Quite nice, better than I expected based on online reviews. Firm chewy tannins on opening, softened over several hours. nice balance and dark fruit with a soft mouthfeel and long finish. Kept getting better as it opened up over 3 hours, unfortunately it was consumed before I could appreciate further development. This is drinking very well now but still has some life in it. Great value
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This was fantastic. Drank with homemade pasta with porcini mushroom cream sauce. Some tannins on opening melted quickly and beautiful floral/red fruit palate with exceptional length and nose. Sour cherries on finish exceptional. Getting better by the hour, wish I had bought more. Likely this will get even better for some time but hard to resist at the moment..... .
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2005 Château Haut-Brisson La Réserve
1/17/2021 - Soujek Likes this wine: 91 Points
Quite nice, better than I expected based on online reviews. Firm chewy tannins on opening, softened over several hours. nice balance and dark fruit with a soft mouthfeel and long finish. Kept getting better as it opened up over 3 hours, unfortunately it was consumed before I could appreciate further development. This is drinking very well now but still has some life in it. Great value
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2006 Azienda Agricola San Giuseppe Brunello di Montalcino Stella di Campalto
1/1/2021 - Soujek Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was fantastic. Drank with homemade pasta with porcini mushroom cream sauce. Some tannins on opening melted quickly and beautiful floral/red fruit palate with exceptional length and nose. Sour cherries on finish exceptional. Getting better by the hour, wish I had bought more. Likely this will get even better for some time but hard to resist at the moment..... .
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2010 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
12/28/2018 - Soujek Likes this wine: 96 Points
drank over 4 hours, huge jammy cab with chocolate, tobacco, leather coming out over time. great balance, drinking very well now
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