We aerated this baby first.... Nice deep color dark berry notes on the nose- first sip quite woody then black berry cassis notes. Did I ever say I adore Thirthy Bench wines?! This is simply a perfect Merlot, I bet it could age some more but I do not have anymore in my cellar.... returning to my glass now... !
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This Thirty Bench wine started off very slowly with simple aromas of oak and cassis ... But the palate shows so much more, and it layered it all in slowly but surely: a pleasant dark fruit start, then 30 mins later it seems to be very oak oriented, another 20 minutes pass and a fruit explosion occurs plus vanilla shows up too; then the juiciness start to emerge and this wine just takes off. On the finish a spicy / peppery nuance begins to creep in all the while adding in elements of coffee bean and under-brush. What a beauty this is.
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5/31/2019 - BBoulais Likes this wine: 90 Points
We aerated this baby first.... Nice deep color dark berry notes on the nose- first sip quite woody then black berry cassis notes. Did I ever say I adore Thirthy Bench wines?! This is simply a perfect Merlot, I bet it could age some more but I do not have anymore in my cellar.... returning to my glass now... !
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11/25/2017 - owr Likes this wine: 91 Points
This Thirty Bench wine started off very slowly with simple aromas of oak and cassis ... But the palate shows so much more, and it layered it all in slowly but surely: a pleasant dark fruit start, then 30 mins later it seems to be very oak oriented, another 20 minutes pass and a fruit explosion occurs plus vanilla shows up too; then the juiciness start to emerge and this wine just takes off. On the finish a spicy / peppery nuance begins to creep in all the while adding in elements of coffee bean and under-brush. What a beauty this is.
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10/24/2015 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
Very nice. Lots of brambly fruit structure with slight mocha notes. Balanced. Nice savory seductive finish. Quality.
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5/13/2013 - jaroy28 wrote:
Rich red meat and lamb chop grille
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