This is likely over the hill. I can sorta see the smoke and bramble and stewed plum notes others ave described but there isn't much daylight between that all even after a couple of nights open. It is palpable with food but just barely. The tertiary notes and raisinness have taken over. Looks I held this one top long.
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This needed a little time to decant and open up. Plum, tobacco, vanilla, and raisins on the nose. A tasty balance of dark berry fruit, oak, and graphite on the palate. Paired extremely well with savory food. Drink now.
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A profound, smokey, leathery nose with an intriguing aromatic note like sandalwood. Beautiful palate with a gorgeous, silky texture, and a very sweet impression. I wonder if some might find it too sweet or perhaps a bit overripe. I find it wonderful, and feel it rewarded every day's patience as it aged in my cellar.
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1/27/2022 - YuriyG wrote:
This is likely over the hill. I can sorta see the smoke and bramble and stewed plum notes others ave described but there isn't much daylight between that all even after a couple of nights open. It is palpable with food but just barely. The tertiary notes and raisinness have taken over. Looks I held this one top long.
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1/18/2021 - rbrater Likes this wine: 91 Points
This needed a little time to decant and open up. Plum, tobacco, vanilla, and raisins on the nose. A tasty balance of dark berry fruit, oak, and graphite on the palate. Paired extremely well with savory food. Drink now.
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6/17/2019 - pdbender Likes this wine: 92 Points
A dense, brooding wine. Smoke, leather and tar flavors dominate being offset by gobs of black, briary fruit.
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12/25/2017 - biggie wrote:
With Christmas Dinner - roast beef
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7/5/2017 - terry j Likes this wine: 93 Points
A profound, smokey, leathery nose with an intriguing aromatic note like sandalwood. Beautiful palate with a gorgeous, silky texture, and a very sweet impression. I wonder if some might find it too sweet or perhaps a bit overripe. I find it wonderful, and feel it rewarded every day's patience as it aged in my cellar.
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