In about a year this wine will probably shut down for a while. It has shed much of its baby fat and richness. Nice perfumed nose of cassis, black cherries, vanilla and scorched earth. It has the structure to go on for at least another decade, so I would either drink now if you like your wines young or wait another three for the flavors and aromas that come with maturation.
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Overripe and sappy. Black licorice, plum and black cherry. Overall, the wine lacks balance, the flavor is unappealing and it is annoyingly sweet. Tastes like a poor Aussie impression of CdP. Similar notes from previous bottles. Poured 3/4 of it down the drain.
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2002 Dominus Napanook Red
11/22/2008 - rothdog wrote: 90 Points
In about a year this wine will probably shut down for a while. It has shed much of its baby fat and richness. Nice perfumed nose of cassis, black cherries, vanilla and scorched earth. It has the structure to go on for at least another decade, so I would either drink now if you like your wines young or wait another three for the flavors and aromas that come with maturation.
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2003 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape
11/18/2008 - rothdog wrote: 75 Points
Overripe and sappy. Black licorice, plum and black cherry. Overall, the wine lacks balance, the flavor is unappealing and it is annoyingly sweet. Tastes like a poor Aussie impression of CdP. Similar notes from previous bottles. Poured 3/4 of it down the drain.
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2001 Whitethorn Winery Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard
7/30/2008 - rothdog wrote: 87 Points
From reading other reviews I was expecting much less. A little austere, but displays enough varietal typicity to be an enjoyable wine.
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