Better than a year ago certainly, according to my palate and the score reflects that. Raspberry, cassis, tobacco box and maybe a hint of licorice on the palate. Fruit is fresh and bright. This could be a bit more full bodied but it is after all, a Bordeaux style. This suffered a bit in comparison to the 2007 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow but what wouldn’t? Plus it was less than 1/3 rd of the price of the DC.
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Fourth of six bought at the winery and they just keeps getting worse. My mistake- they had this marketed down and selling it in six packs as a recent release yet it wasn’t on the tasting menu to sample.
Took to a restaurant and followed over an hour over dinner. Starts off big and disjointed and then just gets bigger and out of balance. When I checked the label and saw 15.2% alcohol that was all that I needed to know.
Don’t think Cliff Lede did himself any favors putting his name on the label of this finished wine rather than selling it off in bulk.
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Medium purple color. Limited nose. A mix of red fruit, earthy, forest floor and tobacco box on the palate. Medium bodied with medium tannins and a brief finish. A nice offering from Lede in a classic, left bank Bordeaux style. Just lacking a bit of body and complexity.
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5/23/2021 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 90 Points
Better than a year ago certainly, according to my palate and the score reflects that. Raspberry, cassis, tobacco box and maybe a hint of licorice on the palate. Fruit is fresh and bright. This could be a bit more full bodied but it is after all, a Bordeaux style. This suffered a bit in comparison to the 2007 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow but what wouldn’t? Plus it was less than 1/3 rd of the price of the DC.
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2/27/2021 - Chris Forno Does not like this wine:
Fourth of six bought at the winery and they just keeps getting worse. My mistake- they had this marketed down and selling it in six packs as a recent release yet it wasn’t on the tasting menu to sample.
Took to a restaurant and followed over an hour over dinner. Starts off big and disjointed and then just gets bigger and out of balance. When I checked the label and saw 15.2% alcohol that was all that I needed to know.
Don’t think Cliff Lede did himself any favors putting his name on the label of this finished wine rather than selling it off in bulk.
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8/2/2020 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 86 Points
Medium purple color. Limited nose. A mix of red fruit, earthy, forest floor and tobacco box on the palate. Medium bodied with medium tannins and a brief finish. A nice offering from Lede in a classic, left bank Bordeaux style. Just lacking a bit of body and complexity.
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7/12/2020 - EFrohmader Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ripe blackberry, plum, sweet tobacco, cigar box, violet. Medium-full body. Medium acidity. Medium-minus, dusty tannins. Medium-plus finish.
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6/12/2020 - bwwixted wrote:
Very good, little of a trade aftertaste but still very good, enjoyed by all.
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