The cork was dry and fragmented, but the wine was undamaged. Opened to breathe for 3-4h (slow ox). Perfumy nose of red cherries, cinnamon, and old paper from library books. Bright juicy red cherries on the palate, too, followed by heftier baking spices, mineral, oak, abundant black pepper, good acid for balance, and a long spicy finish. Good complexity, mature (by no means over the hill!), tonight paired with brisket. This must have been a huge wine when young, it is classy and civilized now. Pumped down overnight and enjoyed over 3 days.
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First Priorat of my life. Powerful wine, full of dark cherry and forest fruits on the palate. This reminded me a 2005 Clarendon Hills Brookman Syrah with a bit more old world and surely less "full" than the Australian wine on all aspects. Mature now but can't see why this should not have another 5 years left
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10/24/2022 - skurtz Likes this wine: 92 Points
The cork was dry and fragmented, but the wine was undamaged. Opened to breathe for 3-4h (slow ox). Perfumy nose of red cherries, cinnamon, and old paper from library books. Bright juicy red cherries on the palate, too, followed by heftier baking spices, mineral, oak, abundant black pepper, good acid for balance, and a long spicy finish. Good complexity, mature (by no means over the hill!), tonight paired with brisket. This must have been a huge wine when young, it is classy and civilized now. Pumped down overnight and enjoyed over 3 days.
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5/16/2020 - RED AND BLACK wrote: 91 Points
First Priorat of my life. Powerful wine, full of dark cherry and forest fruits on the palate. This reminded me a 2005 Clarendon Hills Brookman Syrah with a bit more old world and surely less "full" than the Australian wine on all aspects. Mature now but can't see why this should not have another 5 years left
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3/29/2016 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still has enough fruit on the palate to be a good cross between old world and new world. Good QPR.
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5/1/2015 - Loekkeboe wrote: 91 Points
Interesting nose with pop corn!?
Not a wine I would buy my self - but an interesting wine to taste.
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2/12/2015 - jhemming wrote: 90 Points
Black cherry / plum. Leather and baking spices. Medium body but rounded without any shape edges though non bitter tannins at the end.
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