Only just got to this 2 years after the end of its window, 9 years after buying and 7 years after picking up, and still drinking well. It is well rounded and good depth. The bottle seal with a hard plug was very difficult to get into and I injured myself trying to remove the plug over the cork, so I wish they used a different sealing method. However this did not distract too much from this tasty wine.
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Overall, an interesting mix (CS, CF, Malbec, and Merlot) of Bordeaux varietals, with no real dominant proportion for any. The cool vintage produced a lighter style wine, but fine with me. It probably doesn't need a lot of air, but I decanted for a couple hours anyway. A variety of fruit flavors (plum, cassis, blackberry) dominate, with some green pepper and licorice. Medium acidity and medium- tannins. Finish is long-ish, but not intense. A fairly typical WA red wine profile here, but not as "big" as most vintage. Very likeable, and a real 89-90 border baby. Any improvement from this point forward is unlikely, so drink in the near term (3-5 yrs.).
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4/15/2024 - PolarBear22 wrote: 90 Points
Recommend you filter. I didn’t. Nice red blend. Went well with some leftover steak. Nice balance.
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2/4/2024 - Francophile Likes this wine: 90 Points
Only just got to this 2 years after the end of its window, 9 years after buying and 7 years after picking up, and still drinking well. It is well rounded and good depth. The bottle seal with a hard plug was very difficult to get into and I injured myself trying to remove the plug over the cork, so I wish they used a different sealing method. However this did not distract too much from this tasty wine.
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2/27/2022 - fmginc Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wonderful balance of grapes so well blended Deep garnet color and a great finish
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11/8/2020 - miadelt Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking great right now. Good body with very nice flavors. Smooth.
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1/24/2020 - pinoteer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Overall, an interesting mix (CS, CF, Malbec, and Merlot) of Bordeaux varietals, with no real dominant proportion for any. The cool vintage produced a lighter style wine, but fine with me. It probably doesn't need a lot of air, but I decanted for a couple hours anyway. A variety of fruit flavors (plum, cassis, blackberry) dominate, with some green pepper and licorice. Medium acidity and medium- tannins. Finish is long-ish, but not intense. A fairly typical WA red wine profile here, but not as "big" as most vintage. Very likeable, and a real 89-90 border baby. Any improvement from this point forward is unlikely, so drink in the near term (3-5 yrs.).
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