Leaf Day - cork sound with little ingress/virtually no loss of wine - still a full fill. When the cork was pulled I could smell a ripe, rich, earthy bouquet immediately expressed from the bottle. Double decanted with little sediment. In the glass it’s showing some development with a browning opaque core extending to a lightly browned rim. On the nose (right after decanting) there is some funk along with cigar, tobacco box, licorice, dried herbs and dried red and blue fruit. On the palate there’s old leather, tobacco, plum, prune, and dried red flowers. The tannins are still very evident but fully resolved and the acidity is medium. The finish is long with the florals, dried fruit. Leather and tobacco continuing.
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Das gerade richtige Alter des Weins. Schokolade. Anis. Im Geruch auch etwas Pfeffer. Dazu kommt eine ganz leichte Note von Blaubeeren. Ein vielschichtiger Wein mit ganz vielen Verwendungsmöglichkeiten.
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Revisited this wine after 3 more years in cellar and it has improved nicely. More rounded and balanced. Hard to believe that I only payed $13 a bottle for this 4 years ago.
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6/4/2023 - biggie Likes this wine: 92 Points
Leaf Day - cork sound with little ingress/virtually no loss of wine - still a full fill. When the cork was pulled I could smell a ripe, rich, earthy bouquet immediately expressed from the bottle. Double decanted with little sediment. In the glass it’s showing some development with a browning opaque core extending to a lightly browned rim. On the nose (right after decanting) there is some funk along with cigar, tobacco box, licorice, dried herbs and dried red and blue fruit. On the palate there’s old leather, tobacco, plum, prune, and dried red flowers. The tannins are still very evident but fully resolved and the acidity is medium. The finish is long with the florals, dried fruit. Leather and tobacco continuing.
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10/4/2020 - clochrin Likes this wine: 88 Points
Smooth, plenty of fruit (blackberry, plum)
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3/17/2018 - Lomingen Likes this wine: 94 Points
Das gerade richtige Alter des Weins. Schokolade. Anis. Im Geruch auch etwas Pfeffer. Dazu kommt eine ganz leichte Note von Blaubeeren. Ein vielschichtiger Wein mit ganz vielen Verwendungsmöglichkeiten.
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4/26/2017 - erictayl wrote: 90 Points
Fantastic wine for the price. Well balanced with lucious red fruit and acidity. Some secondary cracked pepper and anise.
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11/15/2015 - costacasa wrote: 90 Points
Revisited this wine after 3 more years in cellar and it has improved nicely. More rounded and balanced. Hard to believe that I only payed $13 a bottle for this 4 years ago.
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