Purchased from a retailer south of Auckland and hand-carried back. I think this bottle was lightly corked; every other sip seemed to suggest it, although it wasn't consistent enough for anyone to pronounce the wine DOA. There were six gulps that were lovely - pure, smoky, with just enough energy left to make you sit up and take notice. Worth the relative pittance paid for the experiment.
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Very dark, inky. Lifted nose - black fruits, spice, touch of meat/game. Medium weight. Acid driven, but good rounded plummy fruit and tobacco. Moderate length. Good.
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1/19/2013 - fillay wrote:
Purchased from a retailer south of Auckland and hand-carried back. I think this bottle was lightly corked; every other sip seemed to suggest it, although it wasn't consistent enough for anyone to pronounce the wine DOA. There were six gulps that were lovely - pure, smoky, with just enough energy left to make you sit up and take notice. Worth the relative pittance paid for the experiment.
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7/30/2007 - marka wrote: flawed
Too bad.
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2/13/2007 - marka wrote: 88 Points
Color was dark brick; nose was earthy, mushrooms; palate was quite minerally. Had with ribeye. The wine was a bit unbalanced.
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1/16/2007 - 60ouvrees wrote:
Beautiful nose but the palate is ruined by huge acidity that is not at all integrated with the wine.
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8/1/2006 - marka wrote: 90 Points
dark fruits, spicy, earthy. Well balanced. Had with prime rib. Very enjoyable.
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11/22/2005 - mrwuid wrote:
Very dark, inky. Lifted nose - black fruits, spice, touch of meat/game. Medium weight. Acid driven, but good rounded plummy fruit and tobacco. Moderate length. Good.
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