Tasso spice, wet tobacco, smoked meat, and tree bark on the nose. Dark fruited on the palate with plums, currants, medium+/high acid, well-integrated tannins and a medium+ length finish.
It's good, but the promise of the nose isn't quite realized on the palate. There's still a nice sense of freshness here, but the palate feels a little flatter and one note.
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Don't be in any hurry to crack open this inky dark puple offering. A musty, gamey nose with blackberry and plum. Tannins are still a bit rough around the edges, and mouth puckering. Needs time.
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8/17/2019 - OaktownRush Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasso spice, wet tobacco, smoked meat, and tree bark on the nose. Dark fruited on the palate with plums, currants, medium+/high acid, well-integrated tannins and a medium+ length finish.
It's good, but the promise of the nose isn't quite realized on the palate. There's still a nice sense of freshness here, but the palate feels a little flatter and one note.
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10/10/2011 - smphelps wrote: 87 Points
Don't be in any hurry to crack open this inky dark puple offering. A musty, gamey nose with blackberry and plum. Tannins are still a bit rough around the edges, and mouth puckering. Needs time.
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