Varietally true and enduring age well but also not particularly interesting. Pressed flowers, sour cherries, tarry bitterness. Tannin is still dessicating, acidity moderate, body light, seems to just kind of be fading away slowly but gracefully.
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Popped and poured with the wrong choice of food for dinner - an Italian prepared salmon in cream sauce. Surprisingly still tannic at first with hints of dark fruits. An hour of air time really opened the wine up nicely but the wine exploded on the palate with a tomato based minestrone soup. What a difference. Much more enjoyable with the right pairing.
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Fantastic! Decanted for several hours and had with a standing rib roast. Tannins have mellowed but still there. Good fruit. I think it could have aged longer but no need to wait.
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2/9/2021 - andtheodor wrote: 88 Points
Varietally true and enduring age well but also not particularly interesting. Pressed flowers, sour cherries, tarry bitterness. Tannin is still dessicating, acidity moderate, body light, seems to just kind of be fading away slowly but gracefully.
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12/26/2015 - Bill Bucklew wrote: flawed
Horrifically corked...
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1/20/2013 - Mark162 Likes this wine: 92 Points
wonderful.
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12/24/2012 - Baeyens Cellars Likes this wine: 89 Points
Popped and poured with the wrong choice of food for dinner - an Italian prepared salmon in cream sauce. Surprisingly still tannic at first with hints of dark fruits. An hour of air time really opened the wine up nicely but the wine exploded on the palate with a tomato based minestrone soup. What a difference. Much more enjoyable with the right pairing.
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12/25/2011 - albrigsr wrote: 92 Points
Fantastic! Decanted for several hours and had with a standing rib roast. Tannins have mellowed but still there. Good fruit. I think it could have aged longer but no need to wait.
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