First bottle was completely shagged. The second was hanging on for dear life. Has some salty, iodine things along with leather, tar, chocolate and teak. The palate is a little skinny with tart fruit rind bitterness dominating the flavor profile. It is seriously earthy on the finish.
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The cork had a nice seal and was only about 3/4 soaked through- in incredible shape for its age, dark ruby red with very limited browning around the edges, in suspended animation here, a quiet and contemplative wine with the VA in check.
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My pre-diiner sip of this was just like Musar - exotic, medicinal, with a bit of pong. At dinner, and after two stunning volnays, there was a definite earthy is-it-or isn't-it-TCA tone. I could live with it, but the others couldn't. Otherwise, very fresh, piney, and fully alive.
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2/14/2016 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
First bottle was completely shagged. The second was hanging on for dear life. Has some salty, iodine things along with leather, tar, chocolate and teak. The palate is a little skinny with tart fruit rind bitterness dominating the flavor profile. It is seriously earthy on the finish.
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4/14/2015 - BillBell73 wrote:
The cork had a nice seal and was only about 3/4 soaked through- in incredible shape for its age, dark ruby red with very limited browning around the edges, in suspended animation here, a quiet and contemplative wine with the VA in check.
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6/11/2011 - Rupert wrote:
My pre-diiner sip of this was just like Musar - exotic, medicinal, with a bit of pong. At dinner, and after two stunning volnays, there was a definite earthy is-it-or isn't-it-TCA tone. I could live with it, but the others couldn't. Otherwise, very fresh, piney, and fully alive.
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