This might have scored higher if it was not tasted amongst a group of stellar older Spanish wines. Intense and full bodied but well balanced and most enjoyable though there was a little bitterness on the finish
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Wow. Beautiful wine. Needed a bit time in glass; elegant nose of cassis, lacquer, forest floor. Lovely layers on the palate with nice mouth feel and finish.
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Black with a deep ruby rim. Nose of sweet black fruit compote (plum, blackberry, black cherry), tobacco leaf, and licorice. Full bodied on the palate and silky with a long finish. Tannins seem pretty resolved at this point but it is definitely going strong.
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This is HEAVY. Dry berries on the nose. Palate is full black licorice, wet, mild spice. Finish is the same and sinfully long. Wow. Not for everyone but wow. Decanted for 2 hours before tasting.
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Decanted for 1 hour, but continued to open up, so recommend decant for >1.5 hours. Lots of sediment. Initial aromas of musky earth -- later, of dark red fruit. Medium to plus weight on the palate with some earthiness, some spice and an abundance of red and dark red fruits, offset by an abundance of acidity, with all oak and tannins resolved. Drinking well now (as an aged wine), and should hold for several years.
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1/16/2021 - burlingtonm Likes this wine: 92 Points
This might have scored higher if it was not tasted amongst a group of stellar older Spanish wines. Intense and full bodied but well balanced and most enjoyable though there was a little bitterness on the finish
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11/13/2019 - dlcass Likes this wine: 97 Points
Wow. Beautiful wine. Needed a bit time in glass; elegant nose of cassis, lacquer, forest floor. Lovely layers on the palate with nice mouth feel and finish.
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12/30/2018 - dougsmith Likes this wine: 94 Points
Black with a deep ruby rim. Nose of sweet black fruit compote (plum, blackberry, black cherry), tobacco leaf, and licorice. Full bodied on the palate and silky with a long finish. Tannins seem pretty resolved at this point but it is definitely going strong.
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6/30/2018 - CarlSchmidt Likes this wine: 97 Points
This is HEAVY. Dry berries on the nose. Palate is full black licorice, wet, mild spice. Finish is the same and sinfully long. Wow. Not for everyone but wow. Decanted for 2 hours before tasting.
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10/29/2017 - VlgJeff wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 1 hour, but continued to open up, so recommend decant for >1.5 hours. Lots of sediment. Initial aromas of musky earth -- later, of dark red fruit. Medium to plus weight on the palate with some earthiness, some spice and an abundance of red and dark red fruits, offset by an abundance of acidity, with all oak and tannins resolved. Drinking well now (as an aged wine), and should hold for several years.
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