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5/5/2005 - tanglenet wrote:
Plastic cork enclosure. Opened but not decanted. Deep maroon / purple color. Lush sweet berry vanilla with warm stone nose and jam flavors. Tannins are tight but start to unwind almost immediately. Good right now out of the bottle, although I 'm not too sure how long it can last. I have the feeling that once the tannins soften with age it may taste too sweet.
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4/23/2005 - 97mjr wrote:
The Bounty Hunter Comes to Manhattan (Soho House, NYC, NY): [$29.99] Big Black fruit, oak, BBQ, coffee, smoky
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