Similar to prior notes, but the manure has mellowed out at this point. Rich carmenere fruit with angular structure underneath, and some good earth/bell pepper notes.
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Needed a decant to open up. Strong aromas of peppers in the ripe Carmenere style along with blackberry and black cherry. Medium weight, less extracted and thick than Chilean versions. Herbal finish, mild tannins. Has Carmenere character, but also Italian typicity with more linear, edgy quailities.
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This was a very fun nice bottle. It starts out very barnyardish (in a good way) and as it breathes, it changes over to inky/tar. The palate is that of leather, tar, ink with underlying black fruits. It's hard to find these types of wines for the price. Will buy again.
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Pleasant peppery nose. Black fruit up front, black pepper towards the end and on the finish. Smooth and easy to drink. Tasty overall, although I would have preferred more of the classic carmenere pepper profile. It was there, but subtle.
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7/26/2017 - RockinCabs wrote: 85 Points
Similar to prior notes, but the manure has mellowed out at this point. Rich carmenere fruit with angular structure underneath, and some good earth/bell pepper notes.
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4/23/2016 - Cabfrancophile wrote: 88 Points
Needed a decant to open up. Strong aromas of peppers in the ripe Carmenere style along with blackberry and black cherry. Medium weight, less extracted and thick than Chilean versions. Herbal finish, mild tannins. Has Carmenere character, but also Italian typicity with more linear, edgy quailities.
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10/17/2015 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Fun drinking wine.
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9/29/2015 - jigones Likes this wine: 89 Points
This was a very fun nice bottle. It starts out very barnyardish (in a good way) and as it breathes, it changes over to inky/tar. The palate is that of leather, tar, ink with underlying black fruits. It's hard to find these types of wines for the price. Will buy again.
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12/20/2014 - Jake112380 wrote: 88 Points
Pleasant peppery nose. Black fruit up front, black pepper towards the end and on the finish. Smooth and easy to drink. Tasty overall, although I would have preferred more of the classic carmenere pepper profile. It was there, but subtle.
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