We've drank a few of these and have 1 left - and this bottle was fabulous. Maybe the time in the bottle has finally peaked but this was a tremendous wine. Dark fruit, well balanced, the acidity was a touch strong on the long finish. Loved this bottle.
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I had this with a pizza of four cheeses, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and anchovies--an odd pairing, I know, but my wife was away, and this wine and all of the above foods are things that I love. Afterward, I fell asleep on the couch watching TV and awoke at about 1:30. There was a swallow of the wine left in my glass, and I drank it while walking to the kitchen. I was gobsmacked with the cedary Cabernet goodness of it!
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First night, a bit closed and disjointed, which is how I remember this wine, but this bottle really opened up well after 24 hrs. Still dominated by oak and vanillins but much softer dark fruits and medium long finish on night 2 that just didn't show on first night. Probably 87 on 1st night and 90 on second.
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8/28/2019 - Wremmer wrote: 92 Points
Ink colored pour. Rich deep blackberry , plum and cassis.
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11/4/2016 - Barry Raterink Likes this wine: 94 Points
We've drank a few of these and have 1 left - and this bottle was fabulous. Maybe the time in the bottle has finally peaked but this was a tremendous wine. Dark fruit, well balanced, the acidity was a touch strong on the long finish. Loved this bottle.
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12/7/2015 - twfwinedude Likes this wine:
This is our last bottle of the 2011. Very good with dark cassis fruit and a smooth finish.
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10/30/2015 - twfwinedude Likes this wine:
I had this with a pizza of four cheeses, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and anchovies--an odd pairing, I know, but my wife was away, and this wine and all of the above foods are things that I love. Afterward, I fell asleep on the couch watching TV and awoke at about 1:30. There was a swallow of the wine left in my glass, and I drank it while walking to the kitchen. I was gobsmacked with the cedary Cabernet goodness of it!
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4/22/2015 - floating_cellar wrote: 90 Points
First night, a bit closed and disjointed, which is how I remember this wine, but this bottle really opened up well after 24 hrs. Still dominated by oak and vanillins but much softer dark fruits and medium long finish on night 2 that just didn't show on first night. Probably 87 on 1st night and 90 on second.
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