A little past its prime. Still respectable and drinkable with a nice bit of fruit. However, the structure was gone. Mostly ref/purple with no brown. A little chewy after being open for over an hour.
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Bill's Monthly Lunch - November 2011 (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – deep red core showing some age at the rim. Sweeter nose with notes of mint that had some similar characteristics to a ripe middle aged Bordeaux but after a taste this was clearly not claret. Sweet and ripe black fruit on the palate with quite a bit of acidity and soft tannins. A nice wine that can be drunk now but may improve with a few more years. Good. 87+
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Blackberry and currant nose, lots of dark fruits all over the palate with a good long finish. Very good structure and this is a big wine that is delicious and filled with dark fruits from start to finish.
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A little sweet, but good blackberry and blackcurrant fruit coming into its own. Given I got it for half price, v good qpr. Last bottle - 1 corked, one average, two as good as this one. That's heat damage for you.
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5/19/2017 - bradfriedlander Likes this wine: 85 Points
A little past its prime. Still respectable and drinkable with a nice bit of fruit. However, the structure was gone. Mostly ref/purple with no brown. A little chewy after being open for over an hour.
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11/10/2011 - godx wrote: 87 Points
Bill's Monthly Lunch - November 2011 (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – deep red core showing some age at the rim. Sweeter nose with notes of mint that had some similar characteristics to a ripe middle aged Bordeaux but after a taste this was clearly not claret. Sweet and ripe black fruit on the palate with quite a bit of acidity and soft tannins. A nice wine that can be drunk now but may improve with a few more years. Good. 87+
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1/30/2011 - RandyC wrote: 91 Points
Blackberry and currant nose, lots of dark fruits all over the palate with a good long finish. Very good structure and this is a big wine that is delicious and filled with dark fruits from start to finish.
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2/15/2010 - dje69 wrote: 90 Points
A little sweet, but good blackberry and blackcurrant fruit coming into its own. Given I got it for half price, v good qpr. Last bottle - 1 corked, one average, two as good as this one. That's heat damage for you.
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