Decanted some immediately. Lipid with rich red color. First smell: old leather, predictably closed nose. First taste, full with good tannins. Opened up after an hour to be voluptuous and flavor rich, berries (especially blue) and cassis.
Let it sit for a couple hours. Vanilla, oak and delecate spices in the glass. Stirred it and got a whiff of grass hay.
Lingering taste, with a good finish.Complex wine with a bit of sedement. I would estimate it has a few years left.
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8/16/2016 - Marc wrote: 78 Points
1986 Bordeaux and Related 1986 and 1987 Cabernet Merlots (Villa Maria Winery, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand): Nose a bit tired. Light, acid, and mature. Weak in the mouth, lihjt and herbal, but also overripe. Certainly held too long.
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12/24/2009 - Peter58 wrote: 89 Points
Decanted some immediately. Lipid with rich red color. First smell: old leather, predictably closed nose. First taste, full with good tannins. Opened up after an hour to be voluptuous and flavor rich, berries (especially blue) and cassis.
Let it sit for a couple hours. Vanilla, oak and delecate spices in the glass. Stirred it and got a whiff of grass hay.
Lingering taste, with a good finish.Complex wine with a bit of sedement. I would estimate it has a few years left.
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12/5/1996 - buckeye76 wrote: 92 Points
LICORICE, CHOCOLATE, BLACK CHERRY, AND DEEP BERRY FRUIT IN THE NOSE RICH BLACK CHERRY FRUIT IN THE FLAVOR AND A MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH.
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