Thought this would be way past it's prime being nine years old, but it still had pleasant black cherry, toast and vanilla bouquet and flavors with a nice long finish of dark plum, spice and smoke.
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A delicious wine in spite of 2008 being a difficult year on the Central Coast. Still loaded with blackberry, cedar, spice, and pleasant tannins with a silky finish due to the Merlot.
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Purchased 6 bottles and glad I did because this is still very young. Huge grapey nose with in-your-face flavors of cherry and raspberry. There is nothing subtle about this and very different from most other Barberas I have enjoyed. I know these are meant to drink young but don't be in a hurry - let it age a couple more years.
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2006 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet
3/23/2015 - MyWineTutor Likes this wine: 87 Points
Thought this would be way past it's prime being nine years old, but it still had pleasant black cherry, toast and vanilla bouquet and flavors with a nice long finish of dark plum, spice and smoke.
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2008 Justin Vineyards & Winery Justification
3/22/2015 - MyWineTutor Likes this wine: 89 Points
A delicious wine in spite of 2008 being a difficult year on the Central Coast. Still loaded with blackberry, cedar, spice, and pleasant tannins with a silky finish due to the Merlot.
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2012 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Tre Vigne
3/18/2015 - MyWineTutor wrote: 87 Points
Purchased 6 bottles and glad I did because this is still very young. Huge grapey nose with in-your-face flavors of cherry and raspberry. There is nothing subtle about this and very different from most other Barberas I have enjoyed. I know these are meant to drink young but don't be in a hurry - let it age a couple more years.
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