Wow, no one's noted this wine for 4 years? Cellar stored since release, this has aged beautifully. A hint of parchment in the red plum color. Nose shows smoky strawberry glaze, grilled lamb , mint jelly, and Clubman talc. Fully integrated tannins, fresh red berry acidity, and a hint of soy sauce. Finish of wintergreen and underripe red berries. Drink up; my bottle was wonderful with chinese roast "banjo" style duck.
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First sip was overwhelmed by heat however with a little airmitmsettled down. Strawberries, a touch of herbs and leather. All in, it is a decent showing for a 10 year old Oregon.
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Just coming off a cold so I'm not sure my buds are working very well. When first opened acid is elevated but with some time mellows. Wine is a little hollow in the middle and has some definite funk going on. Strawberry with a little smoke on the front end turn into a citrus finish. Folks that like wine on the lean side may like this better that I did. Update: after another hour the acid mellowed even more and the wine turned silkier in texture. Changed my score from 87 to 89. Night 2 - the wine is beautiful tonight with everything in balance. Along with some great fruit there is a really nice dose of cinnamon. I didn't think I would need to give this wine so much time to open up but I was wrong. I spent over three hours with it last night. Won't change my score from last night but a solid 92 tonight. Really nice!
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3/31/2019 - OenoEd wrote: 92 Points
Wow, no one's noted this wine for 4 years? Cellar stored since release, this has aged beautifully. A hint of parchment in the red plum color. Nose shows smoky strawberry glaze, grilled lamb , mint jelly, and Clubman talc. Fully integrated tannins, fresh red berry acidity, and a hint of soy sauce. Finish of wintergreen and underripe red berries. Drink up; my bottle was wonderful with chinese roast "banjo" style duck.
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8/25/2015 - ledwards wrote: 90 Points
Bright, tart strawberries. Youthful. Similiar notes to a premier cru of a lighter vintage.
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9/28/2013 - renapen Likes this wine: 95 Points
licorice, berry and full bodied. Sensational
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9/18/2012 - ledwards wrote: 88 Points
First sip was overwhelmed by heat however with a little airmitmsettled down. Strawberries, a touch of herbs and leather. All in, it is a decent showing for a 10 year old Oregon.
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2/27/2010 - Jack Likes this wine: 89 Points
Just coming off a cold so I'm not sure my buds are working very well.
When first opened acid is elevated but with some time mellows. Wine is a little hollow in the middle and has some definite funk going on. Strawberry with a little smoke on the front end turn into a citrus finish. Folks that like wine on the lean side may like this better that I did. Update: after another hour the acid mellowed even more and the wine turned silkier in texture. Changed my score from 87 to 89. Night 2 - the wine is beautiful tonight with everything in balance. Along with some great fruit there is a really nice dose of cinnamon. I didn't think I would need to give this wine so much time to open up but I was wrong. I spent over three hours with it last night. Won't change my score from last night but a solid 92 tonight. Really nice!
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