Clear red garnet color. Not a huge nose, some nice earth & plum. But out of balance - with acids up front and strong tannins at the back, combined w/ no serious middle to pull it all together. And therein lies the weakness. (and almost a run on sentence). The nose saves and warmth brings out sweetness. Sadly one more ho-hum early 2000's Carneros PN.
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First bottle was corked. Returned to store and replaced.
Awesome! Needed a little over an hour to open up, but when it peaked it had a very balanced, earthy flavor with just enough fruit to make it a really fantastic drink. No heat, no acidity, just plain great. Now's the time for this wine.
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5/26/2007 - NotNYC wrote: 84 Points
Clear red garnet color. Not a huge nose, some nice earth & plum. But out of balance - with acids up front and strong tannins at the back, combined w/ no serious middle to pull it all together. And therein lies the weakness. (and almost a run on sentence). The nose saves and warmth brings out sweetness. Sadly one more ho-hum early 2000's Carneros PN.
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7/2/2006 - randymac88 wrote: 92 Points
First bottle was corked. Returned to store and replaced.
Awesome! Needed a little over an hour to open up, but when it peaked it had a very balanced, earthy flavor with just enough fruit to make it a really fantastic drink. No heat, no acidity, just plain great. Now's the time for this wine.
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7/1/2006 - randymac88 wrote: flawed
Corked and disgusting.
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