The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry and strawberry jam. The body is light/medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium.
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Getting long in the tooth, but still round and flavorful, with a medium-long finish. Needs a good decant at this point, and agree with those that say to let it warm a bit and settle in the glass before enjoying. Delicious.
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Decanted 1 hour. Fine, silky body, smoky aroma. Best at the end of dinner, about 3 hours after decant. Not a big wine but elegant. Oxidized a bit 2nd day, so drink up.
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Might have waited too long on this. I’ve enjoyed most of the 2011s, but fruit was more faded than I expected. An earlier note by me some years ago noted a roasted quality. Didn’t get that, but this overall was just ok. Modest nose, muted fruit. This was a cooler year obviously and wines that embraced that and went for a lighter touch were rewarded. First 2011 in a while for me, so maybe this is how they are rounding out. Shoulda had with food, but this was gone by the time dinner came around! Drink up!
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12/19/2023 - ffjxc Likes this wine: 91 Points
The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry and strawberry jam.
The body is light/medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium.
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12/5/2023 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 91 Points
Getting long in the tooth, but still round and flavorful, with a medium-long finish. Needs a good decant at this point, and agree with those that say to let it warm a bit and settle in the glass before enjoying. Delicious.
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11/27/2021 - daveste Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted 1 hour. Fine, silky body, smoky aroma. Best at the end of dinner, about 3 hours after decant. Not a big wine but elegant. Oxidized a bit 2nd day, so drink up.
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2/27/2021 - blaine wrote: 88 Points
Might have waited too long on this. I’ve enjoyed most of the 2011s, but fruit was more faded than I expected. An earlier note by me some years ago noted a roasted quality. Didn’t get that, but this overall was just ok. Modest nose, muted fruit. This was a cooler year obviously and wines that embraced that and went for a lighter touch were rewarded. First 2011 in a while for me, so maybe this is how they are rounding out. Shoulda had with food, but this was gone by the time dinner came around! Drink up!
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2/24/2021 - wabi47 Likes this wine: 90 Points
lighter color and body than i recall; nice, albeit fading mixed red fruit, garrigue and some herb; good acidity, but the structure is fading
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