Upon opening found it to be past prime and bitter, but some lingering complexity that came out a couple nights later. Decided to experiment and blended with a younger wine (Stump Jump - a Rhone blend of Grenache, Shiraz, mouvedre) and all was well for subsequent meals of steak and pizza.
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Ready to drink, though will last. Not a modern over-extracted style (which is generally not to my taste), but sadly, just unrelentingly dull. Good colour, murky nose, unimproved by food or on the second night.
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I know it was recommended to drink before 2004, but we have just drunk this lovely botte of wine with steak and mushrooms and it was great! Very smooth, tasty - needs a good 2 hours breathing
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5/20/2012 - cellarkitty wrote: 84 Points
Upon opening found it to be past prime and bitter, but some lingering complexity that came out a couple nights later. Decided to experiment and blended with a younger wine (Stump Jump - a Rhone blend of Grenache, Shiraz, mouvedre) and all was well for subsequent meals of steak and pizza.
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7/9/2011 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 84 Points
Ready to drink, though will last. Not a modern over-extracted style (which is generally not to my taste), but sadly, just unrelentingly dull. Good colour, murky nose, unimproved by food or on the second night.
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4/5/2008 - coombsadam wrote:
I know it was recommended to drink before 2004, but we have just drunk this lovely botte of wine with steak and mushrooms and it was great! Very smooth, tasty - needs a good 2 hours breathing
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