This bottle may have been corked. In the glass, it had a very strong scent of coffee grinds and a bit of chocolate. But not in a "this is great - it smells like coffee and chocolate!". It had more of a burned coffee grinds smell which was off-putting. I made it through one glass and will try it again tonight to see if anything changes after a day of air. I'm a big fan of Freemark Abbey so this bottle came as a surprise.
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Deep, indigo in color. Some plum on the nose. Blackberry, cassis, a hint of licorice and coffee on the palate. A touch of sweetness on the finish. Full bodied with well integrated tannins.
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Deep purple - red with crimson rim. Floral nose, pencil box, tobacco. Smooth, slightly sweet, decent fruit. Little tertiary development. Medium long finish with strong tannins.
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12/31/2023 - Kluedeman wrote:
Was still great NYE 2023. Good structure and adequate tannins
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1/8/2021 - wythes wrote: flawed
This bottle may have been corked. In the glass, it had a very strong scent of coffee grinds and a bit of chocolate. But not in a "this is great - it smells like coffee and chocolate!". It had more of a burned coffee grinds smell which was off-putting. I made it through one glass and will try it again tonight to see if anything changes after a day of air. I'm a big fan of Freemark Abbey so this bottle came as a surprise.
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1/1/2020 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 88 Points
Deep, indigo in color. Some plum on the nose. Blackberry, cassis, a hint of licorice and coffee on the palate. A touch of sweetness on the finish. Full bodied with well integrated tannins.
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9/13/2019 - Ralphie1 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Not as good as I had hoped.
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4/2/2019 - Atwellian wrote: 89 Points
Deep purple - red with crimson rim. Floral nose, pencil box, tobacco. Smooth, slightly sweet, decent fruit. Little tertiary development. Medium long finish with strong tannins.
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