Pop and pour. Actually pulled a bit by accident - thought I was grabbing a 2012. Have really enjoyed the 2011 and 2012 vintages of this wine. Just happened to find a bottle of this 2010 at a retailer and picked it up. Wish I had also popped a 2011 or 2012 for direct comparison. This seemed to have a little more oak, but it had softened quite nicely at this point. Fruit was pretty purple, trending a bit to plum. Medium body. Smooth, medium finish.
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A bit chalky, and with some tannins on opening. It smoothed out a bit on the second evening. Pleasant and clearly better than the Kunde drunk on the same evening.
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Boy is this young. Cranberries, dark berries, baking spices. The palate is bright, almost tart with some coffee notes, dust and wood. This needs to settle down but there's a lot going on here.
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12/12/2021 - ddingley wrote: 93 Points
Drinking well. A big wine with soft tannins, fairly primary with big blue fruit but very enjoyable.
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12/6/2015 - ageverett Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pop and pour. Actually pulled a bit by accident - thought I was grabbing a 2012. Have really enjoyed the 2011 and 2012 vintages of this wine. Just happened to find a bottle of this 2010 at a retailer and picked it up. Wish I had also popped a 2011 or 2012 for direct comparison. This seemed to have a little more oak, but it had softened quite nicely at this point. Fruit was pretty purple, trending a bit to plum. Medium body. Smooth, medium finish.
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9/9/2014 - Wineson Likes this wine: 91 Points
A bit chalky, and with some tannins on opening. It smoothed out a bit on the second evening. Pleasant and clearly better than the Kunde drunk on the same evening.
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3/5/2014 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
Boy is this young. Cranberries, dark berries, baking spices. The palate is bright, almost tart with some coffee notes, dust and wood. This needs to settle down but there's a lot going on here.
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3/3/2014 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
Same as last note but has developed some green pepper and black pepper nuance that I really like. Developing nicely.
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