Upon opening, this wine tasted green and stemmy. This blew off with time in the glass, leaving red fruit, cigar, and vanilla flavors. Tannins are smooth. Medium bodied. Easy drinking but not very interesting.
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Ruby color. Clean smell of leaves and red fruit. Tannins completely mellow. Acids mellow but present, palate cleansing. I don’t think this wine will improve from here. It’s very pleasant and balanced and has some nuance.
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No formal notes taken Moderate garnet color with some clearing at the rim Bright cherry on the nose with underlying forest floor/ earth but also what I get as an overlying dominance of oak remaining after 12 yrs Nice cherry/ herbal aspect on the palate with medium plus acidity Rather high alcohol on the palate Not a bad wine, but as others have stated, not really that interesting either
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Slightly bitter nose reflective of French oak that is in transition from vanilla and wood spice to something more tertiary, with violet and an overall astringency that gives the palate a soapy impression. Not a bad wine, but there’s nothing distinctive and nothing particularly pleasing either. Can’t remember where I bought this wine but I sort of regret it now.
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4/2/2021 - Endodr wrote: 86 Points
Upon opening, this wine tasted green and stemmy. This blew off with time in the glass, leaving red fruit, cigar, and vanilla flavors. Tannins are smooth. Medium bodied. Easy drinking but not very interesting.
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6/26/2020 - lelandinmichigan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Ruby color. Clean smell of leaves and red fruit. Tannins completely mellow. Acids mellow but present, palate cleansing. I don’t think this wine will improve from here. It’s very pleasant and balanced and has some nuance.
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4/25/2019 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 90 Points
No formal notes taken
Moderate garnet color with some clearing at the rim
Bright cherry on the nose with underlying forest floor/ earth but also what I get as an overlying dominance of oak remaining after 12 yrs
Nice cherry/ herbal aspect on the palate with medium plus acidity
Rather high alcohol on the palate
Not a bad wine, but as others have stated, not really that interesting either
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2/1/2018 - doctornoah wrote: 87 Points
Slightly bitter nose reflective of French oak that is in transition from vanilla and wood spice to something more tertiary, with violet and an overall astringency that gives the palate a soapy impression. Not a bad wine, but there’s nothing distinctive and nothing particularly pleasing either. Can’t remember where I bought this wine but I sort of regret it now.
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1/15/2018 - 1961Vintage wrote: 88 Points
This bottle seemed disjointed and lacked direction.
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