Slow ox three hours. I have not always been a fan of Quilceda Creek but this bottle delivered the goods. Attractive nose of violets, licorice and tobacco. The wine is full bodied, with excellent intensity and balance at the same time. Ripe black raspberry fruit, mocha, licorice, tobacco and earth come through into a long satisfying finish.
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Horse Heaven Hills AVA. This bottle showed a lot of green herbs up front, but after about 3-4 hours of air, the herbs receded to the back. Blackberry, cassis, plum, earth, smoke, red cherry, graphite, flowers, herbs, and aged wood on the nose. Some tertiary aromas are coming out. Cassis, blackberry, red cherry, earth, plum, herbs, graphite, and spice on the concentrated palate. Low-ish acidity, mostly integrated, but slightly coating tannins, med-long finish. Big and tasty. Definitely needs protein to be at its best.
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Bottle decanted wine for an hour at cellar temp. The wine is drinking excellent at this stage. It has notes of cherry and spice on the palate. The finish is medium-long. It held strong over four hours of enjoying. I would say drink or hold as wine still has life.
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12/25/2023 - mclanew Likes this wine: 94 Points
Slow ox three hours. I have not always been a fan of Quilceda Creek but this bottle delivered the goods. Attractive nose of violets, licorice and tobacco. The wine is full bodied, with excellent intensity and balance at the same time. Ripe black raspberry fruit, mocha, licorice, tobacco and earth come through into a long satisfying finish.
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8/20/2023 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is huge and still not quite at peak
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5/26/2023 - rmh66 wrote: 92 Points
Horse Heaven Hills AVA. This bottle showed a lot of green herbs up front, but after about 3-4 hours of air, the herbs receded to the back. Blackberry, cassis, plum, earth, smoke, red cherry, graphite, flowers, herbs, and aged wood on the nose. Some tertiary aromas are coming out. Cassis, blackberry, red cherry, earth, plum, herbs, graphite, and spice on the concentrated palate. Low-ish acidity, mostly integrated, but slightly coating tannins, med-long finish. Big and tasty. Definitely needs protein to be at its best.
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11/29/2022 - Troon wrote: 93 Points
Bottle decanted wine for an hour at cellar temp. The wine is drinking excellent at this stage. It has notes of cherry and spice on the palate. The finish is medium-long. It held strong over four hours of enjoying. I would say drink or hold as wine still has life.
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10/12/2022 - PHIL74AU@ICLOUD.COM wrote:
2 bottles........
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