I have had better bottles of the '12 Pentad, which suffered this night by being paired with the 2005. The '05 showed much fuller and balanced, while the '12 had a bit more structure. Dusty tannins on the mid-length finish.
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A little nondescript when first opened, but wow, did it ever open up beautifully. Still plenty of life left. The blend makes this wine have a really complete flavor profile from start to aftertaste. Not cheap, but lovely.
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2/19/2024 - SLOFred Likes this wine: 95 Points
Clearly the wine of the weekend. Beautifully balanced, dark, opaque purple, vanilla and slight oak, dark fruit with soft tannins. Wish I had more.
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12/25/2022 - Jake112380 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Consistent with prior notes. Full and balanced, with red and black fruit, oak, and tannins. Medium finish. Great contribution to the celebration!
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12/23/2022 - lockestep Likes this wine: 88 Points
I have had better bottles of the '12 Pentad, which suffered this night by being paired with the 2005. The '05 showed much fuller and balanced, while the '12 had a bit more structure. Dusty tannins on the mid-length finish.
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10/30/2022 - SLOFred wrote: 93 Points
A little nondescript when first opened, but wow, did it ever open up beautifully. Still plenty of life left. The blend makes this wine have a really complete flavor profile from start to aftertaste. Not cheap, but lovely.
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2/20/2021 - lockestep Likes this wine: 90 Points
In the drinking window, no formal notes taken. Ready but not going anywhere soon.
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