In addition to two Chateau Lafitte, one of the top three wines I've ever tasted. Thick layer of sediment in bottle and cloudy in the glass. Beautiful garnet color. Distinctly fruity nose (raisins?), reminding one of a fine Port. So bursting with jammy fruit that it almost tastes sweet. Tannins are just a nice frame. Zesty, lingering finish. A complete joy.
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Drinking well. Flavors have well mixed, mild rusting to fruitiness, dry, balanced. My bottle certainly did not have of the sweetness commented by a couple of other CTers. Great wine.
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Big black fruit still in the bottle. Next time I will use a finer strainer for the dusty sediment. Tons of fresh blackberries, blueberries, leather, and vanilla.
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I've been sitting on this bottle for close to two decades (for no good reason, mind you). My last of three bottles. Shared it with @Chateau de Farmer. I was expecting it to be vinegar and absolutely undrinkable, and was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.
Similar tasting notes as @41HIJINX -- Deep garnet color with noticeable browning at the edge. Inside of bottle coated with a sticky layer of sediment. Tasted more like a port than a zin -- extremely sweet, but not syrupy. Notes of raisin and dried prunes. Tannins are velvety and hardly noticeable. Well past its peak, but still interesting to try and very drinkable. More of a dessert wine now though.
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Low neck fill. "..a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Carignane." Deep garnet color in glass with faint browning. Tons of ripe fruit on palate which balances the 15.1% alcohol. Inside of bottle coated with sludge! Absolutely at peak.
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6/18/2022 - AngusRocks Likes this wine: 98 Points
In addition to two Chateau Lafitte, one of the top three wines I've ever tasted. Thick layer of sediment in bottle and cloudy in the glass. Beautiful garnet color. Distinctly fruity nose (raisins?), reminding one of a fine Port. So bursting with jammy fruit that it almost tastes sweet. Tannins are just a nice frame. Zesty, lingering finish. A complete joy.
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6/19/2020 - SWHighlander Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking well. Flavors have well mixed, mild rusting to fruitiness, dry, balanced. My bottle certainly did not have of the sweetness commented by a couple of other CTers. Great wine.
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12/5/2019 - ChateauLaFeet wrote: 92 Points
Big black fruit still in the bottle. Next time I will use a finer strainer for the dusty sediment. Tons of fresh blackberries, blueberries, leather, and vanilla.
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9/17/2019 - Big Juicy Red Likes this wine:
I've been sitting on this bottle for close to two decades (for no good reason, mind you). My last of three bottles. Shared it with @Chateau de Farmer. I was expecting it to be vinegar and absolutely undrinkable, and was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.
Similar tasting notes as @41HIJINX -- Deep garnet color with noticeable browning at the edge. Inside of bottle coated with a sticky layer of sediment. Tasted more like a port than a zin -- extremely sweet, but not syrupy. Notes of raisin and dried prunes. Tannins are velvety and hardly noticeable. Well past its peak, but still interesting to try and very drinkable. More of a dessert wine now though.
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11/18/2018 - 41hijinx Likes this wine: 91 Points
Low neck fill. "..a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Carignane." Deep garnet color in glass with faint browning. Tons of ripe fruit on palate which balances the 15.1% alcohol. Inside of bottle coated with sludge! Absolutely at peak.
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