Better after 90 minutes. Slightly rusty violet. Nose of plum, leather, a little raisin. Initial tartness on the palate settled down a bit, by never totally integrated, lots of red plum and pie cherry, some black fruit. Medium, bitter finish, tannins aren't overwhelming but they are coarse. All the elements are very good, but they're not fully coming together at present. Long decant probably a good idea.
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Nice complexity on the nose, tight palate, young to drink now, but you can feel it comes from a great vintage, this could improve to 91-92 but needs probably more time, maybe 5 years
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Direkt vor dem Probieren belüftet - Farbe: blutrot. Mittelmäßig konzentriert. Am Rand schon leicht braun-rot. - Noch starke Tannine. Auch vorne noch prominente Säure. Frucht dagegen eher im Hintergrund. - Solide. Klassischer traditioneller B. Aber auch nicht mehr.
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Vor dem Probieren belüftet - Farbe: dunkelrot. Leicht bläulich. - Bouquet: eigenartig! Grün. Holzgeruch. - Enttäuschend. Starkes Holz. Fast Rinde. Kaum Frucht. Starke Tannine. - So noch nicht zu trinken. Sicherlich erst in 3+ Jahren wieder probieren.
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8/2/2021 - finlero Likes this wine: 89 Points
Better after 90 minutes. Slightly rusty violet. Nose of plum, leather, a little raisin. Initial tartness on the palate settled down a bit, by never totally integrated, lots of red plum and pie cherry, some black fruit. Medium, bitter finish, tannins aren't overwhelming but they are coarse. All the elements are very good, but they're not fully coming together at present. Long decant probably a good idea.
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1/26/2021 - shellylowen Likes this wine: 91 Points
Black fruits, lots of tar and tobacco, lots of nice tannins, long dry finish with some bitterness.
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4/19/2019 - sburtt Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice complexity on the nose, tight palate, young to drink now, but you can feel it comes from a great vintage, this could improve to 91-92 but needs probably more time, maybe 5 years
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5/1/2018 - s******n Likes this wine: 90 Points
Direkt vor dem Probieren belüftet
- Farbe: blutrot. Mittelmäßig konzentriert. Am Rand schon leicht braun-rot.
- Noch starke Tannine. Auch vorne noch prominente Säure. Frucht dagegen eher im Hintergrund.
- Solide. Klassischer traditioneller B. Aber auch nicht mehr.
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1/6/2018 - s******n Likes this wine: 88 Points
Vor dem Probieren belüftet
- Farbe: dunkelrot. Leicht bläulich.
- Bouquet: eigenartig! Grün. Holzgeruch.
- Enttäuschend. Starkes Holz. Fast Rinde. Kaum Frucht. Starke Tannine.
- So noch nicht zu trinken. Sicherlich erst in 3+ Jahren wieder probieren.
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