Cork crumbled and had to be pushed into the bottle, the wine strained. On opening, the nose was disappointingly muted and the acid overpowering. In under an hour, the wine came back, with ripe blackberries, plums, new leather, maybe licorice. All these flavors pay tribute to a rough gravelly tannic overlord.
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Cork broke upon extraction so we had to push it through and and pour through a vintorio. Dark fruit and a bit of funk on the nose. At first the palate was flat with muted flavors of berries and plums and it was heading toward a 83/84 rating. Toward the end of the evening it had opened up to flavors of blackberry, plum, fig and thyme with a decent finish so it earned its 88. Probably should have decanted it and let it sit for a while.
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1/22/2022 - norsktorsk wrote: 94 Points
still holding up with lots of structure. love it.
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12/22/2021 - djpo wrote: 92 Points
Rich and delicious. Smooth with berriy-forward finish. Drink now or soon.
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10/18/2019 - Jeffro wrote: 89 Points
Cork crumbled and had to be pushed into the bottle, the wine strained. On opening, the nose was disappointingly muted and the acid overpowering. In under an hour, the wine came back, with ripe blackberries, plums, new leather, maybe licorice. All these flavors pay tribute to a rough gravelly tannic overlord.
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8/24/2018 - markcic Likes this wine: 88 Points
Cork broke upon extraction so we had to push it through and and pour through a vintorio. Dark fruit and a bit of funk on the nose. At first the palate was flat with muted flavors of berries and plums and it was heading toward a 83/84 rating. Toward the end of the evening it had opened up to flavors of blackberry, plum, fig and thyme with a decent finish so it earned its 88. Probably should have decanted it and let it sit for a while.
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12/10/2017 - djpo wrote: 93 Points
Still vibrant! A finalist for wine of the year!
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