Amazing bottle. From comments there is high bottle variability. Drank like an aged amarone- we had grilled lamb chops. Was ready to go immediately but opened over the course of the meal with a bit of time
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I may have gotten lucky, but this bottle held up well. Chocolate, leather, ash, strawberry, tobacco and fig all came through. Actually may have let it open up a bit too long (3.5 hrs) where 2 probably would have done it.
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I couldn’t tell if this was corked or just too old and funky. It was drinkable but not very good, although there was something delicious underneath it all, but it wasn’t coming through.
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One foot and two arms in the grave. First bottle was Dead On Arrival. Fruit long gone. This was from an auction at The Chicago Wine Company. I wish it was alone....too many from this auction were DOA. Color on the first bottle was the brown look of death. Second bottle was better, but still a walking zombie. almost a Tawny Port color and smell. Although the second was (barely) drinkable, I would encourage all to drink what they may still have. Very disappointing.
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11/22/2023 - seattlecook Likes this wine:
Amazing bottle. From comments there is high bottle variability. Drank like an aged amarone- we had grilled lamb chops. Was ready to go immediately but opened over the course of the meal with a bit of time
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12/27/2018 - BKuzmin Likes this wine: 93 Points
I may have gotten lucky, but this bottle held up well. Chocolate, leather, ash, strawberry, tobacco and fig all came through. Actually may have let it open up a bit too long (3.5 hrs) where 2 probably would have done it.
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5/22/2018 - joshabramson Does not like this wine: 88 Points
I couldn’t tell if this was corked or just too old and funky. It was drinkable but not very good, although there was something delicious underneath it all, but it wasn’t coming through.
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12/12/2017 - Highlander wrote:
One foot and two arms in the grave. First bottle was Dead On Arrival. Fruit long gone. This was from an auction at The Chicago Wine Company. I wish it was alone....too many from this auction were DOA. Color on the first bottle was the brown look of death. Second bottle was better, but still a walking zombie. almost a Tawny Port color and smell. Although the second was (barely) drinkable, I would encourage all to drink what they may still have. Very disappointing.
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7/22/2015 - Fraleigh wrote: 92 Points
Lots of earth and very well structured. Got better with every sip, needed 3+ hours to break out of its shell but well worth the wait.
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