Super ripe nose with some secondary sweet tobacco notes
Palate is silky smooth, very rich, low acidity leaves it feeling a little flabby on the mid to late palate. Feels a little past its prime Not very interesting I think the new winemaker has improved this wine a lot
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Drank from cellar. 38th wedding anniversary with Crystal. Spice oak nose. Dark purple. Dry bitter presentation oak vanilla finish with no fruit. Past prime. 2/10.
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Still holding up great...opens with dark cherry and plum, with creamy vanilla (100% new french oak, 20 months). Well balanced and silky. Medium to full body. This is what you need to keep you warm this winter!
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4/28/2023 - hiker_guy wrote:
Super ripe nose with some secondary sweet tobacco notes
Palate is silky smooth, very rich, low acidity leaves it feeling a little flabby on the mid to late palate.
Feels a little past its prime
Not very interesting
I think the new winemaker has improved this wine a lot
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10/2/2020 - RDB Wine wrote: flawed
Drank from cellar. 38th wedding anniversary with Crystal. Spice oak nose. Dark purple. Dry bitter presentation oak vanilla finish with no fruit. Past prime. 2/10.
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6/5/2020 - WAWINEFAN wrote: 92 Points
This is a great wine - still drinking beautifully after 10 years.
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11/27/2018 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still holding up great...opens with dark cherry and plum, with creamy vanilla (100% new french oak, 20 months). Well balanced and silky. Medium to full body. This is what you need to keep you warm this winter!
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4/6/2018 - jackiefeld Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lots of sediment, eg chewy, but tastes great!
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