Grippy graphite and tar, dried red currant, mint, eucalyptus, cedar, cigar ash, elevated alcohol that warms as it goes down - classic Sonoma cabernet markers. Very clean. medium-full bodied, but mostly from alcohol. Aromatics are developing with air - some rose and macerated strawberry.
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This is still fantastic. Shame on anyone who uses this for sangria!
Rich dark complex flavors balanced with still present acidity. Serious sonoma terroir. Lancaster deserves the price and accolades. This stuff is incredible.
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Tasted over 2 hours to see if air would perk this thing up. It remained good but never improved. Nice structure. Tannins soft now. Not likely to improve with age. Drink up and keep expectations reasonable.
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1/19/2021 - Ellenkf Likes this wine: 90 Points
Grippy graphite and tar, dried red currant, mint, eucalyptus, cedar, cigar ash, elevated alcohol that warms as it goes down - classic Sonoma cabernet markers. Very clean. medium-full bodied, but mostly from alcohol. Aromatics are developing with air - some rose and macerated strawberry.
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12/29/2016 - Winokdub wrote: 88 Points
Same as last note. Nothing special but decent. Limited improvement with decant.
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11/19/2016 - brminz Likes this wine: 89 Points
smoothed out with aeration. Nice sipping with medium body and simple complexity.
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11/14/2016 - Aparritz Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is still fantastic. Shame on anyone who uses this for sangria!
Rich dark complex flavors balanced with still present acidity. Serious sonoma terroir. Lancaster deserves the price and accolades. This stuff is incredible.
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12/3/2015 - Winokdub wrote: 88 Points
Tasted over 2 hours to see if air would perk this thing up. It remained good but never improved. Nice structure. Tannins soft now. Not likely to improve with age. Drink up and keep expectations reasonable.
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