I love Randall Graham and I hope he still likes me. This wine, under screw cap, tastes like freshly squeezed berries; it reminded me more of that than wine. It’s pleasant enough, tastes slightly sweet but is it a style issue or does the screw actually prevent it from developing secondary traits? At 13 years of age it tastes remarkably fresh but I’m not sure I get it.
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Inky black like a black hole. Horsey sweaty almost rhone like. Bit of rose with a honey like nose. Acid is still not quite resolved but what a lot of tannins! Black cherries cassis and a bit of flinty aftertaste. Very good.
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Dense and tannic with raspberry and blackberry flavors. Paired nicely with cheese, but this probably needs 3 or 4 hours of air time or some more bottle age before consumption.
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1/3/2019 - Arturoonwine wrote: 86 Points
I love Randall Graham and I hope he still likes me. This wine, under screw cap, tastes like freshly squeezed berries; it reminded me more of that than wine. It’s pleasant enough, tastes slightly sweet but is it a style issue or does the screw actually prevent it from developing secondary traits? At 13 years of age it tastes remarkably fresh but I’m not sure I get it.
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8/20/2013 - Bonesteel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still tasty and full after all these years. Pleasantly surprised.
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11/14/2012 - Bonesteel wrote: 92 Points
Really opening up now. Brought it over to share with friends during Sandy and it raised eyebrows. Yummy darkness.
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2/28/2012 - Coollawyer wrote: 87 Points
Inky black like a black hole. Horsey sweaty almost rhone like. Bit of rose with a honey like nose. Acid is still not quite resolved but what a lot of tannins! Black cherries cassis and a bit of flinty aftertaste. Very good.
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2/13/2010 - joshwoodward wrote: 91 Points
Dark in color. Great nose, meaty, grape jelly. Elegant. Tannic, medium+ acid and body. $40
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8/23/2009 - dke wrote: 88 Points
Clove, sage and some pepper. Decent acidity and finish. (tasted at the winery)
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5/30/2009 - Matt T wrote: 88 Points
Dense and tannic with raspberry and blackberry flavors. Paired nicely with cheese, but this probably needs 3 or 4 hours of air time or some more bottle age before consumption.
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