Nose: Warming cinnamon spices, lightly peppered plummy aromas and a touch of cherry.
Palate: Full bodied richness, silked tannins, concentrated dark fruity depth, cinnamon, cardamon fused with cherry and plum jam. Very well structured and clean on the palate leads the drinker to a long pleasurable finish.
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Appearance - Clear, bright, deep ruby core with flecks of garnet on the rim of the glass.
Nose - Clean, with medium (+) intensity. This wine has relatively mild Brettanomyces aromas, particularly animal & farmyard scents. Beneath lies a pungent black pepper & tobacco aroma tied in with sweeter clove spice. Primary fruit flavours of baked black cherries & blackcurrants are faint, however present. This wine has fully developed.
Palate - Dry, medium acidity, medium (+) tannins, medium alcohol, medium body with a medium (+) flavour intensity. Flavours are more mature focused than youthful. Classic oaky cedar & smoke flavours run through this wine. Some tabacoo and leathery characters linked with smokey baked black cherry fruits. The tannins are noticeably fine & dusty, almost of a charred sawdust quality. Factoring in the wines overall components, leads the palate to a medium finish.
Quality Level - Very good quality overall, however the lowish alcohol content vs. medium body & intensity of flavour could be more complex & concentrated with a longer finish.
Assessment of readiness for drinking - Drink now: not suitable for ageing or further ageing.
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Appearance: Clear, deep dark ruby with thick legs.
Nose: Clean, medium aroma intensity, aromas are numerous starting with smoked bitter cooking chocolate, rich dense concentrated wild strawberry scents, vanilla, charred cinnamon and a touch of nutmeg. Developing.
Palate: Dry, high acidity, medium (+) tannins, high alcohol, full bodied, medium (+) flavour intensity, flavours replicate the aromas in tangible measure, a mocha laden chocolate rich ripened strawberry essence bond with charred oak and cinammon/nutmeg spice.
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2010 Kavaklıdere Vinart Kalecik Karası-Syrah
4/20/2014 - JohnB85 Likes this wine: 87 Points
Eye: Deep opaque beetroot shade
Nose: Warming cinnamon spices, lightly peppered plummy aromas and a touch of cherry.
Palate: Full bodied richness, silked tannins, concentrated dark fruity depth, cinnamon, cardamon fused with cherry and plum jam. Very well structured and clean on the palate leads the drinker to a long pleasurable finish.
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1998 Château Haut-Bergey
4/20/2014 - JohnB85 Likes this wine: 84 Points
Appearance - Clear, bright, deep ruby core with flecks of garnet on the rim of the glass.
Nose - Clean, with medium (+) intensity. This wine has relatively mild Brettanomyces aromas, particularly animal & farmyard scents. Beneath lies a pungent black pepper & tobacco aroma tied in with sweeter clove spice. Primary fruit flavours of baked black cherries & blackcurrants are faint, however present. This wine has fully developed.
Palate - Dry, medium acidity, medium (+) tannins, medium alcohol, medium body with a medium (+) flavour intensity. Flavours are more mature focused than youthful. Classic oaky cedar & smoke flavours run through this wine. Some tabacoo and leathery characters linked with smokey baked black cherry fruits. The tannins are noticeably fine & dusty, almost of a charred sawdust quality. Factoring in the wines overall components, leads the palate to a medium finish.
Quality Level - Very good quality overall, however the lowish alcohol content vs. medium body & intensity of flavour could be more complex & concentrated with a longer finish.
Assessment of readiness for drinking - Drink now: not suitable for ageing or further ageing.
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2008 Bodegas Pintia Toro Pintia
4/20/2014 - JohnB85 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Appearance: Clear, deep dark ruby with thick legs.
Nose: Clean, medium aroma intensity, aromas are numerous starting with smoked bitter cooking chocolate, rich dense concentrated wild strawberry scents, vanilla, charred cinnamon and a touch of nutmeg. Developing.
Palate: Dry, high acidity, medium (+) tannins, high alcohol, full bodied, medium (+) flavour intensity, flavours replicate the aromas in tangible measure, a mocha laden chocolate rich ripened strawberry essence bond with charred oak and cinammon/nutmeg spice.
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