Alex's Birthday Party (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of cigar box, black cherry, black berry, and plum, same on the palate, big body, lovely, mouth filling fruit, well blended and crafted, very tasty, at its peak in this magnum format, and a long, long finish. Tasted one hour later and starting to fade.
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Dark claret color; Nose exhibits strong dark fruits and is promising, but the wine itself is thinner and does not match up with the same depth. Very short finish for what I would expect for this producer. Still had good enough body, but does not stand out.
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Wow! Well worth the cellaring time. Decanted. Flawless rich claret color. Tasted like a fine bordeaux. If you have this in your cellar, it's time to take it out, you won't be disapointed.
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2/1/2019 - KenK Likes this wine: 94 Points
from Magnum: drinking great, dark ripe fruits with lots of zing and black spices. Really good.
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5/5/2018 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 95 Points
Alex's Birthday Party (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of cigar box, black cherry, black berry, and plum, same on the palate, big body, lovely, mouth filling fruit, well blended and crafted, very tasty, at its peak in this magnum format, and a long, long finish. Tasted one hour later and starting to fade.
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9/1/2014 - windypinot wrote: 89 Points
Dark claret color; Nose exhibits strong dark fruits and is promising, but the wine itself is thinner and does not match up with the same depth. Very short finish for what I would expect for this producer. Still had good enough body, but does not stand out.
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4/3/2014 - affordableCollector wrote: 90 Points
red body, purple rim, in the color. plum, blackberry, candied, dusty, earth, oak, on the nose. medium acid, on the finish.
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4/16/2011 - WineShark wrote: 95 Points
Wow! Well worth the cellaring time. Decanted. Flawless rich claret color. Tasted like a fine bordeaux. If you have this in your cellar, it's time to take it out, you won't be disapointed.
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