Maybe I waited too long, maybe it's bottle variation. But this bottle was well past prime. My last bottle was less than a year ago and it was fantastic.
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PnP and it just got better the longer it was opened. Should have read the notes below and decanted. But this was a pleasure to drink from the start. Hard to believe this is over 11 years old. One more bottle left that I plan to hold it for at least another year.
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Based on our previous bottle some 3 months ago, we decanted this bottle for 45 minutes and it showed even better than the previous. The wine was even more integrated and smooth, with the same tasting notes for the nose and palate. The wine will probably continue to hold for some time, but why wait - just give it some air up front and you will be rewarded for your patience.
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Decanted for 20 minutes to the beginning of the meal and 30 minutes would have been better. In the glass it was a dark purple to a lighter rim. Some dark fruit and earth on the nose. The medium to plus bodied palate showed mostly dark red fruits, with some black and blue fruits, some spice, some earth, balancing acidity, and a great finish. A pleasure to drink and no reason to wait. Better than our two previous bottles (3+ years ago) as this wine has nicely integrated any noticeable oak or tannin.
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3/18/2024 - Spookey wrote:
Maybe I waited too long, maybe it's bottle variation. But this bottle was well past prime. My last bottle was less than a year ago and it was fantastic.
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7/3/2023 - Spookey wrote:
PnP and it just got better the longer it was opened. Should have read the notes below and decanted. But this was a pleasure to drink from the start. Hard to believe this is over 11 years old. One more bottle left that I plan to hold it for at least another year.
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5/14/2023 - VlgJeff Likes this wine: 93 Points
Based on our previous bottle some 3 months ago, we decanted this bottle for 45 minutes and it showed even better than the previous. The wine was even more integrated and smooth, with the same tasting notes for the nose and palate. The wine will probably continue to hold for some time, but why wait - just give it some air up front and you will be rewarded for your patience.
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2/19/2023 - VlgJeff Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 20 minutes to the beginning of the meal and 30 minutes would have been better. In the glass it was a dark purple to a lighter rim. Some dark fruit and earth on the nose. The medium to plus bodied palate showed mostly dark red fruits, with some black and blue fruits, some spice, some earth, balancing acidity, and a great finish. A pleasure to drink and no reason to wait.
Better than our two previous bottles (3+ years ago) as this wine has nicely integrated any noticeable oak or tannin.
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11/21/2022 - MiquelWino wrote: flawed
Corked
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