Many recent reviews note that this wine is drinking well now and shows signs of having lots of life left. I agree. Drank over 2.5 hour period, and wine evolved for the better during this window. Very ripe plum and bark cherry notes, powerful cedar and tobacco notes. Balanced by good acidity, with moderate tanning. Moderate sedimentation.
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A very ripe nose of blackberry liqueur, plum, cedar and campfire smoke practically jumps out of the glass. In the mouth, the wine is medium- to full-bodied, with sweet black cherries, licorice, spices and hints of bittersweet chocolate and earth. Thankfully, all this sweet fruit is underpinned by a healthy acidic streak that makes everything work. This is drinking well right now, but will undoubtedly last for some time in a cold cellar. 14.9% ABV. 92.
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Seems to have plenty of life left. Somewhat ripe fruit, but decent structure to back it up. Not getting a lot of secondary notes, but it could develop further.
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CT told me it was overdue to drink this - it wasnt. But it was superb. Smooth, intense and unlikely to get any better. Really good bottle from when AO was still small enough that they knew their member's names. Wish I had more
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1/11/2021 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 92 Points
Many recent reviews note that this wine is drinking well now and shows signs of having lots of life left. I agree. Drank over 2.5 hour period, and wine evolved for the better during this window. Very ripe plum and bark cherry notes, powerful cedar and tobacco notes. Balanced by good acidity, with moderate tanning. Moderate sedimentation.
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6/26/2020 - J o e wrote: 92 Points
A very ripe nose of blackberry liqueur, plum, cedar and campfire smoke practically jumps out of the glass. In the mouth, the wine is medium- to full-bodied, with sweet black cherries, licorice, spices and hints of bittersweet chocolate and earth. Thankfully, all this sweet fruit is underpinned by a healthy acidic streak that makes everything work. This is drinking well right now, but will undoubtedly last for some time in a cold cellar. 14.9% ABV. 92.
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6/5/2020 - stevenjstein Likes this wine: 92 Points
Seems to have plenty of life left. Somewhat ripe fruit, but decent structure to back it up. Not getting a lot of secondary notes, but it could develop further.
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3/11/2020 - sswine Likes this wine: 93 Points
CT told me it was overdue to drink this - it wasnt. But it was superb. Smooth, intense and unlikely to get any better. Really good bottle from when AO was still small enough that they knew their member's names.
Wish I had more
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12/29/2019 - jmgalvan Likes this wine: 95 Points
Delicious. Decant for an hour.
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