Essentially the same tasting notes as 11/23/2013 that I entered. It has smoothed out just half a click, but still a wild wine that will be a party in your mouth. May be a bit too extracted and high alcohol % for those who like their wine timid and tame. It is aging well, holding up well. Lots of complexity in this blockbuster wine.
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Gary V. would be giving this the oak-monster treatment. Holy vanilla French oak! Espresso (wei monsieur!) and the vanilla dominate this palate coating, delicious, all consuming wine. Tough to tell the true varietal here, but the result is truly impressive in a hugely new world style.
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Essentially the same tasting notes as 11/23/2013 that I entered. It has smoothed out just half a click, but still a wild wine that will be a party in your mouth. May be a bit too extracted and high alcohol % for those who like their wine timid and tame. It is aging well, holding up well. Lots of complexity in this blockbuster wine.
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After 1.5 hrs decant: extremely dark in color (like ink). Smoky oak (but not dominant), blueberry, black currant, black liquorish, tobacco, game meat, earthy mushroom. This is a really big wine. Medium body with medium finish. Drinking great right now! Will keep together for another 3-4 years or so.
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6/25/2016 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 92 Points
Essentially the same tasting notes as 11/23/2013 that I entered. It has smoothed out just half a click, but still a wild wine that will be a party in your mouth. May be a bit too extracted and high alcohol % for those who like their wine timid and tame. It is aging well, holding up well. Lots of complexity in this blockbuster wine.
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7/12/2015 - Mech-E Likes this wine: 93 Points
Gary V. would be giving this the oak-monster treatment. Holy vanilla French oak! Espresso (wei monsieur!) and the vanilla dominate this palate coating, delicious, all consuming wine. Tough to tell the true varietal here, but the result is truly impressive in a hugely new world style.
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6/22/2015 - Z1nnfull wrote: 92 Points
Essentially the same tasting notes as 11/23/2013 that I entered. It has smoothed out just half a click, but still a wild wine that will be a party in your mouth. May be a bit too extracted and high alcohol % for those who like their wine timid and tame. It is aging well, holding up well. Lots of complexity in this blockbuster wine.
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12/1/2014 - ZachF88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
After 1.5 hrs decant: extremely dark in color (like ink). Smoky oak (but not dominant), blueberry, black currant, black liquorish, tobacco, game meat, earthy mushroom. This is a really big wine. Medium body with medium finish. Drinking great right now! Will keep together for another 3-4 years or so.
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