MattMauldin’s note is close to spot on, three+ years later. This is a surprising floral wine with pronounced aromas of fresh and slightly decaying lavender and violets, plus a menthol tobacco note. The ostentatiously heavy bottle made me think this was going to be a big brash bruiser, and instead it was lithe and feminine.
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Dark and dense, black/ruby color. Pronounced aromas of lavender, dried herbs, anise, coffee and blueberry. Medium plus acid and juicy on the palate. Medium bodied with fine tannins and flavors of blue fruit, sagebrush, black tea and violets. Silky and very elegant with lengthy mouthwatering finish. Very nice.
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Tasted on Silja Line. A very strong, meaty wine with dark fruit like plums. Strong on palate as well, lots of fruit, mainly dark, but with a touch of strawberry and a touch of dirt, strong with good acidity. This could also do with a few more years in the cellar.
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Very deep colour with intensely purple rim. Rich nose, dark berries, blueberry, oak, very fruity, but showing some secondary aromas. Full body, dry, rather flat, low acidity, not too much concentration either. Dark berries, matchbox. Rather tannic, oaky, spicy, long, but boring. A ringer in a blind PN tasting, didn't work too well in the context.
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12/31/2017 - ParisWino wrote: 89 Points
MattMauldin’s note is close to spot on, three+ years later. This is a surprising floral wine with pronounced aromas of fresh and slightly decaying lavender and violets, plus a menthol tobacco note. The ostentatiously heavy bottle made me think this was going to be a big brash bruiser, and instead it was lithe and feminine.
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12/29/2014 - jdpearse wrote: 88 Points
Very different than my last bottle two years ago. More earth, tobacco and fig. Smooth and well integrated.
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4/19/2014 - MattMauldin Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark and dense, black/ruby color. Pronounced aromas of lavender, dried herbs, anise, coffee and blueberry. Medium plus acid and juicy on the palate. Medium bodied with fine tannins and flavors of blue fruit, sagebrush, black tea and violets. Silky and very elegant with lengthy mouthwatering finish. Very nice.
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3/30/2013 - NiklasW wrote: 89 Points
Tasted on Silja Line. A very strong, meaty wine with dark fruit like plums. Strong on palate as well, lots of fruit, mainly dark, but with a touch of strawberry and a touch of dirt, strong with good acidity. This could also do with a few more years in the cellar.
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11/29/2011 - igaf wrote:
Very deep colour with intensely purple rim. Rich nose, dark berries, blueberry, oak, very fruity, but showing some secondary aromas. Full body, dry, rather flat, low acidity, not too much concentration either. Dark berries, matchbox. Rather tannic, oaky, spicy, long, but boring. A ringer in a blind PN tasting, didn't work too well in the context.
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