A whole lot going on here. As soon as I popped the cork, the aromas were busting out. Still very young and no way showing 14 years of age. I have been lucky enough to pick out 2005 Napa's when drinking blind, but I would not have guessed this for an 05 if this was blind. Still a little bitter cherries dominate the palate. Tobacco, cigar, eucalyptus and cedar shine through the mid-palate to a long, dry finish. I am torn on this. The fruit is there along with secondary flavors giving some structure, but the bitterness still needs time to mellow.
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Dark red color, dark berry fruit, medium length hot finish. This wine is totally different than the 2004 vintage we had on April 6. It's not a bad wine and is perfectly drinkable, just not as good as the 2004.
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Very dark red, strong cassis nose, dense black cherry, blackberry fruit, mint, leather, cedar, long finish. The only downside for us was the high alcohol making it the finish a bit hot.l
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12/31/2019 - D3S wrote: flawed
Corked
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11/10/2019 - bablues wrote: 92 Points
A whole lot going on here. As soon as I popped the cork, the aromas were busting out. Still very young and no way showing 14 years of age. I have been lucky enough to pick out 2005 Napa's when drinking blind, but I would not have guessed this for an 05 if this was blind. Still a little bitter cherries dominate the palate. Tobacco, cigar, eucalyptus and cedar shine through the mid-palate to a long, dry finish. I am torn on this. The fruit is there along with secondary flavors giving some structure, but the bitterness still needs time to mellow.
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4/10/2018 - Schwarzer Hund wrote:
Dark red color, dark berry fruit, medium length hot finish. This wine is totally different than the 2004 vintage we had on April 6. It's not a bad wine and is perfectly drinkable, just not as good as the 2004.
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9/26/2017 - Schwarzer Hund Likes this wine:
Very dark red, strong cassis nose, dense black cherry, blackberry fruit, mint, leather, cedar, long finish. The only downside for us was the high alcohol making it the finish a bit hot.l
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12/10/2013 - JPH104 wrote:
Rich and sumptuous feel. Easy to drink but disappointingly one dimensional. May be on the way out or in a dumb spot.
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