Popped and poured. Color: dark purple. Taste: at the first day round with dark fruit, still quite tannic. At the second day barnyard, otherwise not much of a nose. The taste was more fruity, less tannins. Medium bodied, short finish. Tasty, but - at least in this stage - without much complexity or depth. To my taste this wine needs one, even two more years in the cellar. 86, at the second day 87.
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Ruby red. Barnyard, cassis, blackberries, liquorice. Expressive on the palate with good length. Lateron notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Great value for this price.
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Through the Vinturi, into the decanter, and an hour later, down the hatch.
This is tight, tight, tight! Minimal potpourri of earthy berries; tart berry, stone, and musty earth. Substantial tannins but not over the top. I'm guessing there's room for improvement here. Hold?
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This is a super wine but needs a lot of air if you're going to drink it now. After several hours it still wasn't giving much but on day 2 it started to emerge; classic bordeaux aromas and flavors and quite concentrated. Could have been fooled into thinking it was an 05.
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12/27/2013 - euroyup wrote: 87 Points
Popped and poured. Color: dark purple. Taste: at the first day round with dark fruit, still quite tannic. At the second day barnyard, otherwise not much of a nose. The taste was more fruity, less tannins. Medium bodied, short finish. Tasty, but - at least in this stage - without much complexity or depth. To my taste this wine needs one, even two more years in the cellar. 86, at the second day 87.
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3/15/2013 - kflex Likes this wine: 92 Points
Ruby red. Barnyard, cassis, blackberries, liquorice. Expressive on the palate with good length. Lateron notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Great value for this price.
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8/9/2012 - Racer117 wrote: 85 Points
Through the Vinturi, into the decanter, and an hour later, down the hatch.
This is tight, tight, tight! Minimal potpourri of earthy berries; tart berry, stone, and musty earth. Substantial tannins but not over the top. I'm guessing there's room for improvement here. Hold?
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2/17/2011 - jbeauprez wrote: 91 Points
This is a super wine but needs a lot of air if you're going to drink it now. After several hours it still wasn't giving much but on day 2 it started to emerge; classic bordeaux aromas and flavors and quite concentrated. Could have been fooled into thinking it was an 05.
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1/3/2011 - Vincentd wrote: 78 Points
Not great depth
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