I was expecting this to be completely dead. Pleasantly surprised to see a pristine cork after using an Ah-so cork puller to open. Deep, slightly cloudy garnet color. Displays medium aromas of old furniture wood, dying red flowers, stewed raspberries, powdered cocoa, cooked cherry, stale tobacco, well worn leather, and old forest floor. Mature, and slightly past peak. Structure well intact and balanced, but clearly fading. Finishes medium minus. At sixteen years, this is good benchmark for the potential longevity of this producer’s wines.
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Nice nose, elegant well balanced wine with nice fruit and secondary flavors with medium finish. Paired great with a beef tenderloin. The wine is still holding and drinking very well.
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I was underwhelmed. It had been several years since my last bottle, and I just remembered the younger vintage as being much better. The wine, at this stage, was too subdued. It was fine. Nothing to be embarrassed about when one serves it. But probably will not improve so may as well drink it up
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10/6/2023 - wmccone54 wrote: 90 Points
I was expecting this to be completely dead. Pleasantly surprised to see a pristine cork after using an Ah-so cork puller to open. Deep, slightly cloudy garnet color. Displays medium aromas of old furniture wood, dying red flowers, stewed raspberries, powdered cocoa, cooked cherry, stale tobacco, well worn leather, and old forest floor. Mature, and slightly past peak. Structure well intact and balanced, but clearly fading. Finishes medium minus. At sixteen years, this is good benchmark for the potential longevity of this producer’s wines.
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4/14/2022 - jzebrack wrote: 85 Points
beyond it's drinking window.
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8/14/2020 - actx wrote: 91 Points
Fading fast. . .drink it if you have it.
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4/21/2019 - D3S Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nice nose, elegant well balanced wine with nice fruit and secondary flavors with medium finish. Paired great with a beef tenderloin. The wine is still holding and drinking very well.
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3/7/2019 - jzebrack Likes this wine: 88 Points
I was underwhelmed.
It had been several years since my last bottle, and I just remembered the younger vintage as being much better.
The wine, at this stage, was too subdued.
It was fine. Nothing to be embarrassed about when one serves it.
But probably will not improve so may as well drink it up
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