Mediocre/ordinary. The wine seemed fatigued, but it was not over the hill. Although some aromas, fruit & tannins were evident, the tasting and finish were just plain ordinary.
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Not much to be excited about here. This my second (and, thankfully last) bottle. This is from a properly cellared bottle, and in perfect condition in every way, and hence my expectations for something better. Rather tart at first taste with pronounced alcohol heat. Overall, mainly fruit driven, with some spices on the nose, leather, black currant, maybe thyme and oregano (never used that to describe a wine before - oregano?? - but it seems apt here). The midpalate and finish is much better. The fruit seems to integrate into a nice finish. If it was not for the pronounced tartness and the somewhat alcohol-dominant showing upfront, this would be so much better. I doubt this will improve with further aging, but I will not be the one putting this idea to the test.
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5/30/2020 - Bert’s Stache Does not like this wine: 79 Points
Mediocre/ordinary. The wine seemed fatigued, but it was not over the hill. Although some aromas, fruit & tannins were evident, the tasting and finish were just plain ordinary.
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1/5/2020 - Aris1a wrote: 87 Points
Not much to be excited about here. This my second (and, thankfully last) bottle. This is from a properly cellared bottle, and in perfect condition in every way, and hence my expectations for something better. Rather tart at first taste with pronounced alcohol heat. Overall, mainly fruit driven, with some spices on the nose, leather, black currant, maybe thyme and oregano (never used that to describe a wine before - oregano?? - but it seems apt here). The midpalate and finish is much better. The fruit seems to integrate into a nice finish. If it was not for the pronounced tartness and the somewhat alcohol-dominant showing upfront, this would be so much better. I doubt this will improve with further aging, but I will not be the one putting this idea to the test.
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11/3/2018 - Aris1a wrote: 88 Points
Very good QPR. Echo comments by Javamonkey.
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12/22/2017 - CWilliam wrote:
Note later - bringing to dinner party.
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9/3/2016 - tlangle wrote: 90 Points
Fun bottle, especially out of the 3L format. Didn't show much age(likely due to format) but don't think it has much to gain from additional aging.
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