Palate is a little tannic. Spicy and a bit too thick. Minimal fruit, but some ripe strawberry/cherry jolly rancher tries to fight through the tannic onslaught towards the middle end of the palate. Short finish.
The color is kind of an opaque scarlet trending toward blood orange on the edges. Less translucent and rose colored than I was expecting. The weight/thick mouthfeel kind of makes sense now.
Overall this wine is out of balance. Fat and tannic. I don't think that it's past its prime (although I could be wrong), rather just not that great or in a dumb spot. Cork looks great, 20m decant.
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3/26/2023 - Scott Burg wrote:
Drinking well
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11/26/2016 - Motz wrote: 90 Points
Served too warm. Well made and quite polished. Oak has integrated. Drinking at or near peak.
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7/9/2015 - Furry Goat wrote: 87 Points
Strong raspberry compote smell, cherry. Dry tobacco smell also. Nice but simple.
Palate is a little tannic. Spicy and a bit too thick. Minimal fruit, but some ripe strawberry/cherry jolly rancher tries to fight through the tannic onslaught towards the middle end of the palate. Short finish.
The color is kind of an opaque scarlet trending toward blood orange on the edges. Less translucent and rose colored than I was expecting. The weight/thick mouthfeel kind of makes sense now.
Overall this wine is out of balance. Fat and tannic. I don't think that it's past its prime (although I could be wrong), rather just not that great or in a dumb spot. Cork looks great, 20m decant.
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6/10/2015 - markswine wrote:
Agree with the prior poster that this a little boring. It's ok, but nothing is grabbing me.
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8/8/2014 - tbone wrote:
Little too soft. Boring, one dimensional. Better earlier in its life? Didn't finish bottle.
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