Report on day two of leftovers from a tasting. Dark garnet. Black plums, charcoal, espresso, earth. I thought more American than French oak, although the fact sheet says other way around, but maybe the American was newer. Medium body with surprising fore-palate cut. More of a volcanic rock flavor overlaying the dark fruit and chocolate, dark roast coffee. Ripe tannins finish. It's solid and a terroir-esque wine I guess, but nothing quite rising to a level of especial interest. But very possibly will develop some of that over time if held longer.
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After reading the glowing reviews on CT I feel let down. This is a wine that is clearly trying to hit all the marks but comes up a bit short on all of them. Color is deep garnet. On the nose, black fruit, oak and a bit of a floral component. On the palate, more black fruit, more oak, a bit of spice, and non-astringent but still fairly bitter tannins.
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This is a wine you give to someone who doesn't yet like red wine. Soft, elegant, and luscious. Very smooth and integrated tannins. Beautiful boysenberry fruit. Money.
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Recommend decanting. Chocolates, cassis and raspberries on the nose. Black fruit and spice on the palate with a long finish. Very tasty and blossoms throughout the evening
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much better on day 3! I was surprised by the force of the tannins on this domestic "red", but able to appreciate some fruit on day1. Enter day 3, when tannins had mellowed and luscious fruit dominated without being at all cloying. Surprise!
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Customer is the Critic! (Farpointe Cellar): The nose had sweet raspberry and black currant, with hints of oak and spice. The palate had black currant, spice, oak, and some raspberry on the finish.
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7/9/2014 - golfhawk wrote: 88 Points
Was very different to what I was expecting. I should decant the next bottle just to see if the funk blows off. I hope that I didn't wait too long.
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4/4/2012 - smkl123 wrote: 88 Points
Deep red. Full body, but not very smooth. Opened up a bit after about 30 min. Didnt dislike, but didnt love.
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7/24/2011 - NJ BIG CHRIS wrote: 91 Points
if the finish were longer the score would be higher...
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6/9/2011 - Ollantay wrote:
Love this wine!
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6/4/2011 - Ollantay wrote:
Big/full bodied, smooth finish... All around EXCELLENT.
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4/3/2011 - NJ BIG CHRIS wrote: 91 Points
super smooth.
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4/3/2011 - MindMuse wrote: 90 Points
Report on day two of leftovers from a tasting. Dark garnet. Black plums, charcoal, espresso, earth. I thought more American than French oak, although the fact sheet says other way around, but maybe the American was newer. Medium body with surprising fore-palate cut. More of a volcanic rock flavor overlaying the dark fruit and chocolate, dark roast coffee. Ripe tannins finish. It's solid and a terroir-esque wine I guess, but nothing quite rising to a level of especial interest. But very possibly will develop some of that over time if held longer.
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3/19/2011 - GlenviewGSW wrote: 90 Points
A nice wine but not very complex. Smooth with integrated tannins and well balanced but a fairlynstraightforward flavor profile and finish
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2/24/2011 - cyc wrote: 89 Points
After reading the glowing reviews on CT I feel let down. This is a wine that is clearly trying to hit all the marks but comes up a bit short on all of them. Color is deep garnet. On the nose, black fruit, oak and a bit of a floral component. On the palate, more black fruit, more oak, a bit of spice, and non-astringent but still fairly bitter tannins.
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2/5/2011 - bellevuemike wrote: 94 Points
This is a wine you give to someone who doesn't yet like red wine. Soft, elegant, and luscious. Very smooth and integrated tannins. Beautiful boysenberry fruit. Money.
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1/2/2010 - ethralls wrote: 91 Points
Recommend decanting. Chocolates, cassis and raspberries on the nose. Black fruit and spice on the palate with a long finish. Very tasty and blossoms throughout the evening
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9/21/2009 - linserge wrote:
much better on day 3! I was surprised by the force of the tannins on this domestic "red", but able to appreciate some fruit on day1. Enter day 3, when tannins had mellowed and luscious fruit dominated without being at all cloying. Surprise!
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6/13/2009 - mmurry wrote: 89 Points
Customer is the Critic! (Farpointe Cellar): The nose had sweet raspberry and black currant, with hints of oak and spice. The palate had black currant, spice, oak, and some raspberry on the finish.
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1/9/2009 - winelover1 wrote: 91 Points
Very good. Baby Col Solare. Need to buy more. Great blended fruit. Needs cellaring to expand on it's finish. Plums, black fruit throughout.
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