Decanted for 3 hours and enjoyed with family for two more. Most of the black and red fruit has long faded, but that classic Rutherford flavor and layering of graphite, espresso and leather are still going strong. Deeply concentrated plum color and aromatic bouquet still there to greet you upon opening, too. She has matured and was a bit better a couple years back but still has some giddy-up!
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Cork broke on extraction, should have used my ah-so. The cork showed some signs of dry rot. Decanted a few hours, then drank over the next 48. Initial tastings showed some oxidation, but later testings did not. In any case, this wine appears to be losing it's fruit, I think it's on the downhill side of life. Aromatics are fairly soft, too, so in the long run, the wine was enjoyable, though diluted. Drink up.
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Multiple tastings with consistent notes. Decanted about 15 minutes and consumed over the next 24 hours. Really opened up after about an hour. Dark fruit on the front end. Seems to be fading on the finish.
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12/17/2023 - Caveman-Rob Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted for 3 hours and enjoyed with family for two more. Most of the black and red fruit has long faded, but that classic Rutherford flavor and layering of graphite, espresso and leather are still going strong. Deeply concentrated plum color and aromatic bouquet still there to greet you upon opening, too. She has matured and was a bit better a couple years back but still has some giddy-up!
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12/11/2021 - Sparty1983 Likes this wine:
Paired well with NY Strips
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1/8/2020 - webbaker wrote: 90 Points
Cork broke on extraction, should have used my ah-so. The cork showed some signs of dry rot. Decanted a few hours, then drank over the next 48. Initial tastings showed some oxidation, but later testings did not. In any case, this wine appears to be losing it's fruit, I think it's on the downhill side of life. Aromatics are fairly soft, too, so in the long run, the wine was enjoyable, though diluted. Drink up.
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2/24/2018 - webbaker Likes this wine: 94 Points
Multiple tastings with consistent notes. Decanted about 15 minutes and consumed over the next 24 hours. Really opened up after about an hour. Dark fruit on the front end. Seems to be fading on the finish.
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8/24/2017 - Brett wrote: 92 Points
Very good wine!
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