Very elegant aromas, much more so than I was expecting. Red cherry and plum fruit, backed up by underbrush and wet leaves. A smell of beef broth and soy sauce lingers on the end of the nose. With a few hours in the decanter, the fruit aromas really began to come out, and there’s this cool raspberry and almost a cola aroma that I love. Tangy cranberry and red plum fruit on the palate. Medium+ acid, but not austere like some others have commented. Lots of savory broth flavor to this, along with some pepper and tobacco and a streak of minerals. Not green or stemmy like some of the 2004s. Dusty tannins provide significant structure to the wine. For my palate, this wine is in a great place right now. It is quite expressive at this point, showing some lovely secondary characteristics. Considering I got this on closeout for like $20, I wish I would’ve bought more.
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Disappointing compared to other bottles I've had - this doesn't show the same complexity or depth; the fruit's more reticent here with the acidity quite shrill and a stemmy, stalky character dominating the aromatics.
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2/13/2015 - noir wrote: 91 Points
Needs an hour to start. Just over the peak. My last bottle.
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9/8/2013 - Rieslingfan Does not like this wine:
Flat, tired and tannic. A shell of what it once was.
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5/20/2012 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
Very elegant aromas, much more so than I was expecting. Red cherry and plum fruit, backed up by underbrush and wet leaves. A smell of beef broth and soy sauce lingers on the end of the nose. With a few hours in the decanter, the fruit aromas really began to come out, and there’s this cool raspberry and almost a cola aroma that I love. Tangy cranberry and red plum fruit on the palate. Medium+ acid, but not austere like some others have commented. Lots of savory broth flavor to this, along with some pepper and tobacco and a streak of minerals. Not green or stemmy like some of the 2004s. Dusty tannins provide significant structure to the wine. For my palate, this wine is in a great place right now. It is quite expressive at this point, showing some lovely secondary characteristics. Considering I got this on closeout for like $20, I wish I would’ve bought more.
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9/2/2010 - salil wrote: 83 Points
Disappointing compared to other bottles I've had - this doesn't show the same complexity or depth; the fruit's more reticent here with the acidity quite shrill and a stemmy, stalky character dominating the aromatics.
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11/11/2009 - salil wrote: 90 Points
Solid as ever; bright refreshing red fruited flavours over earth, gravel and herbal notes in a very tasty and elegant package.
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