Nose: 1st. was actually a bit closed. 2nd - alittle wood (cedar), sage, red fruits
Palate: 1st - some fruits, cherry, maybe too young/tannic, though the fruits seemed to be aging. 2nd - nice, cherry now, good herbal flavors, nice wood, still a bit tannic, vanilla 3rd- tannic still, lost a lot of fruit, maybe a bit of port or sherry, still good, but definitely getting old.
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Considerable sediment in bottle. Dark color. Blackberry, tobacco and earth on nose. Black fruit flavors. Nice finish. Took 2+ hours in decanter to evolve.
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Dark color. Initially too much much oakiness, but with a few hours of air, the oak subsides. Tobacco and blackberry nose. Black cherry flavors with tannins. Would benefit from additional time.
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Dark in color with considerable sediment in the bottle. Complex nose of tobacco, cedar, earth and blackberry. Tannic with cherry flavors. Moderate length finish. Could use more time.
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8/30/2017 - KSWinegeek wrote: 91 Points
Consistent with last tasting. Lots of sediment in very big pieces. Dark in color with black fruit flavors. Some acidity and nice mouthfeel.
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4/29/2017 - Myownscale wrote: 88 Points
Nose:
1st. was actually a bit closed. 2nd - alittle wood (cedar), sage, red fruits
Palate:
1st - some fruits, cherry, maybe too young/tannic, though the fruits seemed to be aging. 2nd - nice, cherry now, good herbal flavors, nice wood, still a bit tannic, vanilla 3rd- tannic still, lost a lot of fruit, maybe a bit of port or sherry, still good, but definitely getting old.
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9/19/2016 - KSWinegeek wrote: 91 Points
Considerable sediment in bottle. Dark color. Blackberry, tobacco and earth on nose. Black fruit flavors. Nice finish. Took 2+ hours in decanter to evolve.
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1/28/2015 - KSWinegeek wrote: 91 Points
Dark color. Initially too much much oakiness, but with a few hours of air, the oak subsides. Tobacco and blackberry nose. Black cherry flavors with tannins. Would benefit from additional time.
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3/23/2014 - KSWinegeek wrote: 91 Points
Dark in color with considerable sediment in the bottle. Complex nose of tobacco, cedar, earth and blackberry. Tannic with cherry flavors. Moderate length finish. Could use more time.
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