Very enjoyable. Still drinking quite young and big. Lots of brambles and black fruit. I was eating a burger this night and this was a great pairing with that.
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Opened to a corky nose that dissipated somewhat over time. Will mark as a flawed bottle due to this. Very dark and inky still, showing deep purplish red to pinking at the edges. Putting aside the TCA, there's thick black fruits and deep bass notes, with a confected cherry top note. Fleshy with air, showing some chewy black fruits, and a touch of leather and tartness on the finish. Solid despite flaws, though the fruit is indeed fading.
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Unlike some previous reviews, I do not think this wine is dead. It's not a great wine, but it is still in a good drinking window with a few years left. The 96 Ne Cede Malis is still a much better bottling, but this will do. There's a gravelly backdrop and a punch of overripe prune that segues into a very quick finish - perhaps the first sign that this doesn't have a lot of time left.
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9/26/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Very enjoyable. Still drinking quite young and big. Lots of brambles and black fruit. I was eating a burger this night and this was a great pairing with that.
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12/10/2014 - Senso-beak wrote: flawed
Opened to a corky nose that dissipated somewhat over time. Will mark as a flawed bottle due to this. Very dark and inky still, showing deep purplish red to pinking at the edges. Putting aside the TCA, there's thick black fruits and deep bass notes, with a confected cherry top note. Fleshy with air, showing some chewy black fruits, and a touch of leather and tartness on the finish. Solid despite flaws, though the fruit is indeed fading.
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2/16/2014 - sandwich Likes this wine: 90 Points
Unlike some previous reviews, I do not think this wine is dead. It's not a great wine, but it is still in a good drinking window with a few years left. The 96 Ne Cede Malis is still a much better bottling, but this will do. There's a gravelly backdrop and a punch of overripe prune that segues into a very quick finish - perhaps the first sign that this doesn't have a lot of time left.
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6/24/2012 - mdp.blue wrote:
Let's just say it's passed its age for consumption. Look for younger offerings.
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4/15/2012 - mdp.blue wrote: 84 Points
Past its prime. Decanted three hours and did not improve over the time; three to four hours. Good. Consistent. Fruit? I could not distinguish.
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