Still has some reasonably nice color. In fact its a very pretty ruby red with a core of purple. There is not a ton going on in the nose but its showing some reasonalble cassis and cigar box aromatics with maybe a slight touch of VA. Their is still some really nice sweet fruit on the palate as well as some soft tannins. Its much better than I had hoped.
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An excellent, virtually flawless meritage. The tannins in the front of the mouth were still holding strong, and the smoothness of age showed very well. By my guess, this wine is at peak - it should still be good for a couple of years. Like most Hess wines, drinks as if it were a much more expensive wine.
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2/26/2008 - Johann Von Mastiff wrote: 89 Points
Still has some reasonably nice color. In fact its a very pretty ruby red with a core of purple. There is not a ton going on in the nose but its showing some reasonalble cassis and cigar box aromatics with maybe a slight touch of VA. Their is still some really nice sweet fruit on the palate as well as some soft tannins. Its much better than I had hoped.
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12/10/2006 - Mallards wrote: 92 Points
An excellent, virtually flawless meritage. The tannins in the front of the mouth were still holding strong, and the smoothness of age showed very well. By my guess, this wine is at peak - it should still be good for a couple of years. Like most Hess wines, drinks as if it were a much more expensive wine.
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11/1/2002 - chris_3 wrote: 70 Points
Not intended for aging, no fruit mature tannins awful the second day threw out 6
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11/3/2000 - chris_3 wrote: 80 Points
8 somewhat complex multilayered lacks fruit
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