What a beautiful bottle, heavy, deep punt and a quality cork. Perhaps a much better wine a couple of years ago as this had lost much of what it had, simple in all ways, nose, up front, mid palate and the finish. Just a good wine that is past it time in my opinion. Purchased on Spectrum but was in good condition.
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It’s been 6+ years since I last enjoyed this wine; used a cork puller, cork came out intact, with cork being saturated about 50% and some O2 intrusion along the sides. Black and red fruits still displaying freshness, concentration, and power. In development with ,grainy tannin and acidity still in play. Juicy mouthfeel; structure supports a long finish. My last bottle, but this could drink well for another 3-5 years. Drink now or hold through 2025.
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Dark garnet to purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of black pepper, brown sugar and Kirsch. Flavors of raspberries, Kirsch and Bing cherries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannin, full bodied. Drink now with some air.
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2/5/2024 - Experienced palate wrote: 88 Points
What a beautiful bottle, heavy, deep punt and a quality cork. Perhaps a much better wine a couple of years ago as this had lost much of what it had, simple in all ways, nose, up front, mid palate and the finish. Just a good wine that is past it time in my opinion. Purchased on Spectrum but was in good condition.
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1/29/2023 - sanjuanlewis Likes this wine: 90 Points
Agree with previous note, drink or hold. This one has a lot of life left.
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11/19/2022 - wmccone54 wrote: 92 Points
It’s been 6+ years since I last enjoyed this wine; used a cork puller, cork came out intact, with cork being saturated about 50% and some O2 intrusion along the sides. Black and red fruits still displaying freshness, concentration, and power. In development with ,grainy tannin and acidity still in play. Juicy mouthfeel; structure supports a long finish. My last bottle, but this could drink well for another 3-5 years. Drink now or hold through 2025.
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4/13/2022 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points
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Tasted non blind.
Dark garnet to purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of black pepper, brown sugar and Kirsch. Flavors of raspberries, Kirsch and Bing cherries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannin, full bodied. Drink now with some air.
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10/29/2021 - CodeZero wrote: flawed
Not sure if this bottle was flawed. When using Coravin I had a fair bit of wine leak from around the cork.
Higher acid and less fruit than I recall, and something unidentifiable (VA?) on the nose.
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