Nice wine, medium body fruit, tannin, definite strong herbal overtones - just started on the bottle, so we'll see how it develops - getting better, just tried with some 85% dark chocolate; 2 days later: just upgrade it from 86 to 88 - don't know how I didn't finished it sooner, but even better a couple days later, more subtle herbal.
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Decanted for 2 hours. Earthy and smokey leather with prunes, black fruits and cassis hanging around; smooth. Nice finish; a bit hot. Me thinks this is getting close to its peak in another year or so. 90-91 pts. for me.
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Really enjoying this bottle, even more than the previous one. Dark garnet color, mature fruit, slight earthy, leather, moderate tannins, even finish. Glad I still have a few bottles to try in the future.
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Picked by my friend to drink. Pop and poured through a vinturi. Consistent with my previous note, only thing I would add is that the earthiness and minerality from before is barely noticeable; it's actually going down more smoothly, albeit a bit thinner. I have one bottle left that I need to hide so I can try this again in a year or so. 91+
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Interesting bottle. I didn't get much on the nose, but on the palate, it's like sweet and sour piece of ripe cherry covered with some dark mocha. Although there are quite a few flavorful components here, there is a balance. None of the flavors stood out too much that they become dominant. It does show some age with slight orange brick at the rim, but it tasted quite young. There were some slight noticeable tannins.
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This is a nice wine, it is a deep garnet color, floral nose. good fruit with maybe some vanilla. great legs and felt smooth in the mouth. Glad I found it!
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Vinturi-ed decanted for an hour. Dark ruby red luminescence. Plums and dark cherries are very prominent on the nose right away; some veggies also, and some menthol goes along as well. Cassis, dark cocoa, tobacco, and black fruits on the palate. There is a hint of earthiness and minerality that grips the back palate. Interesting. I'll have to revisit this in a year or two.
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Nice wine, I've tasted this bottle over the last week, and it has held up well. Good balance, perhaps a little thin on the finish. some fruit, some tannin, and a little 'smokey'
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12/26/2017 - ejmwine wrote: 87 Points
OK - not much fruit. Open for 1.5 hours, didn't change much.
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1/10/2014 - ras2006 wrote: 88 Points
Nice wine, medium body fruit, tannin, definite strong herbal overtones - just started on the bottle, so we'll see how it develops - getting better, just tried with some 85% dark chocolate;
2 days later: just upgrade it from 86 to 88 - don't know how I didn't finished it sooner, but even better a couple days later, more subtle herbal.
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5/10/2013 - feffer wrote:
very good. rich fruit and firm tannins. I think this could age well for several years and dry out and get a more classic taste.
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8/4/2012 - AMC Eagle wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Earthy and smokey leather with prunes, black fruits and cassis hanging around; smooth. Nice finish; a bit hot. Me thinks this is getting close to its peak in another year or so. 90-91 pts. for me.
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6/30/2012 - ras2006 wrote: 89 Points
Really enjoying this bottle, even more than the previous one. Dark garnet color, mature fruit, slight earthy, leather, moderate tannins, even finish. Glad I still have a few bottles to try in the future.
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8/13/2011 - AMC Eagle wrote: 91 Points
Picked by my friend to drink. Pop and poured through a vinturi. Consistent with my previous note, only thing I would add is that the earthiness and minerality from before is barely noticeable; it's actually going down more smoothly, albeit a bit thinner. I have one bottle left that I need to hide so I can try this again in a year or so. 91+
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6/25/2011 - NathanT wrote:
Interesting bottle. I didn't get much on the nose, but on the palate, it's like sweet and sour piece of ripe cherry covered with some dark mocha. Although there are quite a few flavorful components here, there is a balance. None of the flavors stood out too much that they become dominant. It does show some age with slight orange brick at the rim, but it tasted quite young. There were some slight noticeable tannins.
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6/19/2011 - Aspenhawk wrote: 89 Points
This is a nice wine, it is a deep garnet color, floral nose. good fruit with maybe some vanilla. great legs and felt smooth in the mouth.
Glad I found it!
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5/25/2011 - Aspenhawk wrote: 88 Points
Nice ruby red. Interesting earthy with pine needles on the palate. Definite chocolate on the finish
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5/20/2011 - AMC Eagle wrote: 91 Points
Vinturi-ed decanted for an hour. Dark ruby red luminescence. Plums and dark cherries are very prominent on the nose right away; some veggies also, and some menthol goes along as well. Cassis, dark cocoa, tobacco, and black fruits on the palate. There is a hint of earthiness and minerality that grips the back palate. Interesting. I'll have to revisit this in a year or two.
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5/19/2011 - ras2006 wrote: 86 Points
Nice wine, I've tasted this bottle over the last week, and it has held up well. Good balance, perhaps a little thin on the finish. some fruit, some tannin, and a little 'smokey'
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