The wine is drinking absolutely beautifully - full weight, great flavors with seamless structure across the palate. It has the fruit and weight to pair with all kinds of foods-even the richest dishes of winter. Can hold.
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Popped and poured, consumed over 2 hours. Nose: Medium expressiveness, black cherry, blueberry, cinnamon, spice, and dark flowers - violets. Palate: Medium bodied, spicy dark red fruit attack, nice mineral component, big acidic backbone on which the spicy fruit boldly rides thru the mid-palate all the way to the backend. Great length here as the finish starts strong and lingers for 30+ seconds. A great RRV from an underappreciated producer.
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Popped one hour before first pour, consumed over four hours. Nose: Medium expressiveness, spicy dark red fruit - black cherry and cranberry, and black pepper. Palate: Medium full bodied, great balance, lovely spicy red fruit attack, holds up well thru the mid-palate, shows some nice creaminess in the back-end. Finish: Medium-plus length sense of spicy red fruit and cola.
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2/1/2015 - gbalsamo Likes this wine:
The wine is drinking absolutely beautifully - full weight, great flavors with seamless structure across the palate. It has the fruit and weight to pair with all kinds of foods-even the richest dishes of winter. Can hold.
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1/31/2014 - prasm Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped and poured, consumed over 2 hours. Nose: Medium expressiveness, black cherry, blueberry, cinnamon, spice, and dark flowers - violets. Palate: Medium bodied, spicy dark red fruit attack, nice mineral component, big acidic backbone on which the spicy fruit boldly rides thru the mid-palate all the way to the backend. Great length here as the finish starts strong and lingers for 30+ seconds. A great RRV from an underappreciated producer.
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1/4/2013 - prasm wrote: 92 Points
Popped one hour before first pour, consumed over four hours. Nose: Medium expressiveness, spicy dark red fruit - black cherry and cranberry, and black pepper. Palate: Medium full bodied, great balance, lovely spicy red fruit attack, holds up well thru the mid-palate, shows some nice creaminess in the back-end. Finish: Medium-plus length sense of spicy red fruit and cola.
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