Sampled at Oinoscent during service. Notes taken an hour after the bottle was opened. The wine shows hazy cherry color. The wine shows a slightly numb profile, earthy, dusty, overripe and dried red cherry and currant notes, balsamic notes, spice frame. Palate quite evolved, balsamic notes, elevated acidity, dissolved tannins, dried red fruit, alcohol warmth dominating palate, a bit aggressive, earthy cinnamon and whole spice, medium body and finish. With time it gets smoother, juicier, still earthy, overripe red fruit, with spice and coffee notes.
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Opened for cooking, but a small glass sampled first. Very smooth and decent and exactly what you’d expect from a CdR. The years have mellowed it, rounding without any diminution of the fruit at its core. More mellow than the 14abv would suggest. Eminently drinkable and would make a perfectly decent mid week drink. ***
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Found this one in a “dark corner of the cellar” and thought “uh oh..” much to my surprise it is still holding on just fine. Certainly a bit past “peak” but a darn fine wine. Not a lot on the nose but the body is nice, color is deep purple and it still offers flavors of kirsch, black pepper and some sort of floral notes I can’t quite determine (violets?). All in all still a fine glass of wine for $10/bottle. Served with roasted chicken and veg.
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1/28/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:
Sampled at Oinoscent during service. Notes taken an hour after the bottle was opened.
The wine shows hazy cherry color.
The wine shows a slightly numb profile, earthy, dusty, overripe and dried red cherry and currant notes, balsamic notes, spice frame.
Palate quite evolved, balsamic notes, elevated acidity, dissolved tannins, dried red fruit, alcohol warmth dominating palate, a bit aggressive, earthy cinnamon and whole spice, medium body and finish.
With time it gets smoother, juicier, still earthy, overripe red fruit, with spice and coffee notes.
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10/10/2022 - SimonG wrote: 87 Points
Opened for cooking, but a small glass sampled first. Very smooth and decent and exactly what you’d expect from a CdR. The years have mellowed it, rounding without any diminution of the fruit at its core. More mellow than the 14abv would suggest. Eminently drinkable and would make a perfectly decent mid week drink. ***
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7/19/2022 - Ed B Likes this wine: 90 Points
PnP as second wine of the evening Drinking well.
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4/21/2021 - robseconti@aol.com wrote: 88 Points
Found this one in a “dark corner of the cellar” and thought “uh oh..” much to my surprise it is still holding on just fine. Certainly a bit past “peak” but a darn fine wine. Not a lot on the nose but the body is nice, color is deep purple and it still offers flavors of kirsch, black pepper and some sort of floral notes I can’t quite determine (violets?). All in all still a fine glass of wine for $10/bottle. Served with roasted chicken and veg.
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1/4/2021 - Kansas Rock Chalk wrote: flawed
Old
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