Wow...for the price I am very happy! I drank the bottle over the course of 5+ hours. As it opened up, it got even better. Lots of coffee and raspberry, with some chocolate. Started with a high amount of alcohol, which blew off over time. Paired wonderfully with ribeye and brandy peppercorn sauce. Not much oak.A little bit of vanilla presented over time.
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Much better than the last bottle. This definitely needed time in cellar to resolve all that oakiness. This bottle was balanced with dark chocolate and coffee notes, dry and full on the palate and a good match with a middle eastern lamb stew.
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5/12/2012 - dfitzg2 wrote: 88 Points
Taken as past prmie, this was excellent. Deep, rich color, great nose, smooth from start to finish. Wish I had moer!
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1/4/2012 - meinkep wrote: flawed
Flawed. Cork was disintegrating despite the wine having been cellared.
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7/10/2010 - scottmlew wrote: 88 Points
Wow...for the price I am very happy! I drank the bottle over the course of 5+ hours. As it opened up, it got even better. Lots of coffee and raspberry, with some chocolate. Started with a high amount of alcohol, which blew off over time. Paired wonderfully with ribeye and brandy peppercorn sauce. Not much oak.A little bit of vanilla presented over time.
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11/13/2008 - IlonaN wrote: 87 Points
Much better than the last bottle. This definitely needed time in cellar to resolve all that oakiness. This bottle was balanced with dark chocolate and coffee notes, dry and full on the palate and a good match with a middle eastern lamb stew.
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2/10/2008 - Chris Robertson wrote: 85 Points
Tasted a bit harsh and rough. Nose was very weak and did not have a lasting smell. Tasted slightly bitter.
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