Past its prime. Not terrible but probably 2-3 years past its prime. Tobacco, leather, tar...standard older bordeaux profile. Drink immediately if you have one. it is going to keep getting worse.
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Popped and poured- surprisingly good! I forgot how good their wines were and good value. This did not need long to open up nicely (20 min in the glass). Nice graphite punch up front followed by a very complete balanced wine with a nice finish. Certainly in prime and will not benefit from more age. Should hold here for another 2-3 years. Purchased at the winery in 2017 and stored properly since then.
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I honestly think this one could have used another five years of age, and then a decanter for about 3 hours before anyone touched it. Medium + bodied. Black and blue fruited. Spice box in the middle. Subtle floral in the middle and a bit in the nose. Complex. Sort of leaned out to the finish on account of some really strong toasty tannin that I think is still playing with this one a little bit. Definitely some black pepper on the finish. Can't wait to try this in 2025!
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10/15/2022 - Leinike Likes this wine: 90 Points
Past its prime. Not terrible but probably 2-3 years past its prime. Tobacco, leather, tar...standard older bordeaux profile. Drink immediately if you have one. it is going to keep getting worse.
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6/21/2022 - Azar wrote: 65 Points
Raspberry blackberry oak clove leather nose- cooked berries, clove, grippy tannin, black tea.
I feel like this bottle fell flat & is past it’s time.
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6/8/2020 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured- surprisingly good! I forgot how good their wines were and good value. This did not need long to open up nicely (20 min in the glass). Nice graphite punch up front followed by a very complete balanced wine with a nice finish. Certainly in prime and will not benefit from more age. Should hold here for another 2-3 years. Purchased at the winery in 2017 and stored properly since then.
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11/6/2019 - TSEICKS wrote: 88 Points
Held too long. Lost its zest.
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5/18/2019 - mflesh wrote: 94 Points
I honestly think this one could have used another five years of age, and then a decanter for about 3 hours before anyone touched it. Medium + bodied. Black and blue fruited. Spice box in the middle. Subtle floral in the middle and a bit in the nose. Complex. Sort of leaned out to the finish on account of some really strong toasty tannin that I think is still playing with this one a little bit. Definitely some black pepper on the finish. Can't wait to try this in 2025!
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