Medium red; raspberry; a bit closed, improving with air, still somewhat tight, seems to have good fruit underneath; not right timing; guess still need to wait with 2009s
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I am not sure why this has been rated so low. This is a fantastic wine, at least now. It has clear and translucent color but is not thin at all. It has very pretty soft black cherry nose with spice and leather. On the palate, there is sweetness from 2009 vintage but fortunately it did not become thick and dull that are common features of the vintage. ( hence, I am not a fan of 2009). Not much chalky minerality from limestone, instead I feel its center of gravity low, probably from marl component. Even the color is light, lots of umami, or amino acids, is here. This is a lovely wine and in a good place now.
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Last bottle of this, and while it's slightly better than previous bottles, it still falls short of the mark. The finish, in particular, is astringent and quite bitter.
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5/29/2019 - Miceri Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium red; raspberry; a bit closed, improving with air, still somewhat tight, seems to have good fruit underneath; not right timing; guess still need to wait with 2009s
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1/6/2018 - mitsmats Likes this wine: 91 Points
I am not sure why this has been rated so low. This is a fantastic wine, at least now. It has clear and translucent color but is not thin at all. It has very pretty soft black cherry nose with spice and leather. On the palate, there is sweetness from 2009 vintage but fortunately it did not become thick and dull that are common features of the vintage. ( hence, I am not a fan of 2009). Not much chalky minerality from limestone, instead I feel its center of gravity low, probably from marl component. Even the color is light, lots of umami, or amino acids, is here. This is a lovely wine and in a good place now.
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6/17/2017 - western Likes this wine: 91 Points
Similar to the 2010 but slightly richer, softer smooth velvet palate, riper small red fruits. Again delicious easy drinking and great value.
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4/16/2017 - xwine wrote:
Last bottle of this, and while it's slightly better than previous bottles, it still falls short of the mark. The finish, in particular, is astringent and quite bitter.
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3/31/2016 - xwine wrote:
I've never really warmed up to this wine, and this bottle was no exception. Seemed a bit flat, with a slight coffee note that I found distracting.
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