Needed a long six-hour decant to open up. Was very tight and one-dimensional after even a couple of hours of air, but gradually opened up to reveal pleasant cherry notes with hints of tar and tobacco. Not sure if this will improve any further but should hold up for many more years with the right storage conditions. Overall, happy with this $45 back vintage purchase via K&L.
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Garnet in color. Opens with tobacco and earthy nose. After time in the decanter, tobacco was less pronounced and black cherry and earth were the notes on the nose. Black cherry and plum flavors, Good wine in very approachable stage right now.
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Burgundy plum color. Strawberry front notes. Complex ashy flavors that follow. Opened for 45 minutes and opened nicely. Enjoyed with bronzino not your “classic” pairing but was delicious and enjoyed immensely
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cherry fruit drives this wine, but the structure and the earth notes are what really is evident. A bit of espresso and licorice as well as a bit of leather make it interesting. Drinking well and should last for at least a couple more years, likely longer.
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1/29/2024 - Art_Vandelay1 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Needed a long six-hour decant to open up. Was very tight and one-dimensional after even a couple of hours of air, but gradually opened up to reveal pleasant cherry notes with hints of tar and tobacco. Not sure if this will improve any further but should hold up for many more years with the right storage conditions. Overall, happy with this $45 back vintage purchase via K&L.
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10/16/2022 - KSWinegeek wrote: 91 Points
Garnet in color. Opens with tobacco and earthy nose. After time in the decanter, tobacco was less pronounced and black cherry and earth were the notes on the nose. Black cherry and plum flavors, Good wine in very approachable stage right now.
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11/22/2021 - whudock Likes this wine: 92 Points
deeper and more refined than the last bottle, but taste notes are identical. The wine is reaching peak.
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7/23/2021 - Docemann5 wrote: 92 Points
Burgundy plum color. Strawberry front notes. Complex ashy flavors that follow. Opened for 45 minutes and opened nicely. Enjoyed with bronzino not your “classic” pairing but was delicious and enjoyed immensely
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4/12/2021 - whudock Likes this wine: 90 Points
cherry fruit drives this wine, but the structure and the earth notes are what really is evident. A bit of espresso and licorice as well as a bit of leather make it interesting. Drinking well and should last for at least a couple more years, likely longer.
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