The nose on this purple colored wine is hopping with bright and herb encrusted raspberry, plum, loamy dirt, and oak. The mouth on this semi concentrated / focused medium to full bodied wine, is full of plum, raspberry, and nice integrated tannin. The mid palate is balanced nicely with bracing acidity, oak, integrated tannin, and white pepper. The finish is long and elegant with pepper, oak, red fruit, leather, and spice. This wine turned a bit darker with air and added a lovely chocolate component that was just delicious, along with a more full mouth feel and integrated tannins.
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A step down from the previous vintage (or maybe still closed). Dark purple/black. Pleasant fruit / liquorice. Still firm tannins. A moderately long finish. Hopefully it will open up in the near finish.
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4/2/2010 - raccah wrote: 89 Points
The nose on this purple colored wine is hopping with bright and herb encrusted raspberry, plum, loamy dirt, and oak. The mouth on this semi concentrated / focused medium to full bodied wine, is full of plum, raspberry, and nice integrated tannin. The mid palate is balanced nicely with bracing acidity, oak, integrated tannin, and white pepper. The finish is long and elegant with pepper, oak, red fruit, leather, and spice. This wine turned a bit darker with air and added a lovely chocolate component that was just delicious, along with a more full mouth feel and integrated tannins.
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10/5/2009 - alevaj wrote: 89 Points
Showing better than in the previous tasting. Good fruit, no elegance.
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9/2/2007 - Jan Schultink wrote: 86 Points
A step down from the previous vintage (or maybe still closed). Dark purple/black. Pleasant fruit / liquorice. Still firm tannins. A moderately long finish. Hopefully it will open up in the near finish.
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