From magnum. Tasted prior to decanting. Silky texture with fully resolved tannins. Excellent balance and mouthfeel. Lovely black fruits. Decanted about 1 hour before serving with dinner and then followed for a couple additional hours. There was a moderate amount of sediment. A really pretty wine with lovely fruit and wonderful textures and balance. What was missing here was complexity -- there was little development of complex flavors. Still a very pretty and tasty wine.
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I discovered this in my cellar and sadly saw it was past its prime. Still holding up, but the fruit has diminished. Waited too long! It did go great with my ribeye, though! The wine looks crimson colored. There is moderate sediment in the bottle.
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3/10/2024 - Tannin1855 Likes this wine: 93 Points
From magnum. Tasted prior to decanting. Silky texture with fully resolved tannins. Excellent balance and mouthfeel. Lovely black fruits. Decanted about 1 hour before serving with dinner and then followed for a couple additional hours. There was a moderate amount of sediment. A really pretty wine with lovely fruit and wonderful textures and balance. What was missing here was complexity -- there was little development of complex flavors. Still a very pretty and tasty wine.
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1/26/2022 - iamawineguy Likes this wine: 88 Points
I discovered this in my cellar and sadly saw it was past its prime. Still holding up, but the fruit has diminished. Waited too long!
It did go great with my ribeye, though!
The wine looks crimson colored. There is moderate sediment in the bottle.
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12/25/2016 - petenich wrote: 93 Points
At a great spot out of Magnum.
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7/15/2016 - The Raven Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice wine. This bottle was a bit bitter, but probably waited too long to drink it.
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4/30/2016 - Edclr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Ditto last note. Excellent claret, fruit still bright, and all in harmony now. Wish I had more.
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