This really came together nicely with age. At a great stage right now with beautiful warm aromatic: some tar, licorice, black pudding, bbq sauce, Berlin-style curry-sausage. Delicious and interesting
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The Paleo delivered a 30 second KO. The Duemani had a glass jaw.
Opened and into the decanter. Lots of dirt on the cork. Bricking on the edges. At first, it smelled like an old musty gym shoe. Clearly airtime was required.
Poured a quick glass after about 20 minutes in the nose was all earth— dirt, cedar, graphite, pencil lead, dried plums, walnut spice cake, molasses. The primary notes are gone.
On the palate, This isn’t giving much and is giving even less fruit —let’s see what an hour in the decanter will do. It did nothing, zilch, nada.
This reminded we of an old BDX that lost its fruit. The two prior notes appear on point. This bottle confirmed my suspicions that these hit prime time at 5-10 yrs and fall off thereafter. YMMV
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3/2/2024 - Delli Likes this wine: 94 Points
Spectacular. 5+13+18+8=94
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2/8/2023 - G_H wrote: 95 Points
This really came together nicely with age. At a great stage right now with beautiful warm aromatic: some tar, licorice, black pudding, bbq sauce, Berlin-style curry-sausage. Delicious and interesting
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1/16/2022 - Geaux Tigers Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Italian Cab Franc Cage Match
‘16 Paleo vs ‘08 Duemani
The Paleo delivered a 30 second KO. The Duemani had a glass jaw.
Opened and into the decanter. Lots of dirt on the cork. Bricking on the edges. At first, it smelled like an old musty gym shoe. Clearly airtime was required.
Poured a quick glass after about 20 minutes in the nose was all earth— dirt, cedar, graphite, pencil lead, dried plums, walnut spice cake, molasses. The primary notes are gone.
On the palate, This isn’t giving much and is giving even less fruit —let’s see what an hour in the decanter will do. It did nothing, zilch, nada.
This reminded we of an old BDX that lost its fruit. The two prior notes appear on point. This bottle confirmed my suspicions that these hit prime time at 5-10 yrs and fall off thereafter. YMMV
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1/30/2021 - OttawaB wrote: 85 Points
Disappointed. IMO it did not age well. Blackberries, blackcherries, overlaid with molasses. Medium length fatty feeling finish.
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10/8/2020 - pinotpounder Does not like this wine: 82 Points
82 points
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