Drinking fine with pleasant fruits. Mature but not much sign of age. This is not a big bold petite sirah. Served with a pork loin rubbed with cumin and lime, a very good match. Color translucent ruby slight brown edges.
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Dusty black fruits on the nose with a bit of bramble around the edges. Seems kind of closed yet. Pretty tight on the palate. Structure is still holding very strong and is a bit closed down. After several hours, the dusty black cherry and blackberry opened up, although the tannins still held very firm. This is still a few years from really coming into its own. I have to agree with Nick that this will probably go longer than the ‘97.
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Wines with Indian Food (Hema's Kitchen - Chicago, IL): Powerful aromas of black fruit, vanilla, brown sugar, minerals and creosote. Palate manages a smooth texture with ripe fruits marrying to gritty tannins. Well balanced with good length. Still young with upside for development. (4+12+17+8=91).
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Very dark fruits, superripe black berry, smoke. Young and gripping in the mouth, somewhat hard tannins, not sure where this one is going. Probably back to the cellar for a few years.
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2/3/2018 - brh_wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking fine with pleasant fruits. Mature but not much sign of age. This is not a big bold petite sirah. Served with a pork loin rubbed with cumin and lime, a very good match.
Color translucent ruby slight brown edges.
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2/19/2010 - Beavis77 wrote:
Dusty black fruits on the nose with a bit of bramble around the edges. Seems kind of closed yet.
Pretty tight on the palate. Structure is still holding very strong and is a bit closed down. After several hours, the dusty black cherry and blackberry opened up, although the tannins still held very firm.
This is still a few years from really coming into its own. I have to agree with Nick that this will probably go longer than the ‘97.
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2/19/2010 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Arthritis Foundation Connoiseurs' Room (Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee): earthy and closed nose. palate shows violet on the finish. color suggests 10-12 year old wine, not 18yrs. light and thin browning at the rim. very youthful. easily another 10 years to go.
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2/19/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Meaty, bit closed off the cork pull. Fleshy palate, with grip, backwards says James. Grip. Still very much alive.
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3/16/2008 - la turque wrote: 90 Points
Needs more time.
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3/24/2007 - Nanda wrote: 91 Points
Wines with Indian Food (Hema's Kitchen - Chicago, IL): Powerful aromas of black fruit, vanilla, brown sugar, minerals and creosote. Palate manages a smooth texture with ripe fruits marrying to gritty tannins. Well balanced with good length. Still young with upside for development. (4+12+17+8=91).
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1/30/2005 - robmatic wrote: 87 Points
Very dark fruits, superripe black berry, smoke. Young and gripping in the mouth, somewhat hard tannins, not sure where this one is going. Probably back to the cellar for a few years.
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1/1/2002 - joshwoodward wrote: 85 Points
Buttery nose, moderately dark color, soft tannins, short finish, blackberry, light acid.
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1/1/2002 - joshwoodward wrote: 87 Points
Jammy nose, strawberries and currant. SP: Rhubarb. Balanced with high acid. Raspberry.
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