I bought this wine for 7 bucks back in 2012. It was very acidic, coarse and tannic back then. What a surprise tonight! Soft tannins, the fruit is weak, but still present enough to make it a nice experience, view that my expectations were rather low. Pretty good balance. The finish is short but pleasant. I have a couple of 2009 I'm looking forward to drinking later this year.
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Ripe blueberries and raspberries, slight smoke. Fine tannins, smooth mouthfeel, plenty of acidity make this an easy drinking, food friendly wine. A very good value. (My memory of this as a younger wine was one of coarse, harsh tannins. It has mellowed.)
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3/10/2018 - Chris_in_Goodwood wrote: flawed
Drank too late. Consumed 5 years after expiry.
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5/3/2017 - SiciliaVegaUnica Likes this wine: 87 Points
I bought this wine for 7 bucks back in 2012. It was very acidic, coarse and tannic back then. What a surprise tonight! Soft tannins, the fruit is weak, but still present enough to make it a nice experience, view that my expectations were rather low. Pretty good balance. The finish is short but pleasant. I have a couple of 2009 I'm looking forward to drinking later this year.
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6/21/2016 - 4mentor Likes this wine: 87 Points
Ripe blueberries and raspberries, slight smoke. Fine tannins, smooth mouthfeel, plenty of acidity make this an easy drinking, food friendly wine. A very good value. (My memory of this as a younger wine was one of coarse, harsh tannins. It has mellowed.)
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4/21/2014 - mmur2442 wrote: 63 Points
Terrible mineral taste. Undrinkable
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1/31/2014 - jgkost wrote: 87 Points
Opened up nicely, decent fruit, insufficient structure, tannins and acidity, behind it or score would have been higher
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