Still good, in balance, maybe a bit softened. Good red and prune fruit, controlled. Low medium acidity, not much minerality, moderate tannins. Pleasant tasty merlot.
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I consumed all but one bottle from a case of this some years ago and enjoyed it, and saved one to see how it goes… opened it tonight concerned it may be past its prime, but it is showing just beautifully, if anything I like this even more with fourteen years on it. The blueberries and boysenberries have dried and show a delicious withered fruit character, the vanilla has faded letting the fruit shine through, and the tannins are still there and quite firm, reminding me of cocoa for their pure astringency and roasted character but integrated nicely with the fruit. Bay leaf still shines as does a dusty dried mint character. Wonderful complexity, this wine was a steal I’ll miss it.
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full body dense merlot, hasn't lost a step at 13 yrs. nice restrained red and black fruit, hint of anise, a little wet stone. Softened tannins, and delicious. More power and better balance than the Napa cab we had at the same meal...
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3/12/2024 - Tomportwine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still good, in balance, maybe a bit softened. Good red and prune fruit, controlled. Low medium acidity, not much minerality, moderate tannins. Pleasant tasty merlot.
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3/7/2023 - puffinscellar wrote: 91 Points
I consumed all but one bottle from a case of this some years ago and enjoyed it, and saved one to see how it goes… opened it tonight concerned it may be past its prime, but it is showing just beautifully, if anything I like this even more with fourteen years on it. The blueberries and boysenberries have dried and show a delicious withered fruit character, the vanilla has faded letting the fruit shine through, and the tannins are still there and quite firm, reminding me of cocoa for their pure astringency and roasted character but integrated nicely with the fruit. Bay leaf still shines as does a dusty dried mint character. Wonderful complexity, this wine was a steal I’ll miss it.
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12/19/2022 - Tomportwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
full body dense merlot, hasn't lost a step at 13 yrs. nice restrained red and black fruit, hint of anise, a little wet stone. Softened tannins, and delicious. More power and better balance than the Napa cab we had at the same meal...
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5/2/2022 - aruddy Likes this wine:
Drinking well, some secondary development
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10/26/2021 - Tomportwine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Robust, full flavored merlot. Dark berry, fig, chocolate, earth. nice velvet tannins, medium acidity.
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