Acquired on Auction - Clear intense opaque wine with a darker garnet to slightly purple core with slight thinning at the rim. No brick detected. Healthy nose with reserved intensity when compared to color. Mixed primary and secondary notes of blackberry, raspberry, jam, smoked meats, vanilla, and chocolate. Dry full body with approachable tannin. Balanced with reasonably long finish. Okay to cocktail but would pair well with red meat, or other dish that can hold own against a big red. Drinking well but okay to hold. Mixed feelings on if will improve from here. Open final bottle in 3-5yrs.
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Really appreciated the smooth, integrated flavors here. Plenty of grapey flavors, but also blackberry and plum. No tannins to speak of, this is in a prime drinking window and should be consumed now.
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12/29/2023 - Jokermac Likes this wine: 94 Points
Acquired on Auction - Clear intense opaque wine with a darker garnet
to slightly purple core with slight thinning at the rim. No brick detected. Healthy nose with reserved intensity when compared to color. Mixed primary and secondary notes of blackberry, raspberry, jam, smoked meats, vanilla, and chocolate.
Dry full body with approachable tannin. Balanced with reasonably long finish. Okay to cocktail but would pair well with red meat, or other dish that can hold own against a big red. Drinking well but okay to hold. Mixed feelings on if will improve from here. Open final bottle in 3-5yrs.
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2/20/2023 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasty and balanced, no formal note
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9/22/2022 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really appreciated the smooth, integrated flavors here. Plenty of grapey flavors, but also blackberry and plum. No tannins to speak of, this is in a prime drinking window and should be consumed now.
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4/12/2021 - mruss650 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious. Drank over two nights. Wish I had more.
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3/20/2021 - Backdoctor wrote: 94 Points
This was exceptional. Took a few minutes to open up, but was delicious!
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