A friend brought this over with take out. He mentioned not sure exactly how this wine had been stored. Cork fell apart upon removal so I poured bottle through a fine filter and into a splash decanter. Much to our surprise the wine was still in decent shape. Stewed mushrooms, earth and tobacco with very faint fruit. Color was cloudy crimson/brown. 13.5% abv
I think if this was stored in a cellar it might have had a little more fruit left. This was a fun one to have with the other plush Rutherford wines from 2014.
A classic wine. Stored impeccably, notes of eucalyptus, red currant, herb and leather on the nose. Medium bodied, with loads of fruit left and plenty of tannin remaining. Drink now w a short decant or hold.
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red body, orange rim, in the color. dark fruit, plum, earth, lemon, tea, on the nose. citrus, plum, mint, blackberry, on the palate. medium acid, on the finish.
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5/15/2021 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 90 Points
A friend brought this over with take out. He mentioned not sure exactly how this wine had been stored. Cork fell apart upon removal so I poured bottle through a fine filter and into a splash decanter. Much to our surprise the wine was still in decent shape. Stewed mushrooms, earth and tobacco with very faint fruit. Color was cloudy crimson/brown. 13.5% abv
I think if this was stored in a cellar it might have had a little more fruit left. This was a fun one to have with the other plush Rutherford wines from 2014.
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7/18/2019 - spacewrangler wrote: 95 Points
A classic wine. Stored impeccably, notes of eucalyptus, red currant, herb and leather on the nose. Medium bodied, with loads of fruit left and plenty of tannin remaining. Drink now w a short decant or hold.
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11/21/2014 - JJKinch wrote: 91 Points
Dark fruit (blackberry, cassis), slight leather. Slight spice. Lingering finish. Nice acidity. Really enjoyable.
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10/23/2014 - affordableCollector wrote: 87 Points
red body, orange rim, in the color. dark fruit, plum, earth, lemon, tea, on the nose. citrus, plum, mint, blackberry, on the palate. medium acid, on the finish.
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1/1/2013 - jtcoolaidman wrote: 89 Points
Excellent wine. Drank great. nice fruit, smooth, nice finish. Only one left in the cellar.
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