2006 Ravenswood Icon Mixed Blacks

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  5/4/2018 - RichEB1 wrote: 86 Points

  Wifes Bday weekend in Tucson and this is one of the bottles I popped. I've had plenty of Ravenswood zins that have aged incredibly well (96 Monte Rosso zin last year was amazing!), so I was confident this mixed black field blend would be singing at 12 years of age. Unfortunately, that didn't turn out to be the case. Not a 'bad' wine, but it has literally lost any trace of fruit that it once had and is now marked by very bitter, earthy type notes, and a smokey, old leather finish. Again, I didn't hate it (my wife definitely did), but not at all what I was expecting, and definitely not going to get any better. Luckily we popped a 12 Bedrock Papera next and 'totally redeemed ourselves' (que additional stepbrothers quotes here).

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  1/2/2018 - Karaclev wrote:

  My cellar

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  12/10/2016 - hesnctrl wrote: 89 Points

  PnD. Deep maroon in color. Nose of blackberries and stewed fruits, with a touch of oak. Nice rich/full mouthfeel. Wine is best enjoyed within the first hour, so don't decant too long. Good balance with sufficient acidity.
  
  Enjoyed in a Riedel Vinum Syrah glass at 60F.

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  12/2/2016 - Bellissimo wrote:

  Black fruits, little bit of oak / vanilla on the nose. Palate basically follows nose with additions of raspberry. Drying tannins, lacks acid. A little out of whack and not worth the $50 entry point paid all those years back.

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  1/24/2015 - Leomania Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Black and red fruit with a spicy element. Still some coarse, drying tannins present. Good acidity. Overall drinking nicely, but hadn't come together as much as I had hoped with a few more years in the cellar.

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