Our final bottle, double decanted and enjoyed a few hours later. Still incredibly dark and dense. Meaty, with spice and blackberry notes. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry, white pepper and game. Long finish, and still quite youthful.
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During the dinner portion of the nine & wine, having been double decanted 3.5 hours prior. Abundant black and blue fruit with a subtle spice undertone. Softened tannins, not as much of a bruiser at this point but still a fairly big wine. Full-bodied and loaded with blackberry and dark fruit. Excellent. 92-93 pts.
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A tannic, deep-fruited beast. Remarkably black-purple color. Intense tannins. It needs a couple of hours of air after decanting, and you have to be in the biological mood for it. It's really good when it suits you, but odd when it doesn't.
If you want to drink shortly after opening, this definitely needs a few more years. It will be interesting to see how it evolves over the next few years - I have another.
I love heavy, tannic, deep-fruited wines - syrahs more than petite sirahs - yet I think this wine is slightly over-rated.
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7/30/2022 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points
Our final bottle, double decanted and enjoyed a few hours later. Still incredibly dark and dense. Meaty, with spice and blackberry notes. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry, white pepper and game. Long finish, and still quite youthful.
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7/2/2021 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
During the dinner portion of the nine & wine, having been double decanted 3.5 hours prior. Abundant black and blue fruit with a subtle spice undertone. Softened tannins, not as much of a bruiser at this point but still a fairly big wine. Full-bodied and loaded with blackberry and dark fruit. Excellent. 92-93 pts.
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12/26/2020 - mac-eye Likes this wine: 92 Points
A tannic, deep-fruited beast. Remarkably black-purple color. Intense tannins. It needs a couple of hours of air after decanting, and you have to be in the biological mood for it. It's really good when it suits you, but odd when it doesn't.
If you want to drink shortly after opening, this definitely needs a few more years. It will be interesting to see how it evolves over the next few years - I have another.
I love heavy, tannic, deep-fruited wines - syrahs more than petite sirahs - yet I think this wine is slightly over-rated.
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4/5/2019 - franinnyc Likes this wine: 95 Points
Still fabulous. Very soft tannins. Ready to drink!
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8/15/2018 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Big, bold, inky dark wine. Loved it. The high alcohol content isn’t all that noticeable. At least ten years left in it.
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