Agree with VERAISON40, THIS WINE, FROM AN INDIFFERENT VINTAGE, IS SHOWING REALLY WELL. Perfumed, silky, warm and balanced, this is just delicious. However, I did not see it fade at all, and found it equally delicious on the second day, (under argon gas preservative) Perfectly stored on release, this underlines the joy of cellaring for 15 years if you can. A real success.
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absolutely outstanding and ridiculous QPR... I assumed this was dead, but with perfect cellaring, this "cheap" wine from FF was a show stopper... do not decant.. was best right out of the bottle and faded with time... began to fall apart after about 90 minutes, so drink up once you open
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No detailed notes. In a good spot right now. Balanced, relatively elegant. Earlier bottles showed a fair amount of oak. That's much more in check this time around...almost to the point that it's in the background relative to other components. Still seems to have a good deal of life left (acidity and tannins not completely resolved, but enough fruit to suggest further aging possibilities). This has gotten "brighter" each time I've opened it. Last bottle was 3 years ago. A nice showing for the '03 vintage, which I've had hit and miss experiences with, and probably the best of the several bottles I've tried since 2007. Good QPR at $39.
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1/25/2019 - Arturoonwine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Agree with VERAISON40, THIS WINE, FROM AN INDIFFERENT VINTAGE, IS SHOWING REALLY WELL. Perfumed, silky, warm and balanced, this is just delicious. However, I did not see it fade at all, and found it equally delicious on the second day, (under argon gas preservative) Perfectly stored on release, this underlines the joy of cellaring for 15 years if you can. A real success.
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1/9/2018 - cupoverflowing1 Likes this wine: 94 Points
absolutely outstanding and ridiculous QPR... I assumed this was dead, but with perfect cellaring, this "cheap" wine from FF was a show stopper... do not decant.. was best right out of the bottle and faded with time... began to fall apart after about 90 minutes, so drink up once you open
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7/3/2015 - dmcella Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Overripe and unbalanced. Alcohol dominates.
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10/31/2014 - toontune wrote: 93 Points
Licorice and musky dust. Wonderful.
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1/27/2014 - vanpe003 wrote: 92 Points
No detailed notes. In a good spot right now. Balanced, relatively elegant. Earlier bottles showed a fair amount of oak. That's much more in check this time around...almost to the point that it's in the background relative to other components. Still seems to have a good deal of life left (acidity and tannins not completely resolved, but enough fruit to suggest further aging possibilities). This has gotten "brighter" each time I've opened it. Last bottle was 3 years ago. A nice showing for the '03 vintage, which I've had hit and miss experiences with, and probably the best of the several bottles I've tried since 2007. Good QPR at $39.
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