Impervious colour. Liquorice, tobacco and wood or herbs. Very complex and though 15 years old still very youthful with plenty of tannins and medium acidity. The full body profile is still rather elegant and balanced. Tertiary notes over fruit. Lengthy finish. Drink or keep.
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For a vitner I'm not familiar with, this was a very pleasant surprise. Maybe that's why Napa is chic. A very smooth wine with a great nose, beautiful fruit that pairs really well with food, and a lingering if delicate finish. Glad I bought some years ago.
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Sort of a battle going on here between Robert Parker 88 and AG's 95. It clearly is not at 88 wine IMHO. Nice fruit, good attack and very respectable finish. If I owned more, then I would drink it soon. Probably has a few more years of life left before its inevitable decline.
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2/16/2024 - tobyc Likes this wine: 92 Points
Impervious colour. Liquorice, tobacco and wood or herbs. Very complex and though 15 years old still very youthful with plenty of tannins and medium acidity. The full body profile is still rather elegant and balanced. Tertiary notes over fruit. Lengthy finish. Drink or keep.
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9/27/2020 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 93 Points
For a vitner I'm not familiar with, this was a very pleasant surprise. Maybe that's why Napa is chic. A very smooth wine with a great nose, beautiful fruit that pairs really well with food, and a lingering if delicate finish. Glad I bought some years ago.
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12/22/2018 - 1961Vintage wrote: 90 Points
Needed a 30 minute decant. Very one dimensional. Oaky and flabby. Disappointing for sure given cache and pp.
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3/23/2018 - fastcar888 wrote: 92 Points
Sort of a battle going on here between Robert Parker 88 and AG's 95. It clearly is not at 88 wine IMHO. Nice fruit, good attack and very respectable finish. If I owned more, then I would drink it soon. Probably has a few more years of life left before its inevitable decline.
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1/3/2017 - Verney-carron wrote: 92 Points
Full bodied. Long finish. Opened yesterday and delicious tonight.
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