2009 Obsidian Vineyard The Obsidian

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  4/15/2017 - Ianjaig Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Beautiful. Leather on the nose? Smooth, velvety finish with vanilla prevalent. In a great drinking window.

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  2/6/2016 - rossi.wine wrote: 91 Points

  A bit of evolution towards the rim. Open and expressive on the nose, quite sweet with notes of plums, cassis, liquorice, menthol, forest notes, cloves, tobacco. On the palate fresh, good grip, quiet savoury and spicy. There is good fruit, but towards the finish it's a little dying and lacking a bit of stuffing and generousity. Nice length. Very good overall. Drink or keep. 90-92

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  1/25/2014 - Lijmes Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Garnet shade with ruby rim. Opulent perfume of tobacco, with lifted notes of cassis & a consistent overtone of plums. Some spicy vanilla oak may be detected, making the nose of the wine outstanding and exquisite. Lightly sweet on entrance, medium body with medium tannin. A complex dusty transition, held together by a good structure from from start to finish. The wine ends off lightly dry, leafy and with a good lengthy finish. Overall a good wine that fulfills the technical criteria. However it lacks a finesse that will make it a great wine.
  *Tried it the next day and this wine is gorgeous. The transition has transformed into a silky smooth mouthfeel, full of complexity and elegance. Beautiful finish minus the leafy character detected the day before. This wine needs a fair bit of decanting before consuming.

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