30 minute decant. A far more complex Petite Sirah than I typically find. Black currant, cassis, dried herbs, sweet Oak. Very smooth and very full bodied. This bottle would still be showing well 5+ years from now. Big changes and development over the past 3+ years for this wine. Those who did not like it early simply tried it far too young.
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This wine took hours in the decanter to come around. Opaque purple to the core. A mega dense tannic beast of a wine that only after hours started to evoke some nuance and character. Black fruits, so dense the were not even jammy but just overripe and chewy. It will be interesting to see where this wine goes in the next half dozen years.
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Drank while watching the Eagles beat up on Alex Smith and the 49ers. Really enjoyed it. Ten years old and it still amazingly dark purple, almost neon bright. Mostly rich dark purple fruits on the palate. Plums and spices like coriander and cinnamon. Super long finish. This is a huge wine.
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Pitch black wine. Quite dark with bold cassis and spiced-vanilla blueberry liqueur notes. A huge, tannic monster on the palate with rough tannins that taste stemmy. A powerhouse wine, tannins mask the fruit and probably always will. **+/5
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12/6/2020 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 92 Points
30 minute decant. A far more complex Petite Sirah than I typically find. Black currant, cassis, dried herbs, sweet Oak. Very smooth and very full bodied. This bottle would still be showing well 5+ years from now. Big changes and development over the past 3+ years for this wine. Those who did not like it early simply tried it far too young.
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9/8/2017 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 89 Points
This wine took hours in the decanter to come around. Opaque purple to the core. A mega dense tannic beast of a wine that only after hours started to evoke some nuance and character. Black fruits, so dense the were not even jammy but just overripe and chewy. It will be interesting to see where this wine goes in the next half dozen years.
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12/21/2009 - Johann Von Mastiff wrote: 92 Points
Drank while watching the Eagles beat up on Alex Smith and the 49ers. Really enjoyed it. Ten years old and it still amazingly dark purple, almost neon bright. Mostly rich dark purple fruits on the palate. Plums and spices like coriander and cinnamon. Super long finish. This is a huge wine.
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10/13/2007 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 62 Points
Mute nose. Syrupy sweet and unctuously unctuous.
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11/12/2005 - psmith wrote:
Pitch black wine. Quite dark with bold cassis and spiced-vanilla blueberry liqueur notes. A huge, tannic monster on the palate with rough tannins that taste stemmy. A powerhouse wine, tannins mask the fruit and probably always will. **+/5
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