Decanted the 2007 last night for only 20 mins. Beautiful inky color, bouquet of red fruits, baked plums, wild blueberries, a hint of cinnamon stick and star anise. Velvety tannins. The mouth feel is immense and remains quite opulent. The wine lingered on my palate for well over a minute. There is a sumptuous element to this wine that makes you want more. Paired perfectly with a Porterhouse. An ethereal wine experience for sure.
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Purple to the rim. Tons of upfront fruit a Lush mouthfeel with a long finish. Some tannins to resolve This has years of life left. Will drink my 2006 and 2005 before this one
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Yes, this is pretty well made, yet very typical and starting its decline...Its showing the slightest signs of aging and I don't think more time will do it good. Not looking too forward to the 2 out of 3 remaining. A regretful buy given the cost. DRINK
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Very good but not Outstanding. Was hoping for more given the vintage and the price. Deep purple color. Decanted for 6 hours on first night and had a glass on the second day. Very smooth on finish with still a lot of fruit.
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3/20/2024 - Perfect Palate wrote: 97 Points
Decanted the 2007 last night for only 20 mins. Beautiful inky color, bouquet of red fruits, baked plums, wild blueberries, a hint of cinnamon stick and star anise. Velvety tannins. The mouth feel is immense and remains quite opulent. The wine lingered on my palate for well over a minute. There is a sumptuous element to this wine that makes you want more. Paired perfectly with a Porterhouse. An ethereal wine experience for sure.
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11/18/2023 - bobh22314 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Purple to the rim. Tons of upfront fruit a Lush mouthfeel with a long finish. Some tannins to resolve This has years of life left. Will drink my 2006 and 2005 before this one
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5/5/2019 - Purple Tooth wrote: 92 Points
Yes, this is pretty well made, yet very typical and starting its decline...Its showing the slightest signs of aging and I don't think more time will do it good. Not looking too forward to the 2 out of 3 remaining. A regretful buy given the cost. DRINK
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11/21/2017 - Markie_Sharkie wrote: 92 Points
Very good but not Outstanding. Was hoping for more given the vintage and the price. Deep purple color. Decanted for 6 hours on first night and had a glass on the second day. Very smooth on finish with still a lot of fruit.
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4/15/2017 - Tahoejr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very Good but Not Great. Was expecting a bit more given the price. Tasted much like a Frank cab but not significantly better.
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