Fruit and floral nose, also developed some leather and tar after 2 hours open. A little rough around the edges still, more time in glass improved this wine, would suggest more tme. Notes of cassis, blueberry, cigar, vanilla, and something savory too like sardines or something I couldn't quite put my finger on. Still a bit tannic, some new oak on finish. Tasted with the 2001 20 Barrels and the '01 was more evolved and complex, however this wine also picked up complexity with more time in glass, telling me this will improve for some years yet. All and all a nice wine that is quite pleasant now and has some short term cellaring potential.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
ChTR kokous 7.4.2010 (SKO-toimisto): Decanted for an hour. This was amazingly dark, almost black with a garnet tinged edge. The nose was very expressive with lots and lots of cassis and a hint of oak coming through, some even thought there was petrol in the aromas. On the palate also lots and lots of cassis, but in a good way, not a disjointed fruit bomb, but lots of fruit and good acidity to back it up, also nice smooth tannins. I bought this a couple of years ago and it has been in the cellar since. A very nice full-bodied Cab with lots of everything in nice proportions. Great stuff! 50+5+11+16+8=90
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Cono Sur Tasting (Centrax): Big, rich nose. Blackberry fruit. Clean, medium bodied cab. It's good, but not really that distinctive. Earth finish. Well balanced. Very little to complain about, but very little to praise, either.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
10/24/2011 - Joelene wrote: 91 Points
Fruit and floral nose, also developed some leather and tar after 2 hours open.
A little rough around the edges still, more time in glass improved this wine, would suggest more tme.
Notes of cassis, blueberry, cigar, vanilla, and something savory too like sardines or something I couldn't quite put my finger on.
Still a bit tannic, some new oak on finish.
Tasted with the 2001 20 Barrels and the '01 was more evolved and complex, however this wine also picked up complexity with more time in glass, telling me this will improve for some years yet.
All and all a nice wine that is quite pleasant now and has some short term cellaring potential.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/16/2010 - ChinaWineDude wrote: 88 Points
Good fruits and supple tannin with decent concentration but not complex.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/7/2010 - NiklasW Likes this wine: 90 Points
ChTR kokous 7.4.2010 (SKO-toimisto): Decanted for an hour. This was amazingly dark, almost black with a garnet tinged edge. The nose was very expressive with lots and lots of cassis and a hint of oak coming through, some even thought there was petrol in the aromas. On the palate also lots and lots of cassis, but in a good way, not a disjointed fruit bomb, but lots of fruit and good acidity to back it up, also nice smooth tannins. I bought this a couple of years ago and it has been in the cellar since. A very nice full-bodied Cab with lots of everything in nice proportions. Great stuff! 50+5+11+16+8=90
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/8/2009 - hutch wrote: 87 Points
Cono Sur Tasting (Centrax): Big, rich nose. Blackberry fruit. Clean, medium bodied cab. It's good, but not really that distinctive. Earth finish. Well balanced. Very little to complain about, but very little to praise, either.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/30/2008 - pmik wrote: 90 Points
Clean Cab with nice black berries. Well balanced, but a little one-dimensional.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment