Was expecting this to be past it’s best but this wine from 1994 was smooth and silky. Lots of complex flavours with a long finish. Not much fruit but dark chocolate and bark.
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Slightly cloudy rust red with signs of age. In the nose this is rather fine and elegant, has some leather, some ripe fruit (plum, blackberry) as well as notes of red currant. Pleasing. On the palate, there's red berry notes, again some leather and more animalic notes. Again, very pleasing, slightly mineralic, fine acidity in the medium long finish that - unfortunately - is a bit too spicy for my taste.
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nose - faded red fruits, tea, wet paper (but not corked). mouth - more pleasant, red fruit, still some tannins providing structure. Maybe past its prime?
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7/11/2020 - Cranjiry Likes this wine: 89 Points
Was expecting this to be past it’s best but this wine from 1994 was smooth and silky. Lots of complex flavours with a long finish. Not much fruit but dark chocolate and bark.
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3/14/2013 - octopussy wrote: 88 Points
Slightly cloudy rust red with signs of age. In the nose this is rather fine and elegant, has some leather, some ripe fruit (plum, blackberry) as well as notes of red currant. Pleasing. On the palate, there's red berry notes, again some leather and more animalic notes. Again, very pleasing, slightly mineralic, fine acidity in the medium long finish that - unfortunately - is a bit too spicy for my taste.
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7/24/2009 - soyhead wrote: 88 Points
nose - faded red fruits, tea, wet paper (but not corked). mouth - more pleasant, red fruit, still some tannins providing structure. Maybe past its prime?
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8/17/2008 - TwoSmoochies wrote: 91 Points
somewhat light with a medium amount of complexity. I got hints of leather at the end.
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3/24/2003 - Kuban wrote:
Deep clear ruby red, orangy rim. Sweet red fruit nose. Smooth oaky, red fruit good acidity light tannin. Lightish. Med/long finish. G/VG
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