Decanted for 2hrs. Pours a medium purple with some light bricking on the edges. Developing, pronounced aromas of: mint, bell pepper, lilac, leather, cherry cordial, black plum, black cherry, pastille, crushed rock, chalk, dry earth, oak, vanilla, clove, tar, cedar- not as "ripe" as I was suspecting, a little lean and tight in the nose. On the palate, the wine is dry, med + acid, med tannin, med + body, high alcohol, med + palate intensity, medium finsih. Overall, very good wine, if not expensive, finish was a bit short. I remember past years of this wine being a bit more opulent, showing a bit RS even, this was pretty tight, lean and more BDX than it usually is (or how I remember it), I feel like the cab franc really shows, and the wine really begins to strut after hr. 3 in the decanter. Drink with a decent decant or hold 5+ yrs.
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Good color and nose of black and red fruits. Very good flavors of mature fruit and oak. Modest acidity and tannin. Good now, will maybe improve over the next 2-5 years.
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Really solid wine. Showing a bit of age in color. Smells heavily of cherry on the nose with slight herbal finishing notes. Tastes of cherry, cola, cocoa and tobacco. Maybe slightly sweet.
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2/3/2024 - HandmadeHomemade wrote:
Decanted for 2hrs. Pours a medium purple with some light bricking on the edges. Developing, pronounced aromas of: mint, bell pepper, lilac, leather, cherry cordial, black plum, black cherry, pastille, crushed rock, chalk, dry earth, oak, vanilla, clove, tar, cedar- not as "ripe" as I was suspecting, a little lean and tight in the nose. On the palate, the wine is dry, med + acid, med tannin, med + body, high alcohol, med + palate intensity, medium finsih. Overall, very good wine, if not expensive, finish was a bit short. I remember past years of this wine being a bit more opulent, showing a bit RS even, this was pretty tight, lean and more BDX than it usually is (or how I remember it), I feel like the cab franc really shows, and the wine really begins to strut after hr. 3 in the decanter. Drink with a decent decant or hold 5+ yrs.
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3/12/2023 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking very well. Good fruit and structure.
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10/30/2022 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good color and nose of black and red fruits. Very good flavors of mature fruit and oak. Modest acidity and tannin. Good now, will maybe improve over the next 2-5 years.
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7/22/2022 - WTF My Email was Here? wrote: 93 Points
Really solid wine. Showing a bit of age in color. Smells heavily of cherry on the nose with slight herbal finishing notes. Tastes of cherry, cola, cocoa and tobacco. Maybe slightly sweet.
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7/2/2022 - Rond Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drinking very nicely after a three-hour decant. Notes of clove, tobacco, and cherry.
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