My second bottle confirms the first was indeed flawed. This bottle showed beautiful, layered cherry fruit on the nose, with hints of cooked rhubarb, cherry liquor and light underbrush. All of that followed through to the palate. In a great spot now.
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Fairly certain this bottle was marred by VA. While it blew off to an extent, I found the bottle simply ok, while my wife found it undrinkable. With air it showed high-toned cherry fruit with some sawdust and a bit of funk on the nose, with a rather shrill, acidic finish. Too bad.
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Very,very similar to my note from 2+ yrs ago , but the wine is starting to fade.Only good this time. Drink up.Strangely enough I kept half a cup for the next night , and he wine was much sweeter but hadn't turned or faded any.
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I ended up cooking with this bottle... a role in which it was wonderful. But as a wine to drink it has lost its charm, at least for me. It comes off as faded, a bit sweet, and the nose has a strange aroma of decaying leaves that didn’t dissipate even with air. I won’t rate it, but in my view it wasn’t flawed, just past its drinking window.
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7/21/2023 - JCGuthrie wrote: 94 Points
My second bottle confirms the first was indeed flawed. This bottle showed beautiful, layered cherry fruit on the nose, with hints of cooked rhubarb, cherry liquor and light underbrush. All of that followed through to the palate. In a great spot now.
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4/10/2023 - jkwatson Likes this wine: 92 Points
Much much better on day two!
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8/23/2022 - JCGuthrie wrote:
Fairly certain this bottle was marred by VA. While it blew off to an extent, I found the bottle simply ok, while my wife found it undrinkable. With air it showed high-toned cherry fruit with some sawdust and a bit of funk on the nose, with a rather shrill, acidic finish. Too bad.
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1/16/2022 - jsebiri wrote:
Very,very similar to my note from 2+ yrs ago , but the wine is starting to fade.Only good this time. Drink up.Strangely enough I kept half a cup for the next night , and he wine was much sweeter but hadn't turned or faded any.
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2/22/2021 - KPB wrote:
I ended up cooking with this bottle... a role in which it was wonderful. But as a wine to drink it has lost its charm, at least for me. It comes off as faded, a bit sweet, and the nose has a strange aroma of decaying leaves that didn’t dissipate even with air. I won’t rate it, but in my view it wasn’t flawed, just past its drinking window.
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