90-minute decant. Very very deep intense magenta color. Blueberry, dark raspberry, milk chocolate shavings, violet, orange rind, and subtle thyme. Very smooth, dry palate, with superfine acidity. Full, plush tannins on the longish finish.
Pre-birthday dinner at Porter’s (College Station, TX) with my lady friend. This was my first time experiencing this specific bottle. It’s essentially lower price Vice Versa (and I mean that in a good way). Very fruit forward, but simultaneously elegant. I hate the bottle label.
This was very tight upon opening. Needs 2 hours to start opening up, but the fruit profile doesn't come out until after the 6 hour mark. The perfect balance of fruit, earth, and interesting complexity. Nice long-sh finish. Pair with short ribs, cream sauce, cheeses.
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5/24/2024 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 96 Points
90-minute decant. Very very deep intense magenta color. Blueberry, dark raspberry, milk chocolate shavings, violet, orange rind, and subtle thyme. Very smooth, dry palate, with superfine acidity. Full, plush tannins on the longish finish.
Pre-birthday dinner at Porter’s (College Station, TX) with my lady friend. This was my first time experiencing this specific bottle. It’s essentially lower price Vice Versa (and I mean that in a good way). Very fruit forward, but simultaneously elegant. I hate the bottle label.
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2/17/2024 - happy712 Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was very tight upon opening. Needs 2 hours to start opening up, but the fruit profile doesn't come out until after the 6 hour mark. The perfect balance of fruit, earth, and interesting complexity. Nice long-sh finish. Pair with short ribs, cream sauce, cheeses.
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9/23/2023 - PourDecisions317 wrote:
Drank fantastically
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9/20/2023 - D N Vickers Likes this wine: 99 Points
Delicious and typical Melka wine
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12/16/2022 - IOSPro Likes this wine: 95 Points
Minimal tannins, smooth, good fruit on the nose
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