A beautiful bottle still with plenty of fruit and spice left. Drank great out of the gate with smoked meats, BlackBerry, and pepper spice, and held together with a balanced acid and integrated tannin spine. I’m sure it will hold up for a few more years but drinking in its prime now.
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Maybe past it's prime? Intense like an amarone and seemingly sweet like one as well. Tannins are weaker than the last time I had it. Blueberry dominates. Kind of flabby?? Not a lot of secondary notes either. Strange.
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Very solid Shiraz, opened about an hour prior to serving. Very different experience from a bottle of same vintage opened eight months ago. Tannins were present, but not bitter or overwhelming. Nice notes of black fruits with peppery notes.
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7/7/2022 - Elizabeth22 wrote:
Yummy with smooth tannins
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4/4/2022 - aaronwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still going strong. In a nice place right now with plenty of ripe lush fruit, soften tannins, and a little heat but not too much.
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1/16/2018 - Winegeek83 Likes this wine: 92 Points
A beautiful bottle still with plenty of fruit and spice left. Drank great out of the gate with smoked meats, BlackBerry, and pepper spice, and held together with a balanced acid and integrated tannin spine. I’m sure it will hold up for a few more years but drinking in its prime now.
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9/16/2017 - om42 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Maybe past it's prime? Intense like an amarone and seemingly sweet like one as well. Tannins are weaker than the last time I had it. Blueberry dominates. Kind of flabby?? Not a lot of secondary notes either. Strange.
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8/10/2017 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very solid Shiraz, opened about an hour prior to serving. Very different experience from a bottle of same vintage opened eight months ago. Tannins were present, but not bitter or overwhelming. Nice notes of black fruits with peppery notes.
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