2009 Tuck Beckstoffer Dancing Hares Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  10/8/2023 - pgrzesik Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This was a very good wine. We decanted this for about 25 minutes before serving and it opened up beautifully. On the nose it had lots of dark fruit, dark chocolate, and baking spices. There was a bit of a bite on the nose from the alcohol but the palate was very balanced. Fully bodied, easy drinking, and just delicious. I was surprised about how little the alcohol was present on the palate. It was perfectly integrated. There was layers and layers of dark fruit on the palate was perfect. We had this with a steak and it was just perfect. Recommend drinking up soon as I believe this is in its peak drinking window.

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  4/20/2022 - pgrzesik Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I have always been a big fan of Dancing Hares - and this is no exception. I had to use a Durand to get the cork out and would recommend it if you have this wine, the cork was a bit brittle.
  
  This wine pours a very dark red. The nose is very elegant at first, lots of dark fruit - blackberry, chocolate, tobacco, and a hint of blackcurrant. A rather strong bite of alcohol on the tail end. It improved over the 1.5 hours that we drank this wine. The palate is full bodied, rich, and has a really nice mouthfeel. It also just tastes really good. This is a really nice Bordeaux blend from Napa. Again - a bit of alcohol on the tail end of the palate that takes a bit of the good experience away. Would be a point or two higher if not for the alcohol bite. Overall really well made wine - would recommend drinking if you have it, in its prime right now.

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  8/8/2021 - pgrzesik Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is my second bottle of a 6 pack. Decanted this for 30 minutes prior to serving with home made pizza. The nose is mostly tertiary - lots of stewed plum, apricot, licorice, and a touch of oak on the nose. The palate is full bodied, smooth, with tannins nicely integrated. The fruit became a little more forward as we drank it over the next 2 hours. The finish is medium length. Overall really nice enjoyable wine.

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  2/16/2021 - brianofthevine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Gorgeous wine. Bordeaux style for sure...59% CS/20% Merlot/14% CF/7% PV. Black cherry, blackberry, and plum fruit. Beautiful silky texture with notes of dark chocolate, earth, leather, red licorice, spice and toasty oak. Just a seamless wine right now after 12+ years with smooth tannins and long finish. Great drinking window today but will easily go many more years.

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  1/16/2021 - pgrzesik Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This is truly a great wine and in a perfect place right now. We had this with home made pan seared filet mignon and it was perfect. This does not need to be decanted and was ready to go right out the bottle. The nose was very tertiary at this point - lots of leather, eucalyptus, and still a decent dose of dark fruit. The palate is smooth, rich, medium complexity. The tannins are nicely integrated at this point. This gives you a couple of waves of fruit as your drink it. Really pleasant and easy drinking. The finish is medium - lasts for about 20 seconds. Overall really enjoyable wine!

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