I hate to be out of line here but this wine was really quite average. Even with several hours of decanting, just very little bouquet. Unremarkable on the palate also. Got rocked by a 2011 Bordeaux tonight. The last thing I would have expected from a Stillman wine. Maybe heading into a dumb phase??
Very disappointed.
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Good, but taken from a recent shipment that maybe needs to rest a while - not as good as the bottle I drank a few weeks ago which had been resting in my cellar for a year.
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Wow. This is just getting better and better. Inky dark purple in the glass, almost opaque. PnP, complicated nose with some dark fruit, spice, some floral glue mineral playdoh thing? So bold on the palate, fantastic mix of spices, dark fruit, assaulting tannins/alcohol, but please, assault me. I am yours. I want to see how this evolves over 24 hours, but I can't stop myself from drinking the whole thing. It's an animal.
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7/13/2020 - nfurlong Likes this wine: 89 Points
A bit old in the tooth, but still showing some kick.
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4/26/2015 - Zo65 wrote: 81 Points
I hate to be out of line here but this wine was really quite average. Even with several hours of decanting, just very little bouquet. Unremarkable on the palate also. Got rocked by a 2011 Bordeaux tonight. The last thing I would have expected from a Stillman wine. Maybe heading into a dumb phase??
Very disappointed.
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2/14/2014 - mmccull wrote: 91 Points
Very nice wine. Pours extremely dark. Taste of salt, red fruits and ending with vanilla. Smooth but not velvety. Alcohol has a presence.
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1/4/2014 - blakel Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good, but taken from a recent shipment that maybe needs to rest a while - not as good as the bottle I drank a few weeks ago which had been resting in my cellar for a year.
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12/12/2013 - blakel Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow. This is just getting better and better. Inky dark purple in the glass, almost opaque. PnP, complicated nose with some dark fruit, spice, some floral glue mineral playdoh thing? So bold on the palate, fantastic mix of spices, dark fruit, assaulting tannins/alcohol, but please, assault me. I am yours. I want to see how this evolves over 24 hours, but I can't stop myself from drinking the whole thing. It's an animal.
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