Wow - what an excellent bottle of wine. We did not try it in its youth, but this was still vibrant and very full. Not over the hill, but finish might be slightly thinner than it would have been. Still a great blend of fruit with tertiary flavors. Great with a grilled fillet and mushrooms - really helped express the deeper flavors.
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Not as concentrated or powerful as the last bottle, but still interesting. Dark fruits with spice and pepper medium body. On this bottle, have to disagree with RP
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Still a fantastic wine. Dark fruit up front and maddive sage and cedar on the back. Finishes for minutes. Went perfectly with a thick mediumrare porterhouse steak
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Luis goes to Cahill Bistro: BELLISSIMO's bottle, and I agree with him that I didn't know or notice the 16% alcohol. To me a WA100 score is the kiss of death, but this bottle was pretty stellar. Maybe if'd KNOWN it was WA100 I'd feel differently? :) This was savory and earthy, with so much complexity. It had a Spanish profile, a bit big and rugged, even though the fruit was polished.
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2/2/2024 - azwino Likes this wine:
Wow - what an excellent bottle of wine. We did not try it in its youth, but this was still vibrant and very full. Not over the hill, but finish might be slightly thinner than it would have been. Still a great blend of fruit with tertiary flavors. Great with a grilled fillet and mushrooms - really helped express the deeper flavors.
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8/17/2023 - jfkwines wrote: 90 Points
Very tasty, nothing that outrageous and the previous bottle was better. I can only recommend to drink and not hold.
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8/12/2023 - RAB007 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not as concentrated or powerful as the last bottle, but still interesting. Dark fruits with spice and pepper medium body. On this bottle, have to disagree with RP
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6/3/2023 - MarkRichards Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still a fantastic wine.
Dark fruit up front and maddive sage and cedar on the back. Finishes for minutes. Went perfectly with a thick mediumrare porterhouse steak
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5/6/2023 - galewskj wrote: 93 Points
Luis goes to Cahill Bistro: BELLISSIMO's bottle, and I agree with him that I didn't know or notice the 16% alcohol. To me a WA100 score is the kiss of death, but this bottle was pretty stellar. Maybe if'd KNOWN it was WA100 I'd feel differently? :) This was savory and earthy, with so much complexity. It had a Spanish profile, a bit big and rugged, even though the fruit was polished.
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