Something has changed since last bottle. Is it me? Don't think so. This is if anything, more primary, with rich red fruit and some heat being most promentent. Spices, forest floor, etc. seems to have faded into distant background without any secondary interest to compensate. Still with good balance of fruit/structure. But this is either a phase or indicates that it's nearing the end.
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Beginning to brown, definitely showing it's age. Rather unimpressive nose of light but muddy cherry aromas. Palate also tiring a bit, with muddled piquant cherry fruit the most abundant. Given the vineyard and winery I'd have to say this is disappointing. 4-10-12-5: 81/100.
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5/22/2012 - thomaskeil wrote: 87 Points
Something has changed since last bottle. Is it me? Don't think so. This is if anything, more primary, with rich red fruit and some heat being most promentent. Spices, forest floor, etc. seems to have faded into distant background without any secondary interest to compensate. Still with good balance of fruit/structure. But this is either a phase or indicates that it's nearing the end.
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12/26/2011 - dinwiddie wrote: 88 Points
Starting to fall apart, definitely on the downside but still tasty.
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5/2/2011 - MicklethePickle wrote: 81 Points
Beginning to brown, definitely showing it's age. Rather unimpressive nose of light but muddy cherry aromas. Palate also tiring a bit, with muddled piquant cherry fruit the most abundant. Given the vineyard and winery I'd have to say this is disappointing. 4-10-12-5: 81/100.
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12/11/2010 - norsktorsk wrote: 89 Points
Cloudy, nice nose. Yeasty. Enolic.
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9/11/2010 - norsktorsk wrote: 92 Points
Deep rich color holding up nicely. Had with a 97 Willem Selyem Hirsch. Held its own.
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