SWP3 below has pretty much nailed it on this wine. I'll only add that the wine still needs some air, and that the slight bitterness noted by him and other reviewers doesn't detract in the least: it's like the bitters in a well-balanced cocktail.
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Our experience of this was a complete surprise tonight. Was braced for a high alcohol, stewy mess given the vintage and too much time past?, but this was a wonderful surprise. Yes, it's a little hot, but there's good acid back bone, some interesting, black cherry/dried cherry flavors with a lift of red cherry and even bitter citrus notes. All that with pretty Asian spice and cola and long, silky finish. I haven't written a wine note in probably 6 months, but this deserved one. Best BC experience in a long time.
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I'm afraid i may have waited a little to long to drink this wine. The fruit seemed to have dissipated and the wine just seemed "flat". I have one more bottle so will revisit very soon to see if it was just a bottle variation.
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4/3/2017 - Hamersly Likes this wine: 93 Points
SWP3 below has pretty much nailed it on this wine. I'll only add that the wine still needs some air, and that the slight bitterness noted by him and other reviewers doesn't detract in the least: it's like the bitters in a well-balanced cocktail.
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8/22/2016 - swp3 wrote:
Our experience of this was a complete surprise tonight. Was braced for a high alcohol, stewy mess given the vintage and too much time past?, but this was a wonderful surprise. Yes, it's a little hot, but there's good acid back bone, some interesting, black cherry/dried cherry flavors with a lift of red cherry and even bitter citrus notes. All that with pretty Asian spice and cola and long, silky finish. I haven't written a wine note in probably 6 months, but this deserved one. Best BC experience in a long time.
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8/16/2016 - bonedoc wrote: 91 Points
Last bottle, darker fruit profile, somewhat bitter as it has always been. Still has life in it.
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5/3/2016 - Mscruggs Does not like this wine:
I'm afraid i may have waited a little to long to drink this wine. The fruit seemed to have dissipated and the wine just seemed "flat". I have one more bottle so will revisit very soon to see if it was just a bottle variation.
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5/29/2014 - bonedoc wrote: 90 Points
Bitter cherry and pit, tangy, and some heat. Some stemmy bitterness here. Fruit losing its vibrancy.
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